Peter Cushing's digital replica rights as Star Wars Moff Tarkin Lawsuit thrown out of UK court today.

Legendary actor Peter Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).
The actor passed away in 1994.
LucasFilm resurrected Cushing to play Tarkin for Rogue One (2016) with a digital creation from Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) after Cushing's family agreed to the project.
Tyburn Film Productions took LucasFilm/Disney to the UK courts in 2021 arguing they held rights over the star being bought back to life by technology and the digital replica used in Rogue One was done without permission.
Today (18th Dec 2025) after four years, appeal judges tossed the case out of court based on the fact that Tyburn's contract did not apply in this case.
The news continues to add weight to many actors opposed to digital scanning and AI.

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Star Wars: Beyond Victory – le corse di sgusci arrivano su Quest, tra realtà mista e immersione totale

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Star Wars: Beyond Victory, il nuovo playset in realtà mista arriva su Quest 3

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2025/09/star-wars-beyond-victory-quest-3/

‘Light & Magic’ Season 2 Reveals a Secret Behind ILM’s Revolutionary Mocap/CG of Jar Jar Binks
#IndieWire #CraftTechnologySoundandSetDesign #Features #Disney #IndustrialLightMagic #StarWars #TopoftheLine #TV

https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/light-and-magic-season-2-jar-jar-binks-1235116347/

Industrial Light & Magic open new facility in Vancouver

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ILM Vancouver cuts the ribbon on its new facility.

Read the whole story at the below link:

https://fantha.news/qqkhq

Edgar Burcksen Dies: Emmy-Winning Editor, ILM Alum & Former ACE Board Member Was 76
#BelowTheLine #News #Obituaries #ColorsStraightUp #EdgarBurcksen #IndustrialLightMagic #TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles

https://deadline.com/2024/04/edgar-burcksen-dead-1235879686/

Sam Mercer Dies: Producer On M. Night Shyamalan Films, ILM Exec & Location Manager On ’80s Classics Was 69
#News #Obituaries #IndustrialLightMagic #Lucasfilm #MNightShyamalan #Obituary #SamMercer #TheSixthSense

https://deadline.com/2024/03/sam-mercer-dead-sixth-sense-producer-1235858914/