10 Movies You Wrongly Thought Were Innovators

It’s always tragic when an actor dies partway through filming a movie, and then there’s the ethical issue of completing their role using doubles and CGI. Universal seriously considering scrapping filming on Furious Seven after Paul Walker passed away, but they eventually completed the movie using his brother and CG during some scenes. While this approach drew some criticism, most viewers felt it was handled respectfully.

It’s another issue when a movie decides to resurrect a deceased actor for a brand new movie. Rogue One recently kicked off this old debate by bringing back Peter Cushing as Moff Tarkin for a number of scenes, despite the actor passing away in 1994.

This approach was certainly controversial, with numerous articles either praising the effect or questioning the morality of it. Yet Rogue One wasn’t actually the first movie to bring an iconic actor back for a new movie. That honour goes to 2003’s Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow, which briefly brought back Laurence Olivier - who passed on in 1989 - in hologram form to play the super-villain of the movie.