Val Kilmer died in 2025 — but he's appearing in a new film anyway, resurrected by AI with his family's blessing. The story of how it happened is surprisingly moving. The story of what it means for everyone who isn't already famous is a lot darker.Matthew McConaughey told a room full of desperate drama students to "trademark themselves." Ben Affleck just sold his AI post-production company to Netflix for $600 million. These are people giving advice from inside the castle to people standing outside the walls. I want to talk about who actually gets left behind — and why the most sympathetic use of a technology is almost always the one they show you first.Paid subscribers get videos first, written transcripts, and full analysis pieces at TheRipCurrent.com