The late Val Kilmer will be back on the big screen more than a year after his death with the help of state-of-the-art AI. Kilmer is set to appear posthumously in an upcoming indie film he was originally cast in six years ago titled As Deep as the Grave, according to a Wednesday, March 18, report from Variety. (The Top Gun star died from pneumonia in April 2025. He was 65.) Writer and director Coerte Voorhees revealed that he specifically "designed" a role for the beloved actor: Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist.