A friend and colleague of the late actor Peter Cushing is suing Disney and others over alleged unauthorized use of Cushing's likeness.
Image rights over a person’s likeness are at the center of a legal battle between a production company and Disney-owned Lucasfilm and Lunak Heavy Industries., a friend of the late celebrated actor Peter Cushing, known for his role as Grand Moff Tarkin in 1977’s‘s makers opted to use a body double, actor Guy Henry, and sophisticated technology to recreate Grand Moff Tarkin for about four minutes of screen time.
In response to the lawsuit, filed in England by a friend of Cushing, film producer Kevin Francis, Disney claims it did not believe permission was required to recreate Cushing’s Tarkin character in 2016 due to contractual terms for Cushing’s appearance in the firstfilm nearly 50 years ago. Disney also says it agreed on a payment of £28,000 to Cushing’s estate to clear the use of Cushing’s likeness.
Francis, suing on behalf of his company, Tyburn Film Productions, claims that Cushing, who he counted as among his oldest friends, told him that permission should not be granted to use his likeness without Francis’ authorization. Francis and Cushing worked together on multiple films, includingFrancis has also brought legal claims against the executors of Cushing’s estate, who have died in the years sinceDisney filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit last year, which was denied.
While Mitcheson is unconvinced that Francis’ case will prove successful, the judge doesn’t believe the case should be thrown out before trial. Recreating a person’s likeness after their death is not uncommon, but it is demonstrably a legal gray area, especially as it becomes easier for movie makers to do. AI-generated likenesses was aFeatured image of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in ‘Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope’. Courtesy of
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