United Kingdom, April 30 -- Val Kilmer's daughter has defended using AI to resurrect the actor for As Deep As The Grave.

The late Hollywood icon died last year aged 65 from pneumonia following long-term health struggles stemming from a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis and related treatments including a tracheotomy that left him using a voice box.

He was too ill to film his final role in the historical action movie, and so his likeness and image have been recreated using generative AI.

His estate and daughter Mercedes Kilmer approve the decision, after Val previously teamed up with Sonantic to create his AI-powered speaking voice in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick.

Responding to backlash over the move, Mercedes told the Today show: "It started of...