Dear Hollywood, Please Stop Resurrecting Dead Actors

Dear Hollywood, Please Stop Doing This. In this video, we break down CGI cameos from actors we have lost or the de-ageing of actors to be included in Hollywood movies. After a few very questionable 'cameo' appearances in the Flash movie, we look at the history of CGI versions of characters being used to finish movies when the actor was unable to do so. Ranging from Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed and Harold Ramis, to the now very controversial cameo appearances from various DC hero actors of the past. Whether this process is done as a mark of respect or a simple money grab, what do you think? please take a look and let us know your thoughts!

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Ok so Movies at the moment are in a bit of a weird place. Franchises are hitting points now where we've had a number of different actors playing certain roles that people have fond memories of from their childhood. You also have technology hitting a point where it's possible to create life like looking CGI people and this has been done to great effect in things like The Book Of Boba Fett and so on.

However with this also comes the temptation that we can now resurrect the dead and use them in films to score some cameo points by banking off the back of nostaliga. I get why studios have decided to do it and a lot of the time it acts as a touching tribute to those we've lost since we fell in love with the franchise in the first place.

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[heavyspoilers]

Obviously there's gonna be a lot of different thoughts on this so make sure you leave yours below on what you think Hollywood should and shouldn't do.

[eldritchmonsterofnorfolk]

As you said, it’s about creating a false sense of nostalgia. Let the dead rest, don’t try to squeeze every penny out of their talent, to which they never consented to. It’s a matter of decency in the face of Hollywood greed. It’s almost as if Hollywood treats actors as property. What’s next? Putting copyright on actors?

[edwardosquidawardo]

I think it’s fine de-aging an actor is fine, if the actor is alive partaking in the process. Like a Mark Hamil, with Mando and Book of Boba Fett. But I think recasting is the way to go in the future.

[IcyDiamond]

Honestly it felt a bit weird and out of the uncanny valley, I’m sure the families signed off on these cameos but I still get many people feeling icky about their inclusions. I think they should just stick to having alive people cameo because using dead people can seem unethical.

[richb]

One of my biggest complaints about this stuff is that it becomes the topic of conversation instead of the actual movie. I liked Flash. I had a lot of fun watching it. These scenes could have just been stock footage showing glimpses of the other universes, but instead they chose to create scenes. That choice as well as the Ezra Miller incidents are causing people to skip a movie, or to just go in with a predetermined conclusion. They see the negative stuff they heard about and they reaffirm the opinion they formed even before viewing the movie. In my opinion the same thing happed to Solo. Solo isn’t a bad film, it’s just not a film people wanted at the time.

[Henlak-]

Acting is an art and art requires soul to be meaningful.

Doing this takes away that key aspect

[chrismatteson]

I think going forward, actors should be able to sign off on wether or not they are willing to be in films posthumously.

Payments for these appearances going to family and/or charities.

It could easily continue AND respect the actors wishes.

But I do agree, without something like this in place, we’re trusting studios to be respectful of these people, instead of the actors or their families.

[ukotoa]

The idea that even after death a corporation will still use someone’s face and voice is so fucked up

[shadwfsh]

The director telling people he wanted the special effects to look off is like when I tell passengers my car is supposed to make that sound.... it's not

[janef.]

I agree completely. They really need to stop because it's getting creepy and inappropriate. It's ok to recast and we are all adults here knowing that sometimes tragedy happens. Getting people to have fake nostalgic moments just to get us to see the movie is inappropriate and they're just trying to make money off of our feelings. I have a feeling that at some point, the consent issue might come back to haunt Hollywood for doing this. I'm glad I didn't go see this in the theater for this and many other reasons.

[kadarabdullahi]

Very good points Paul, I hadn't even thought about it from this point of view. I remember them once talking about being able to put the likes of Michael Jackson and Tupac in concerts as if they were still alive. I somehow missed they started doing that in movies too. Damn, that's disturbing to thing they're forced to work even after death. Oh and speaking of Black Mirror, before Jane is Aweful, they also did a similar thing starring Miley Cyrus in Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too, which is also relevant to this video.

[jessrl]

I remember for a short period in the music world during major concert festivals, several deceased artists were "brought back to life" via hologram and the creative use of previous audio clips spliced together to interact with the live artist on stage. It went away after about a year or so because many concertgoers were not impressed by it, plus, the technology skyrocketed the tour budget, but the gimmick didn't increase ticket sales.
This is a fad for the moment, but when studios realize how much it raises a budget of a movie with very little to no payoff at the box office, it will go away as it did in the music industry.

[drdassler]

I thought the Harold Ramis one was a very touching tribute, which I think he would've approved of. All the ingredients were right & it's charged with emotion. I don't object in principal to resurrecting vintage characters but using those who died prematurely in tragic circumstances just seems tactless. Particularly when it's to prop up such a piss-poor movie is with a lead actor who should have been dropped regardless of being a criminal, he's just shit.

[ohhhyeah]

If my family is getting paid for my likeness when I’m dead I’m cool with it.

[thatsilverguy]

I mean, they could've just use a older footage from the movies or Brandon Routh's Superman. There's no need for having a CGI version of those actors.

[Psychlist]

I think Tarkin, even though it looked wonky, was key to the plot for Rogue One. It provided context and helped flesh out the universe. They *could* have done without, but I think it was better for it. The Superman ones: no. That's just bad. But I've been done with superhero movies for a while now, so I didn't even know this was a thing.

[nandor]

It’s crazy how it comes back in full circle. Ben Affleck portrayed George Reeves in Hollywood Land (2006).

[oxosoleil]

Recasting is always going to be my preferred option. Passing the torch to a new actor, a new generation to tell new stories ensures those tales get to live on in a way that cgi and clever voice acting/modulation can't. You get a new actor to love, get to watch them hone their craft to bring their best to the audience. As nice as it is to have that nostalgic connection to faces we know, it robs new or overlooked talent of a chance to make a name for themselves. Chadwick wanted T'Challa to be recast. I'm sure there are others that would have loved to see their mantles pass to new talent too.

[pintea_viteazul]

Great video, as always, Paul! Love these video essays!

[jacobturnerart]

They see everything and everyone as a commodity to be repackaged and sold.
And I don't think 'the estate agrees' is valid consent. Actors now should have posthumous rights written into contracts from the start. Actors who never explicitly sold the rights to their likeness should be off limits.