Luke Skywalker's CGI Fix Is Good News For His Star Wars Future
Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS for The Book of Boba Fett
Surprises abounded in The Book of Boba Fett episode 6, and one of the biggest was the new-and-improved de-aged Luke Skywalker. Despite the fact that the episode once again featured very little in the way of Boba Fett himself, The Book of Boba Fett's episode 6 was another excellent primer for The Mandalorian season 3 and could point to a larger role for de-aged Luke going forward. The episode largely revolves around Din Djarin seeking out Grogu, and while Djarin doesn't end up seeing the child (or Luke), Skywalker's role was a big one.
This, of course, comes about a year after the shocking appearance of Luke Skywalker during the finale of The Mandalorian season 2. Though audiences expected to wait at least until The Mandalorian season 3 to catch a glimpse of Luke Skywalker training Grogu, The Book of Boba Fett delivered early, showcasing a post-Return of the Jedi Skywalker who was much more active and central than the figure who made a (jaw-dropping) cameo at the end of The Mandalorian season 2. It certainly seems as though Lucasfilm has put lots of time and effort into refining their de-aged version of Luke.
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In fact, thanks to a nostalgia-laden sequence in which Luke mirrors the acrobatics he displayed in The Empire Strikes Back, it's clear Lucasfilm is doubling down on making de-aged, post-Return of the Jedi Luke Skywalker a viable player in the Star Wars sandbox. In The Book of Boba Fett, Luke is running, jumping, and exercising his mastery over the Force. Naturally, it took a whole team to create de-aged Luke Skywalker, and the end result shows that Luke is more than capable of
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