The Ghost Era of Hollywood has officially begun. Val Kilmer is back. He is tall. He is handsome. And he is completely synthetic. A year after his death the star of Top Gun is headlining a new western titled As Deep as the Grave. This is not just a CGI face on a body double. This is a full AI resurrection. The producers used images of a younger Kilmer and his actual voice to bring him back to the screen. His daughter Mercedes says her father would have loved it. The unions are not so sure. They are calling it the devaluation of human artistry. But the fans are already lining up. We are entering a world where death is just a career lull. If you are famous enough you never have to stop working. The digital ghost is the new A-list. No dressing room demands. No late arrivals. Just perfect code and a perfect jawline. The southwest setting of the film provides the perfect backdrop for a haunting. Kilmer was always a spiritual man and now he is a literal spirit in the machine. This is the ultimate status symbol. To be so important that the world refuses to let you go. It is glamorous. It is slightly creepy. And it is exactly what we expected from the new Hollywood. Reality is for people who can't afford the rendering. For the rest of us there is the eternal Val Kilmer.