It’s also distracting: As you ponder what, exactly, is off about this not-human-enough figure-something in the facial movements-you begin to lose track of the plot.īringing back the dead is one thing. As a result, the effect ends up showing the limitations of the technology. That’s largely because the re-animated Tarkin is surrounded by real actors.
The figure that emerges looks like someone out of The Polar Express, which would be cool if this movie was The Polar Express. (The performance isn’t based on old footage, but is akin to what actor Andy Serkis did in Planet of the Apes, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, except with a human face instead of that of a creature.) Actor Guy Henry performed the role, and the special effects crew digitally replaced his face with Peter Cushing’s afterward. The creators of Rogue One resurrected him through a combination of motion-capture technology and CGI.
Peter Cushing, who played the villain in the original series, passed away in 1994.
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