{"id":10828,"date":"2022-02-05T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1578975"},"modified":"2022-02-05T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T10:17:21","slug":"the-book-of-boba-fett-fixed-a-big-mandalorian-problem","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-book-of-boba-fett-fixed-a-big-mandalorian-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book of Boba Fett fixed a big Mandalorian problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Tom Chapman\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 05 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">All \u2018Fetts\u2019 are off as Disney+\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/book-of-boba-fett-release-date\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The Book of Boba Fett<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> gallops toward its thrilling season 1 finale. Although there have been complaints that the first chapter of Book should be rebranded as<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-mandalorian-season-3-release-date-disney-plus\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The Mandalorian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> season 2.5, the Mos Espa Daimyo\u2019s narrative merging with Din Djarin\u2019s means we\u2019ve actually been able to dive deeper into the complex lore of the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">So far <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/boba-fett-luke-skywalker-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">it\u2019s been a who\u2019s who of Mando faces<\/a>, with other nods to the further past as Djarin picked up a<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/boba-fett-podracing-easter-eggs-newsupdate\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">nostalgic ship from Peli Motto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">. However, it was February 2nd\u2019s From the Desert Comes a Stranger that really set up the future of The Mandalorian. While doing all the usual world-building,<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-book-of-boba-fett-problem-comment\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">yet another Diet Mando episode<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> managed to fix The Mandalorian season 2\u2019s biggest mistake \u2013 a certain floppy-haired Jedi\u2019s return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">First, some background \u2013 because really, the Book of Boba Fett just featured a continuation of Luke Skywalker\u2019s post-Return of the Jedi arc that started in The Mandalorian season 2. Back then, jaws were left on the floor when Luke stepped aboard Moff Gideon\u2019s cruiser, made light work of his Death Trooper platoon, and met with our heroes. From the moment a familiar X-wing flew into shot, director Peyton Reed delivered one of the most iconic Star Wars scenes of all time. Mark Hamill himself<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-mandalorian-luke-skywalker\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">reprised his role as a much younger Luke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">, however, most agreed he looked a little janky.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;The\" mandalorian=\"\" luke=\"\" skywalker=\"\" deepfake=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wrHXA2cSpNU?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Young(er) Luke was back in The Book of Boba Fett, but more than just the return of a familiar face, it was the return of a <em>much<\/em> <em>better<\/em> face. The Twitterverse exploded with love for Luke\u2019s glow up, and it turns out there\u2019s an actual reason behind it. Following Luke\u2019s tepid appearance in The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm hired a YouTuber called Shamook as a Senior Facial Capture Artist. They\u2019d gone viral for their own rendering of Luke, which showed how easy it should\u2019ve been to de-age the franchise favourite. The December 2021 deepfake has been viewed over 3.5 million times, and Lucasfilm later confirmed the hire (via<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2021\/07\/lucasfilm-hires-deepfake-youtuber-mandalorian-skywalker-vfx-1234653720\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">IndieWire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Hyping Shamook\u2019s skills, a spokesperson explained, <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201c[Industrial Light and Magic is] always on the lookout for talented artists and have in fact hired the artist that goes by the online persona \u2018Shamook\u2019. Over the past several years ILM has been investing in both machine learning and A.I. as a means to produce compelling visual effects work and it\u2019s been terrific to see momentum building in this space as the technology advances.\u201d From what little we\u2019ve seen of their work, it looks they were the right person for the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Watching Book of Boba Fett ep6 and it&#8217;s night and day comparing the Luke Skywalker face CG thinking back on The Mandalorian. Guessing that hiring the guy whose viral video hammered home how rough the first try was paid off.<\/p>\u2014 Eden (@MonkeyMagicEden) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonkeyMagicEden\/status\/1488932348641087489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">It\u2019s great news that Lucasfilm has managed to improve its de-ageing process, which has been a sticking point before. When 2016\u2019s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story included younger versions of both Leia Organa and Moff Tarkin, audiences were split on whether these were spooky doppelgangers for Carrie Fisher and Peter Cushing or clanky clones. The tragic passing of Fisher the same year meant she couldn\u2019t be de-aged for The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. The baton was instead handed over to<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-carrie-fisher-scenes\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">her own daughter, Billie Lourd<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">, to provide the base visuals of young Leia in the movie\u2019s flashbacks. Again, it wasn\u2019t perfect. Still, neither of these compared to Luke\u2019s Mando controversy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Just let Sebastian Stan play Luke Skywalker in Mando S3! <br\/><br\/>Save thousands on digital face replacements. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LukeSkywalker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#LukeSkywalker<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mandalorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Mandalorian<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/pUroEL8rNd&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/pUroEL8rNd<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Son of Skywalker (@TopMorbiusFan) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopMorbiusFan\/status\/1486946181859225604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">As well as hopes we\u2019ll see more of de-aged Luke before The Book of Boba Fett wraps, there\u2019s plenty of room for him to pop up in Mando season 3, or even a spin-off to fill in the gaps in his timeline. There are some 25 years between Luke training Grogu and him throwing his lightsaber off a cliff on Ahch-To. With the franchise ditching some questionable CGI for different methods, it means this untapped period of history can bring back its stars without having to recast. Then again, there will always be those that keep championing <\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-mandalorian-luke-skywalker-sebastian-stan\/&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Sebastian Stan to portray a young Luke Skywalker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Really, the real question now is who\u2019s destined to get the next de-ageing treatment. Let\u2019s remember there\u2019s a High Republic era show called The Acolyte coming up that seems primed to give the mothballed Yoda puppet some youthful regeneration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">As for The Book of Boba Fett, fans are expecting a similar Mando-worthy cameo before we close the cover on season 1, with a younger Han Solo being a popular choice. If not, the tech could be used for the<\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/book-of-boba-fett-emilia-clarke\/&quot;\"> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">return of Emilia Clarke\u2019s Qi\u2019ra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> as an older version of her Solo: A Star Wars Story self. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Either way, this new and improved Luke Skywalker proves you\u2019re only as old as the CGI wizards makes you feel. Or, to paraphrase Master Yoda himself: \u201cWhen 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not. Unless a deepfake expert, you hire at ILM.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Book of Boba Fett releases new episodes on Wednesdays on Disney Plus. For more, check out our dedicated <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tom Chapman Published: Saturday, 05 February 2022 at 12:00 am All \u2018Fetts\u2019 are off as Disney+\u2019s The Book of Boba Fett gallops toward its thrilling season 1 finale. 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