A Dead Actor Is About to Star in a Brand New Movie, and It's 100% AI

This one's going to make you feel some things.

Val Kilmer, the legendary actor known for Top Gun, Tombstone, and Batman Forever, is set to "star" in a brand new movie. The catch? The performance will be entirely generated by artificial intelligence.

A video about the announcement is trending on YouTube right now, sparking a massive debate about where the line should be drawn with AI in entertainment.

The technology behind this is wild. AI can now analyze hundreds of hours of an actor's past performances, their facial expressions, voice patterns, and mannerisms, and recreate them so convincingly that most people can't tell the difference. Kilmer's estate reportedly gave permission for the digital recreation.

But this raises huge questions that go way beyond one movie. If AI can bring back dead actors, what stops studios from never hiring new ones? Could we see new movies "starring" Marilyn Monroe or James Dean? And what happens to living actors when their digital clones can work 24/7 without a paycheck?

Hollywood's actors and writers already went on strike over AI concerns back in 2023. This feels like the exact scenario they were worried about, and it's happening faster than anyone expected.

Whether you think this is an incredible tribute or a disturbing sign of things to come probably depends on how you feel about AI in general. But one thing's for sure: the entertainment industry will never be the same.

As reported by TODAY.

Source: TODAY (YouTube)