Val Kilmer's daughter insists resurrecting late actor with AI 'protects' his IP
Val Kilmer's daughter Mercedes defends using AI to recreate the late actor's likeness for the film 'As Deep As The Grave', saying it helps protect his intellectual property. The film's director Coerte Voorhees used existing photos, footage, and audio recordings to reconstruct Kilmer's performance.
Val Kilmer's daughter Mercedes has defended the use of AI to recreate the late actor's likeness for the historical action movie 'As Deep As The Grave'. Kilmer died last year at 65 due to pneumonia following a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014. He was too ill to film his final role, so his estate and daughter approved using generative AI to recreate his image. Mercedes told the Today show that the technology can help protect actors' ownership of their IP. The film's director Coerte Voorhees used existing photos, footage, and audio recordings to reconstruct Kilmer's performance. Kilmer had previously worked with Sonantic to create his AI-powered speaking voice for 2022's Top Gun: Maverick.
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