Rogue One's VFX tech to resurrect Peter Cushing in Star Wars deemed obsolete, signaling a new era for digital de-aging in Hollywood.
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Tony Gilroy, writer/director of Rogue One, says the same tech used to bring Cushing's Grand Moff Tarkin to life won't be used again, as it's no longer state-of-the-art.
With rapidly advancing AI and machine learning, studios can now create more seamless digital doubles that are indistinguishable from the real thing, ushering in a new age of de-aging and character resuscitation.
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Peter Cushing, Tony Gilroy, Rogue One, Rogue One, Star Wars