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AI brings Val Kilmer back to life for film (lemmy.world)
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Kilmer passed away in 2025 after battling throat cancer. Apparently his character will feature in over an hour of the movie.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/val-kilmer-ai-generated-new-movie-rcna264195

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[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 91 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So they're just making money over a dead guy's likeness. Business as usual then.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

He was going to play the role before he died, and they decided to use AI to recreate his likeness instead of recasting.

So not quite as ghoulish as you might think.

[–] NickeeCoco@piefed.social 74 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How does that make it not ghoulish?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 54 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not quite as ghoulish. Say 99% as ghoulish.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly. I'm not saying it's fine, just not as terrible as you might originally think.

[–] homes@piefed.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m not sure if that’s a distinction worth making in this case

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if this was a comment worth making, yet here you are.

[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I suppose time will tell ;)

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

“We were gonna skin Val and attach that to an advanced robotics puppet, but the studio said that was 100% ghoulish.”

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 days ago

"oddly, he had that explicitly prohibited in his will"

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How does that make it not ghoulish?

The victim had a choice.

[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

When the Lich King gives you a choice, its ethical necromancy.

[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So just holding him to his contractual obligations after death then?

That's not making it any better.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Will his estate see the amount he was contractually obligated for revenue, etc?

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

I'd imagine so, yes.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

In that context, that's more ghoulish.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Did anyone ask him if he thought this was ok?

[–] GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

From what I read, Kilmer gave the filmmakers the right to use his likeness for this purpose.