Star Wars: Disney Getting Sued for Peter Cushing’s Appearance in Rogue One

Disney and Lucasfilm are facing a potential lawsuit regarding their use of Peter Cushing’s image in the 2016 film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Reports indicate that Tyburn Film Productions, a movie company based in London, has received permission from a judge to sue Disney. The claim is that they had an agreement with Cushing in 1994, which granted them the power to approve or reject any use of his image through special effects. In “Rogue One,” they used computer-generated imagery (CGI) to merge Cushing’s likeness onto a body double (Guy Henry from HBO’s “Rome”) in order to recreate Grand Moff Tarkin, the character originally played by Cushing in “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977).

Whale sell-offs threaten XRP’s rally despite bullish forecasts

XRP was trading within a symmetrical triangle at press time. Nonetheless, whales were applying downward pressure through considerable sell-offs, which, in turn, could affect retail investors. As a seasoned researcher with years of experience navigating the complex world of cryptocurrencies, I must say that XRP‘s current situation presents both hope and apprehension. The symmetrical triangle … Read more

DC Turns a Batman Character Into a New Green Lantern

In the alternate reality story “DC vs. Vampires“, a perpetual darkness enveloped the DC Universe. This 12-issue Elseworlds narrative – penned by James Tynion IV (Batman), Matthew Rosenberg (Task Force Z), and Otto Schmidt (Green Arrow) – unfolds on Earth 63, a world overrun by vampires. Here, Dick Grayson, now the ruler of all vampires, transformed Barbara Gordon into his vampire queen. Following the demise of Batman and most of the Bat-Family, a blood-turned vampire Damian Wayne joined the human rebellion against Queen Gordon, also known as the Daughter Born of Blood, Mother of All Vampires, and Sovereign of the Seven Continents. However, the night is at its darkest just before dawn – and in the brightest day, in the blackest night, no evil shall elude the Green Lantern’s beacon of light.