LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK ¨C Tuesday¡¯s death of actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in ¡°Star Wars,¡± set off waves of remembrance among fans ¡ª but also speculation over her character¡¯s return in yet-to-be-filmed episodes.
Filmmakers are tapping advances in digital technology to resurrect characters after a performer dies, most notably in ¡°Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.¡± The film, in theaters now, features the return of Grand Moff Tarkin, originally played by a long-dead actor.
The trend has sent Hollywood actors in the here-and-now scrambling to exert control over how their characters and images are portrayed in the hereafter.
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