Grand Moff Tarkin, the ruthless general who presided over the Death Star and ordered the destruction of Princess Leia’s home planet Alderaan, was played by British actor Peter Cushing in the original 1977 Star Wars. Whether it works - and what it bodes for the future of the Star Wars universe - is another story. True to George Lucas’s forward-thinking vision for the Star Wars films, it’s an impressive piece of special-effects craft that’s never been attempted on this level.
The new Star Wars movie Rogue Onetakes both ideas to the next level by resurrecting a familiar human character - Grand Moff Tarkin, Darth Vader’s formidable right-hand man in A New Hope - in a CGI performance. Warning: Some spoilers for Rogue One to followĪt this point, Star Wars fans are accustomed to seeing their favorite characters return from the dead, and their favorite stories recycled with new computer effects. Peter Cushing (the real one) and Carrie Fisher in the original ‘Star Wars’ (Photo: Everett Collection)
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