Brandon Lee was tragically shot while filming Alex Proyas’s goth classic The Crow. This isn’t the first time that the dead have graced the silver screen. When the effects can be so spookily lifelike, you start to wonder … can you copyright and package an actor after death? It would seem so. Then come the questions about this necromantic cinematic feat and what it means for the industry. Since the start of cinema, its technical magic has always made us gasp, and seeing Cushing interacting, near seamlessly, with new characters brings a smile to the face. How the trick was pulled off remains a mystery as the wizards at Lucas Film and Disney remaining tight-lipped about their achievement. The effect is remarkable, if uncanny, and the technology is breathtaking. The news that Cushing would feature in Rogue One broke last year, with sources reporting that it would be “one of the most complex and costly CGI re-creations ever.” Since the release of the film, critics have noted how remarkable yet slightly creepythe digital resurrection of Cushing is. With the aid of advanced CGI, a walking, talking Cushing once again reprises his role as the sneering Imperial Officer Grand Moff Tarkin from the 1977 original Star Wars: A New Hope, even though the actor has been dead for more than 20 years.
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