As luck would have it, a face cast of Cushing made for Top Secret! (1984) had recently been found in an archive, and was of great use in this process. ILM then replaced his face with a digital mask of Cushing. ![]() Henry then performed the role on set, while wearing head-mounted cameras that recorded all his facial movements. Henry and ILM went through hours of old footage from Cushing in order to get all of his facial mannerisms right. Cushing was resurrected with CGI by Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) with the blessing of his estate, and actually performed by Guy Henry on set. ![]() The character of Grand Moff Tarkin, played in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) by Peter Cushing, is revived and "performed" by Cushing, despite his death in 1994.
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