It appears that the digital artist, known only as 'Shamook,' will fill the gap where Lucasfilm's current digital de-ageing techniques are failing. Latest example: bringing Mark Hamill as young Luke Skywalker in the second season of 'The Mandalorian'
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A YouTuber famous for making "deepfakes" of scenes from iconic film and television shows including "Star Wars" has landed a job at Lucasfilm after wowing bosses at the Disney-owned company.
The digital artist known only as "Shamook" is famous online for using cutting-edge technology to seamlessly map the faces of famous stars onto other actors' bodies.