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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.
Original Submission
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 28 2015, @12:35PM
Sadly, you're right. Tarkin was my favorite character from the original Star Trek because he was the only one who didn't need a weapon. He had other people to do things for him. That's power. It's like cell phones: they're "cool" like lightsabers and blasters are cool, and people seem to feel powerful when they talk on them in public, but people with real power don't carry them, because they have other people who answer the phone for them.
Oddly, in the original series of toys produced, Tarken came with a blaster. That disappointed me.