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
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, Hanako Footman, Ewen Bremner, Tatanka Means, Wes Studi, Finn Jones, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Abigail Breslin. A fully AI-generated version of Val Kilmer also features in a "significant part" of the film.

Premise

The film follows the true story of North America's first female archaeologist, Ann Axtell Morris (1900–1945), who along with her husband Earl H. Morris (1889–1956) worked with the Navajo in 1920s in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona to uncover North America's first civilization – the Ancestral Puebloans, or "Anasazi".

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, Abigail Breslin, Tatanka Means, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Wes Studi, Finn Jones, Ewen Bremner, and Hanako Footman.[1]

Principal photography began in November 2020. The production was originally slated to include Val Kilmer, but proceeded without him due to his throat cancer diagnosis.[2][3] Kilmer died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.[4] Filming occurred in New Mexico and Arizona in collaboration with the Navajo Nation.[5] After his death, Kilmer's likeness and voice were generated exclusively using generative artificial intelligence and "appear in a 'significant part' of the film"; he had not filmed any scenes at the time of his death.[6]

In March 2026, details shared include that it had been retitled to As Deep as the Grave, and that Voorhees used artificial intelligence to complete the scenes featuring Kilmer's likeness with the cooperation of Kilmer's family estate and the support of his children.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (October 7, 2020). "Abigail Lawrie, Tom Felton, Val Kilmer Board 'Canyon Del Muerto' Epic Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (December 20, 2017). "Val Kilmer Opens Up About Battling Cancer and His Kids' Showbiz Ambitions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Khomani, Nadia (January 15, 2023). "Tom Felton film unearths 'epic story' of female archaeologist". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Grant, Richard. "In the Land of the Ancient Ones". Smithsonian. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 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.
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