8 Disturbing Times Actors Were Brought Back From The Dead By CGI

8. Marlon Brando (Superman Returns)

When the Man of Steel returned to cinemas in 2006, so did the late, great Marlon Brando.

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It certainly helped that the Godfather star had appeared as Jor-El in the previous Superman films decades earlier as director Bryan Singer and his creative team were able to harvest some of the footage as a starting point.

The rest of the resurrection process was down to CGI and since his likeness isn't exactly in sharp focus in the Fortress of Solitude, the results are more than passable.

It definitely feels like Supes is receiving a message from beyond in this Superman Returns sequence, which is touching and eerie in equal measure.

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