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Video. Val Kilmer AI replica debuts in first trailer for controversial movie

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 60 words · By Theo Farrant
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Val Kilmer AI replica debuts in first trailer for controversial movie Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: The first trailer for “As Deep as the Grave” has been released, with the late Val Kilmer appearing as an…

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Val Kilmer AI replica debuts in first trailer for controversial movie Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: The first trailer for “As Deep as the Grave” has been released, with the late Val Kilmer appearing as an…

Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that The first trailer for 'As Deep as the Grave' has been released. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: The first trailer for 'As Deep as the Grave' has been released.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Buried Lede: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/16/val-kilmer-ai-replica-debuts-in-first-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The first trailer for 'As Deep as the Grave' has been released”
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Three independent web sources confirm the first trailer for 'As Deep as the Grave' was released, including ET, The Independent, and a CinemaCon announcement.
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web search NEUTRAL — ET has yourfirstlook at'AsDeeptheGrave,'an all-new movie starring the late Val Kilmer, whose performance as Father Fintan is AI-generated. The film follows the true story of North America's ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oem19BTzlDw
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web search NEUTRAL — 'AsDeepastheGrave,'adrama that used AI technology to include Val Kilmer with the late actor's estate's permission,releaseditsfirsttrailer.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/val-kilmer-ai-as-deep-as-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Val Kilmer is returning to the screen, this time through artificial intelligence. The late actor's digitally recreated likeness is featured in thefirsttrailerfor"AsDeepastheGrave,"ahistorical drama un…
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/val-kilmer-returns-big-scree…
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Claim 2: “The AI replica was created with permission from his estate following his death last year”
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Web sources claim the AI replica was created with estate permission, but the film's Wikipedia entry states Val Kilmer appears in 'archive footage likeness form', suggesting traditional archival use rather than AI generation. This contradicts the claim about AI creation with permission.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As Deep as the Grave is an upcoming American historical action adventure film written and directed by Coerte Voorhees. It stars Abigail Lawrie, Tom Felton, Val Kilmer (in an archive footage likeness f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Deep_as_the_Grave
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Audio deepfake technology, also referred to as voice cloning or deepfake audio, is an application of artificial intelligence designed to generate speech that convincingly mimics specific individuals, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_deepfake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_synthesis
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Claim 3: “Val Kilmer appears as an AI-generated replica in the trailer”
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Three web sources explicitly state Val Kilmer's AI replica appears in the trailer, including The Independent and multiple news outlets describing the AI-generated performance.
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web search NEUTRAL — ValKilmer’sAIreplicaappearsintrailerfornew movie a year after his death.ValKilmer’sAI-GeneratedPerformance in ‘AsDeepastheGrave’ Revealed in FirstTrailer– Watch Now. 44 minutes ago. By David Niederhof…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — AnAI-created version ofValKilmerappearsinthetrailerfor'AsDeepastheGrave' ( First Line Films ). The first two comments on the YouTube link forthetrailerillustrated divided opinions overAI. While one us…
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Inthetrailerforthe upcoming historical biopicAsDeepastheGrave,ValKilmer‘slikenessappearsinstartling detail.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/val-kil…
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