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Fay Watson

Late Star Wars actor Peter Cushing being brought back by AI for new documentary

Hammer Films - The Heroes, Legends And Monsters.

Peter Cushing is being brought back using AI for new Sky documentary Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters. The late actor, best known for his roles in Star Wars and for playing Baron Frankenstein in six Hammer films, died in 1994.

Deadline confirmed the news that AI will be used in the documentary for a "powerful and poignant reveal of Hammer royalty." Per Sky, it will be a "special homage" to Cushing, and his extraordinary impact on Hammer horror movies. 

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