“Despite the fact some people might call it controversial, this is what Val wanted,” Voorhees told Variety.

We’ll obviously never know for certain whether Kilmer himself would have approved of this project. His daughter Mercedes Kilmer said she supported the film, and noted that her father was “a deeply spiritual man” who resonated with a “story of discovery and enlightenment.”

So there is no evidence that this is what he would have wanted, and Voorhees just said that? When I read that first bit I thought maybe he’d given his blessing before his death, but apparently not. I obviously don’t know what he would have wanted, and I hope his family is correct, but even if he authorized it, I think it’s gross. I don’t like actors for their faces, I like what they bring to the role and AI at least currently does not have the ability to bring anything.