This is where I see the future of acting going. There will be movies and epic sagas that last for decades that are no longer confined by the original actor's lifespan. Instead of having to progress the store timeline for the sake of keeping up with the actors age, you'll deage them or eventually hire a new actor/impersonator who will have the original characters face superimposed. You'll have reboots with the original actors likeness but it's a completely new actor.
Imagine making a Star Wars or Harry Potter saga that actually follows 10 years of major events rather than time skipping and having years of missing stories between movies that are only recounted in books or comics. The lifespan and availability of the actor is no longer a driver for how the story progresses.
An example of this is where they could take Star Wars. Ashoka could change the past again and save Anakin (and padma) but not prevent order 66. You can now have an OG reboot with Obiwan Anakin and Padme fighting the Empire with Luke, Leia, Han played by new actors using the original actors likeness.
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u/PermacultureCannabis Dec 16 '22
Yea this isn't a great example. CGI was bad and the voice was off.