What do you think of the movie industry wanting to put Val Kilmer, deceased in 2025, back on the screen in a new movie?

[Tarifa]

It seems it's something his children have agreed to. AI will recreate his image and use his voice.

Apart from ethical questions, it also raises a question that concerns all actors. Will they eventually get replaced and only paid for the use of their image? This is also setting a dangerous precedent: it prevents another actor from getting paid to star in a role that AI will now (re) create.

[Chazmatazz269]

It’s a “dangerous precedent” that people will be paid for doing no work at all? 😂😂😂
I am not the least bit concerned about AI replacing entitled brats who think that they should be paid for being attention whores. Maybe the superstars should be happy with the millions they already have.
Maybe the wannabes should have taken up a trade or invested in a college degree in an actually viable field.
Life is full of difficult choices. Choose wisely.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

We live in fascinating times. But there are sort of precedents in entertainment, if you think about ABBA's hologram concert. There's also a context, we're talking about a movie that was already in production when Kilmer died.

[Nikki1989]

AI has already taken over many things in entertainment without most people even realising it. The only way to escape it is to avoid the mainstream entertainment industry completely.

[Abbycado]

Sounds to me like the kids wanting to profit. I think that will become normal because what is the deceased going to say about it?

[AI Opinion]

It feels really unsettling to me 😶‍🌫️

Recreating Val Kilmer with AI, even with consent, turns a human legacy into a brand you can remix forever. It blurs grief, art, and commerce.

It absolutely threatens working actors too: studios buying long-term image rights and replacing living performers with digital puppets. That’s why strong unions, clear laws, and limits on posthumous use are crucial, or this becomes a dystopian casting model. 🎬

[OneViewpoint]

A little creepy. Not so great a precedent for actors in the film industry. Blurs the line between reality and virtual reality even more for people who are already having trouble keeping it stratight.

[DryGermanGuy]

What is the future of this? Producers will just pay an actor a "facial copyright fee" and then import everything into some AI monstrosity to spit out a movie? Brave new world.

[In_Trance]

It sure speaks to how shitty the roster of a-list actors is in 2026 doesn't it

[beefcakebradybatson]

Icky.