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Peter Cushing’s Friend Suing Lucasfilm Over Star Wars’ CGI Grand Moff Tarkin in ‘Rogue One’

September 11, 2024
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A friend of the late Peter Cushing is suing Disney subsidiary Lucasfilm for their CGI recreation of Cushing in “Rogue One,” 22 years after the actor’s death. According to The Times, film producer Kevin Francis claims Cushing gave Francis control over his image in 1993 when he was preparing to film the TV series “A … Read more

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