Disney has issued a statement regarding the rumors of CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery) being used to continue Carrie Fisher's roles in any upcoming movies:
We want to assure our fans that Lucasfilm has no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher's performance as Princess or General Leia Organa.
Of course that would be after they already recreated her as young Princess Leia in Rogue One. I'm kinda torn because I found nothing funnier than her CGI face in that movie. Moff Tarkin was done quite well, but Leia looked like she had several strong psychedelic edibles and a glorious bowel movement just 2 minutes before.
Assuming that they could do it better, who is for recreating our favorite characters with CGI?
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Tuesday January 24 2017, @07:27PM
Well, professional athletes and EA Sports seem to do this as a matter of course in entertainment software. Is there much difference between re-creating them in "This Sports Game Still Sucks But Has Better 2017 Graphics" (Rated T for Teen), and re-creating them in films?
(Score: 2) by vux984 on Tuesday January 24 2017, @08:33PM
Is there much difference between
Yes. SportGame 2017 is still a video game. It's not live action, it doesn't pretend to be. The players are all just textured mo-cap computer models; they have some canned catch-phrases and signature moves, we all know this, and there is no pretense it is anything else. There is no attempt to fool us into thinking [insert-name] we are actually watching [insert-name].
Its completely different in every way that matters.