Remember that moment during Rogue One: A Star Wars Story when you felt pure, unadulterated horror, brutal shivers down your spine as a flock of geese trampled your grave? Brrrrr, that first time you see the ghoulish CG soup that is supposed to be a reanimated Grand Moff Tarkin. It turns out that, some eight years…Read more...

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Disney faces lawsuit over CGI recreation of Peter Cushing in Rogue One

Cushing’s likeness was recreated more than 20 years after his death for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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The Independent

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England

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Star Wars movie sued for digital recreation of Peter Cushing

Tyburn Film Productions takes legal action over the use of Peter Cushing’s image in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Disney sued over use of dead actor’s pictures in Star Wars spin-off

Eight years later, Lucasfilm is officially being taken to court over the use of Peter Cushing's likeness in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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Disney Sued Over Rogue One's Grand Moff Tarkin "Cameo" 8 Years Later

Cushing played imperial commander Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in 1977.

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Legal battle over Peter Cushing’s image in Star Wars to go to trial, judge rules

Disney and subsidiary Lucasfilm are being sued for the allegedly-unauthorized use of actor Peter Cushing's likeness in a 2016 Star Wars film. For "Rogue One," released in December 2016, Disney's Lucasfilm resurrected Cushing 22 years after his death to reprise his role as evildoer Grand Moff Tarkin. The studio reconstructed old footage from his appearance in the 1977 Star Wars original "A New Hope."Cushing died in 1994 at age 81 from prostate ca…

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Disney, Lucasfilm sued for using likeness of actor Peter Cushing 22 years after his death

Disney and Lucasfilm are facing a formal lawsuit over Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's use of late actor Peter Cushing's likeness.

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Star Wars: Disney Getting Sued for Peter Cushing's Appearance in Rogue One

The Star Wars branch of Disney, Lucasfilm, is going to trial over the CGI resurrection of Peter Cushing for 2016’s Rogue … Continue reading "Disney Star Wars Trial Should Mean The End Of Dead Actor Resurrections"

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Disney Star Wars Trial Should Mean The End Of Dead Actor Resurrections

Peter Cushing is back in the headlines 30 years after his death – as Disney has become embroiled in a legal battle over the use of his image. The acclaimed British actor was widely recognised for his leading roles in the Hammer Productions horror films during the 1950s, 60s and 70s, such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Brides of Dracula. However, he gained a whole new legion of fans as Grand Moff Tarkin, imperial commander of the D…

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Peter Cushing vs Star Wars: Disney's legal battle over dead actor's image explained

Disney subsidiary Lucasfilm is being sued over its recreation of Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing's image in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.As reported by The Times, a friend of Cushing has alleged Disney did not have permission to recreate the actor's image with special effects for Rogue One. Disney tried and failed to have the case dismissed for a second time on September 9, 2024.The plaintiff Kevin Francis is suing Lucasfilm through his fi…

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Lucasfilm Sued for Recreating Grand Moff Tarkin Actor Peter Cushing's Image in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

It has been reported that Disney subsidiary Lucario Films, which produces the Star Wars series, is being sued for allegedly recreating actor Peter Cushing's appearance in the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story without permission. Read more...

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Lucasfilm sued for recreating actor's likeness without permission in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

Disney Sued For Using Peter Cushing's Face In Star Wars: Rogue One

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