'Rogue One' Techology Used to Bring Peter Cushing Back to 'Star Wars' is Obsolete

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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.