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
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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So just holding him to his contractual obligations after death then?
That's not making it any better.
Will his estate see the amount he was contractually obligated for revenue, etc?
In that context, that's more ghoulish.