Val Kilmer's daughter is defending the late actor's AI resurrection for a role in the upcoming film "As Deep as the Grave." Mercedes Kilmer appeared on "The Today Show" Wednesday to address the muddled reaction to her father's likeness being used in the upcoming indie film.

He has been dead for nearly a year, but Val Kilmer’s likeness will be used in a new film. An artificial intelligence-generated version of the actor, who played Iceman in “Top Gun” and starred in films as Batman, singer Jim Morrison and gunslinger Doc ...

Val Kilmer will star posthumously in the film As Deep as the Grave, thanks to generative AI. The actor, who died in 2025 following a battle with throat cancer, was cast in the film in 2020. But his deteriorating health ultimately kept him from portraying ...

Late Batman Forever star Val Kilmer was brought to life on screen via AI. Kilmer passed away on April 1, 2025, and his fans, industry colleagues, and well-wishers mourned his unfortunate death. Interestingly, five years prior to his death, Kilmer was cast ...

Val Kilmer will appear in a new film nearly a year after his death, but not in the way audiences are used to. In As Deep as the Grave, the actor’s performance has been completed using AI, following years of delays that prevented him from filming the role ...

Almost a year after his death, Val Kilmer's likeness is set to appear in a new movie, though the late actor never spent a second on the set. In an interview published on Wednesday, March 18, writer and director Coerte Voorhees told Variety that generative ...

Fans are reacting strongly to the news of Val Kilmer returning to the screen without ever stepping on the set. An artificial intelligence version of the actor, who died last year, will star in the new independent film "As Deep as the Grave." Kilmer was ...