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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 73 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks 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 49 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How does that make it not ghoulish?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 35 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not quite as ghoulish. Say 99% as ghoulish.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] homes@piefed.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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

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

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

I suppose time will tell ;)

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 0 points 3 weeks 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 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

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

How does that make it not ghoulish?

The victim had a choice.

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

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

[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

That's not making it any better.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

In that context, that's more ghoulish.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did anyone ask him if he thought this was ok?

[–] GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

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