Disney and LucasFilms will reportedly use computer generated imagery to digitally recreate Grand Moff Tarkin, the character Peter Cushing played in Star Wars back in 1977. Cushing died at age 81 in 1994:
A source told the Daily Mail that Disney and LucasFilms are using CGI to bring Grand Moff Tarkin back to life for the spin-off film which is centred on a back story about Darth Vader.
Cushing starred in many of the Hammer Horror films with Christopher Lee, including Dracula and Dr Frankenstein. He also appeared in two Doctor Who films, based on the BBC sci-fi series.
CGI technicians have been particularly challenged in recreating his legs and feet, because they never appeared on camera in the original film. As his character was a Galactic Imperial officer, his uniform included tight riding boots, which Cushing complained were uncomfortable. So director George Lucas gave him permission to wear slippers and instructed the camera operators to only film him from above the knees. Original footage is vital in the process of computer generating real people, to ensure that it appears as accurate as possible.
With the power of CGI, Tarkin/Cushing can be made to leap over railings, dodge blaster fire in mid-air, and high five Jar Jar Binks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 27 2015, @09:00PM
I could be wrong, but wasn't there a scene at the very end of Episode III that had an Imperial officer walking away from Vader that was supposed to be Tarkin? OK, I'll turn in my geek card now....
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 27 2015, @09:03PM
Yeap, there was indeed
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Thursday August 27 2015, @09:42PM
Yes, it was supposed to be Tarkin, but it was actually actor Wayne Pygram (best known to international audiences as Scorpius in Farscape) under prosthetics that just made him look like... a guy with prosthetics on his face. He looked more like the lovechild of Scorpius and Odo from DS9.
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