Val Kilmer's Daughter Defends AI Use for His Film Role
Val Kilmer's daughter has defended the use of generative AI to bring her father back to the big screen for a new film role, stating that the family is fine with the technology and that society must contend with it.
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Val Kilmer’s Daughter Defends Using AI to Resurrect Him for New Movie: ‘We Have to Contend With This Technology One Way or the Other’
Val Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, is defending the late actor’s AI-generated appearance in the upcoming indie film “As Deep as the Grave.” Kilmer’s image and likeness were recreated using generative AI for the film with the cooperation of his estate and daughter. The actor, who died in 2025 after battling throat cancer, was cast in […]
By Arushi Jacob
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"We have to contend with this technology one way or the other," says Mercedes Kilmer, his daughter. "And avoiding it, it’s not necessarily the way"
By Andy Greene
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