5 Recent Movies That Digitally Re-Created Actors — and Why They Did It

In 1978, Marlon Brando played Superman's father Jor-El in the original Superman film. For 2006's Superman Returns, the filmmaking team wanted to bring him back in a cameo — but Brando had died in 2004. According to IGN, the team got permission from Brando's estate to sift through unused footage from the 1978 film to find visuals and dialogue that could be used in a new scene.