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* Creator/MarlonBrando reappears in ''Film/SupermanReturns'' as Jor-El, stitched from heavily manipulated footage of his performance in [[Film/Superman1978 the first film]].

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* Creator/MarlonBrando reappears in ''Film/SupermanReturns'' as Jor-El, stitched from heavily manipulated footage of his performance in [[Film/Superman1978 [[Film/SupermanTheMovie the first film]].
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* One of the earliest uses was in ''Film/TheCrow''. During filming, Creator/BrandonLee was accidentally killed by a dummy round from a prop gun. The script was rewritten with body doubles, changed angles, reused footage and digital insertion of Lee's face on the body double in closeup scenes.

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* One of the earliest uses was in ''Film/TheCrow''.''Film/TheCrow1994''. During filming, Creator/BrandonLee was accidentally killed by a dummy round from a prop gun. The script was rewritten with body doubles, changed angles, reused footage and digital insertion of Lee's face on the body double in closeup scenes.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


Of course, being that [[DeadArtistsAreBetter actors tend to be more regarded after their deaths]], this is a controversial practice, especially when it’s a film the original actor wasn’t involved in. When not done well, it can also fall into the UncannyValley.

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Of course, being that [[DeadArtistsAreBetter actors tend to be more regarded after their deaths]], this is a controversial practice, especially when it’s a film the original actor wasn’t involved in. When not done well, it can also fall into the UncannyValley.
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This is often used when [[AuthorExistenceFailure the actor has died in the middle of production]].

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This is often used when [[AuthorExistenceFailure the actor has died in the middle of production]].
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* In the ''Series/BlackMirror'' episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorRachelJackAndAshleyToo]], [[spoiler:Ashley O has one after she falls into a coma with "Ashley Eternal", a hologram that can dance, sing and record Ashley O music.]]

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* In the ''Series/BlackMirror'' episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorRachelJackAndAshleyToo]], "[[Recap/BlackMirrorRachelJackAndAshleyToo Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too]]", [[spoiler:Ashley O has one after she falls into a coma with "Ashley Eternal", a hologram that can dance, sing and record Ashley O music.]]

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* Creator/JamesDean was controversially resurrected 65 years after his death for ''Finding Jack'', provoking outcry from Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/ZeldaWilliams, the latter of which has prohibited use of [[Creator/RobinWilliams her father]]’s image for 25 years after his death.

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* Creator/JamesDean was controversially resurrected 65 years after his death for ''Finding Jack'', provoking outcry from Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/ZeldaWilliams, the latter of which has prohibited use of [[Creator/RobinWilliams her father]]’s whose father]] has prohibited use of his image for 25 years after his death.



* The creators behind ''Finding Jack'' launched Worldwide XR for future digital resurrections, holding rights to various people from Music/{{Aaliyah}} to UsefulNotes/MalcolmX.

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* The creators behind ''Finding Jack'' launched Worldwide XR for future digital resurrections, holding rights to various people from Music/{{Aaliyah}} to UsefulNotes/MalcolmX.UsefulNotes/MalcolmX.
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* In the ''Series/BlackMirror'' episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorRachelJackAndAshleyToo]], [[spoiler:Ashley O has one after she falls into a coma with "Ashley Eternal", a hologram that can dance, sing and record Ashley O music.]]
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* In ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'', archival interview footage of Creator/LaurenceOliver was digitally manipulated, disguising the splices with glitches in the hologram.

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* In ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'', archival interview footage of Creator/LaurenceOliver Creator/LaurenceOlivier was digitally manipulated, disguising the splices with glitches in the hologram.



** The same film also featured [[spoiler: a 1970s Carrie Fisher as Leia in the ending.]]
** The CGI method used for Tarkin was considered for Leia, but ultimately averted for the remaining parts of ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with it using footage from the previous two films for Leia.

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** The same film also featured [[spoiler: a 1970s Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in the ending.]]
** The CGI method used for Tarkin was considered for Leia, Leia in the sequel trilogy, but ultimately averted for the remaining parts of ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with it using footage from the previous two films for Leia.

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* The TropeCodifier is Music/TupacShakur’s “hologram” (actually a version of an old stage trick known as “Pepper’s Ghost”) performance at Coachella in 2012.

