How was the voice acting done for Grand Moff Tarkin
In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Disney/Lucasfilm had chosen to CGI the character of Grand Moff Tarkin. However the voice acting done for Tarkin sounded a lot like the original actor Peter Cushing. Did they just find someone else that sounded similar to Peter Cushing? Or was this special sound editing?
Best Answer
Actually, the filmmakers hired Guy Henry (he portrayed Minister of Magic Pius Thicknesse in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who has a superficial resemblance to Peter Cushing. He played the role of Tarkin and the VFX team then changed him into Cushing. In regards to his voice, the VFX sound team then probably added a simulation of Cushing’s voice with all the new dialogues.
References: radiotimes.com
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How did they make Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One?
Grand Moff Tarkin was recreated for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story years after the late Peter Cushing had past away. In order to bring the iconic Star Wars villain back from the dead, some impressive work had to be done. First the scenes were shot with a physical actor using motion capture technology.Who voices Tarkin in Rogue One?
Stephen StantonStar Wars: The Clone WarsSeth GreenRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIWhy does Tarkin look fake?
For Tarkin, it was because actor Peter Cushing passed away in 1994. With Leia, the recreation of a young Carrie Fisher was jarring. CGI was used to bring both New Hope characters into Rogue One.How did they get Peter Cushing in Rogue One?
British actor Guy Henry was cast to film Tarkin's scenes, performing his best impression of Peter Cushing in full costume. Industrial Light & Magic would apply motion capture dots over his face, and the crew set up a head-mounted camera to capture all of Henry's facial movements.Comparing The Voices - Grand Moff Tarkin (Updated)
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Answer 2
According to the video below, a "source close to the film" confirmed that Guy Henry did provide the voice for Tarkin as well as the visual. I don't know how reliable that is and it also doesn't give any information about whether there was any post production sound editing done to make his voice sound any more like Peter Cushing's. Its not unreasonable to assume it was nothing more than some good quality voice acting, but I personally would like to know more details as I was wondering this same thing.
The particular section that mentions this starts at about the 2:50 mark
Answer 3
The voice for Governor Tarkin was provided separately by Stephen Stanton. See this article.
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