'We Can't Roll Camera Again. We Don't Have the Budget' — AI-Generated Val Kilmer Will Appear in Upcoming Indie Movie With Family's Blessing

The late Val Kilmer will be resurrected via AI for an upcoming indie movie — with the blessing of the actor’s family. Variety reported that Kilmer, who died last year aged 65 after a long-running battle with throat cancer, will appear in AI form in As Deep as the Grave. The Top Gun, Tombstone, and Batman Forever star was cast as Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist Father Fintan in the movie, but was too sick to film it. Production was heavily delayed by the pandemic and the filmmakers were forced to cut scenes in which Fintan appeared, but they decided they had to put them back in to make the story make sense. Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look https://t.co/NxC287pUrV via @variety Writer and director Coerte Voorhees justified the decision, pointing to the support of Kilmer’s estate (which was compensated) and daughter Mercedes, adding that “despite the fact some people might call it controversial, this is what Val wanted.” “We really figured out that this is a major missing element,” Voorhees added. “Normally we would just recast an actor. I’m all about working with our actors, and we have brilliant performances all throug