As Deep as the Grave

As Deep as the Grave
Directed byCoerte Voorhees
Written byCoerte Voorhees
Produced by
  • Coerte Voorhees
  • John Voorhees
Starring
Cinematography
  • Juergen Heinemann
  • Samuel Pearce
Edited byJon Berry
Production
companies
  • A Visionary Film
  • First Line Films New Mexico
  • LaVia is-the-way Productions
  • MC Films
  • The Vladar Company
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

As Deep as the Grave is an upcoming American historical action adventure film written and directed by Coerte Voorhees. It stars Abigail Lawrie, Tom Felton, the likeness of Val Kilmer, Abigail Breslin, Tatanka Means, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Wes Studi, and Finn Jones.

Premise

Ann Axtell Morris struggles to be taken seriously as one of the first female archeologists. She and her husband Earl travel down into the canyon of death as they try to piece together what became of the Anasazi.[1]

Cast

Production

In October 2020, it was reported that Coerte Voorhees would be writing and directing a historical action adventure film titled Canyon Del Muerto, starring Abigail Lawrie, Tom Felton, Val Kilmer, Abigail Breslin, Tatanka Means, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Wes Studi, Finn Jones, Ewen Bremner, Elias Koteas, Bronson Webb, and Hanako Footman.[3] In November 2020, Q'orianka Kilcher joined the cast.[4] Principal photography began in January 2023, without Kilmer's involvement, due to his cancer diagnosis.[5][6] Kilmer died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.[7] Filming occurred in Arizona.[8] In March 2026, details shared about the film include that it had been retitled to As Deep as the Grave, and that Voorhees used artificial intelligence to complete the scenes featuring Kilmer, with the cooperation of Kilmer's family estate, and the support of his children.[2] Jon Berry edited the film.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Kilmer's likeness and voice were generated exclusively using generative artificial intelligence technology; he did not film any scenes for the film prior to his death.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jon Berry Resume". Jon Berry Website. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Lang, Brent; Tangcay, Jazz (March 18, 2026). "Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in 'As Deep as the Grave' Movie — First Look (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  3. ^ Vlessing, Etan (October 7, 2020). "Abigail Lawrie, Tom Felton, Val Kilmer Board 'Canyon Del Muerto' Epic Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  4. ^ Lang, Brent (November 19, 2020). "Wes Studi, Q'orianka Kilcher, Tatanka Means Join 'Canyon Del Muerto' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  5. ^ Abramovitch, Seth (December 20, 2017). "Val Kilmer Opens Up About Battling Cancer and His Kids' Showbiz Ambitions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  6. ^ Khomani, Nadia (January 15, 2023). "Tom Felton film unearths 'epic story' of female archaeologist". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  7. ^ Weber, Bruce (April 1, 2025). "Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  8. ^ Grant, Richard. "In the Land of the Ancient Ones". Smithsonian. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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