VAL KILMER AI CONTROVERSY: A Year After His Death, a Digital Replica of Star in New Movie Ignites Angry Fan Reactions

The late Val Kilmer – Photo by Georges Biard/Wiki Commons

A new means of expression, or a shameful exploitation?

A year ago, in April 2025, Hollywood star Val Kilmer passed away, putting an end to a storied career – or so we thought.

The news arose yesterday that Kilmer – or at least an AI replica of him – is to appear in a new movie, As Deep as the Grave, by brothers Coerte and John Voorhees.

The pair had originally written one of the roles in the film for Val Kilmer.

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