About this episode

The episode discusses Val Kilmer's posthumous appearance in a film through AI and its implications for the film industry.

Val Kilmer is starring in a new film via AI — years after his passing and without ever filming a scene. Addy & Joey dig into what that means for actor estates, film marketing, and storytelling. Plus: an AI company paying improv actors $74/hr to capture...

People in this episode

Hosts: Addy, Joey

Topics covered

• AI in film
• actor estates
• film marketing
• storytelling
• improv actors

Keywords

• Val Kilmer
• AI film
• actor estates
• film marketing
• storytelling
• improv actors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI company

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