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    World War Seven and MindsEye Partner In Cross-Atlantic Roster Swap

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    Two comedy-driven production companies–World War Seven (WW7) in L.A. and London-based MindsEye–have officially joined forces in a new creative partnership. The deal sees each company representing the other’s directorial talent in their respective home markets, with WW7 handling a selection of MindsEye’s directors in the U.S., and MindsEye repping WW7’s full roster in the U.K.

    WW7 will represent Andrew Gaynord, Ben Taylor, Eros V, and Jim Archer in the U.S., while MindsEye brings the full WW7 lineup to the U.K. The companies align on critical core values: original, often risky thinking, high-level cinematic execution, and a shared respect for comedy. “Our shared foundation is the recognition of comedy as an art form, and our excitement to embrace the weirdness,” said WW7 partner and EP Sloane Skala.

    Collectively, the two shops have delivered standout work for global clients like McDonald’s, IKEA, Geico, Taco Bell, Google, Bud Light and Snickers, among many more. The companies and their talent have also helmed award-winning episodic and feature work as well, including Netflix hit Sex Education, and Pavements, the recent lauded hybrid music biopic/concert film directed by Alex Ross Perry.

    Josh Ferrazzano, WW7 co-founder and managing partner, said, “MindsEye feels like our U.K. counterpart–same instincts, same sense of humor, same obsession with doing things differently and at the highest level. It’s like meeting your creative doppelganger…and then deciding to collaborate rather than panic.”

    MindsEye’s CEO and founder Hughie Phillips added, “This partnership marks an exciting new chapter for MindsEye as we step into the U.S. market. With WW7, we’ve found a creative partner who’s just as allergic to boring work as we are. Expect the unexpected!”

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    AI-Rendered Val Kilmer Debuts At CinemaCon In “As Deep as the Grave” Trailer

    Wednesday, April 15, 2026

    The filmmakers behind "As Deep as the Grave," the indie film that is using an artificial intelligence-rendered version of Val Kilmer in a prominent role, debuted a first look at the recreated actor Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

    "Don't fear the dead and don't fear me," Kilmer's character, Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, says at the end of the trailer.

    The actor died last year at 65, of pneumonia. The use of generative AI to recreate Kilmer for the historical drama based on archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris became a hot button topic when the filmmakers announced it last month. The trailer shows Kilmer's character at various ages.

    Writer-director Coerte Voorhees, along with his brother John, spoke on a panel Wednesday about the controversial decision to use technology to create a performance from a deceased actor and explained why they feel they've done it ethically by working with Kilmer's children and the actors union. Coerte Voorhees stopped short of calling it a Val Kilmer performance, however.

    "Val Kilmer influenced this performance," Coerte Voorhees said.

    Producer John Voorhees said the use of AI actors based on real people is risky territory for anyone to venture into but emphasized that they followed guidelines from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union that he boiled down to "consent, compensation and collaboration." Kilmer's estate, including his daughter Mercedes, gave permission for his digital replication, is being compensated for it and provided archival footage to help the process.

    They also compared Kilmer's AI-rendered performance to any actor portraying a historical figure on screen, as Kilmer once did with Jim Morrison in... Read More

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