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* The TropeCodifier is Music/TupacShakur’s “hologram” "hologram" (actually a version of an old stage trick known as “Pepper’s Ghost”) "Pepper’s ghost") performance at Coachella in 2012.2012.
* At the beginning of TheNewTwenties, Music/WhitneyHouston went on a posthumous tour via hologram. Unlike the Tupac performance, it does not use Pepper's ghost, instead using a military-grade projector with various tricks to appear 3D.

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This is often used when [[AuthorExistenceFailure the actor has died in the middle of production]].



* One of the selling points of ''Film/ForrestGump'' back when it came out was its use of manipulated archive footage, allowing Gump to meet UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, for example.



* The creators behind ‘’Finding Jack’’ launched Worldwide XR for future digital resurrections, holding rights to various people from Music/{{Aaliyah}} to UsefulNotes/MalcolmX.

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* The creators behind ‘’Finding Jack’’ ''Finding Jack'' launched Worldwide XR for future digital resurrections, holding rights to various people from Music/{{Aaliyah}} to UsefulNotes/MalcolmX.
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The age of CGI has brought along various techniques that go beyond practical effects, including new roles for long-dead actors, often done via {{DigitalHeadSwap|ping}}.

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The age of CGI has brought along various techniques that go beyond practical effects, including new roles for long-dead actors, often done via {{DigitalHeadSwap|ping}}.a DigitalHeadSwap.
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A sandbox pertaining to digital resurrection.

The age of CGI has brought along various techniques that go beyond practical effects, including new roles for long-dead actors, often done via {{DigitalHeadSwap|ping}}.

Of course, being that [[DeadArtistsAreBetter actors tend to be more regarded after their deaths]], this is a controversial practice, especially when it’s a film the original actor wasn’t involved in. When not done well, it can also fall into the UncannyValley.

For advertising uses, digital or not, see TheDeadRiseToAdvertise.

!! This trope is used in:
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* An UrExample is in the 1987 computer animated short ''Rendez-vous in Montreal'', which used virtual actors of Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/HumphreyBogart.
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* One of the earliest uses was in ''Film/TheCrow''. During filming, Creator/BrandonLee was accidentally killed by a dummy round from a prop gun. The script was rewritten with body doubles, changed angles, reused footage and digital insertion of Lee’s face on the body double in closeup scenes.
* Creator/OliverReed unexpectedly died during the filming of ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', so a 3D digital mask of Reed’s face was made and inserted into the climax of the film. It [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome still holds up well today]].
* In ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'', archival interview footage of Creator/LaurenceOliver was digitally manipulated, disguising the splices with glitches in the hologram.
* Creator/MarlonBrando reappears in ''Film/SupermanReturns'' as Jor-El, stitched from heavily manipulated footage of his performance in [[Film/Superman1978 the first film]].
* Creator/PaulWalker was able to reappear in ''Film/Furious7'' using an extensive combination of old footage and a digital mask of Walker’s face.
* Creator/GuyHenry played Grand Moff Tarkin in ''Film/RogueOne'' with a CGI head of Creator/PeterCushing over it.
** The same film also featured [[spoiler: a 1970s Carrie Fisher as Leia in the ending.]]
** The CGI method used for Tarkin was considered for Leia, but ultimately averted for the remaining parts of ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with it using footage from the previous two films for Leia.
* Creator/JamesDean was controversially resurrected 65 years after his death for ''Finding Jack'', provoking outcry from Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/ZeldaWilliams, the latter of which has prohibited use of [[Creator/RobinWilliams her father]]’s image for 25 years after his death.
* ''Listen to Me Marlon'' combines audio recordings of Creator/MarlonBrando with a 1990s scan of his head, done in a low-tech style.
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* The TropeCodifier is Music/TupacShakur’s “hologram” (actually a version of an old stage trick known as “Pepper’s Ghost”) performance at Coachella in 2012.
[[AC:Real Life]]
* The creators behind ‘’Finding Jack’’ launched Worldwide XR for future digital resurrections, holding rights to various people from Music/{{Aaliyah}} to UsefulNotes/MalcolmX.

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