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Sunflier@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours ago

AI brings Val Kilmer back to life for film

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AI brings Val Kilmer back to life for film

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Sunflier@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours ago
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Kilmer passed away in 2025 after battling throat cancer. Apparently his character will feature in over an hour of the movie.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/val-kilmer-ai-generated-new-movie-rcna264195

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    19 hours ago

    How does that make it not ghoulish?

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      19 hours ago

      Not quite as ghoulish. Say 99% as ghoulish.

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        “We were gonna skin Val and attach that to an advanced robotics puppet, but the studio said that was 100% ghoulish.”

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        Exactly. I’m not saying it’s fine, just not as terrible as you might originally think.

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          I’m not sure if that’s a distinction worth making in this case

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            I’m not sure if this was a comment worth making, yet here you are.

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              I suppose time will tell ;)

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      How does that make it not ghoulish?

      The victim had a choice.

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        When the Lich King gives you a choice, its ethical necromancy.

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