Star Wars has a Luke Skywalker problem
Image: Lucasfilm Ltd. The Book of Boba Fett - much like all of Disney's current and future Star Wars shows - has a Luke Skywalker problem. And it's one that no amount of expensive CGI technology can solve.
Spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett, episode six ahead
The issue goes something like this: Luke is, obviously, a hugely important character to Star Wars as a franchise. Star Wars' current plan for its future is heavily focused on Disney Plus TV shows set in the post-Return of the Jedi era, like The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, set five years after Return of the Jedi, where Luke is roughly 28 years old.
Mark Hamill - who is still portraying Skywalker - is 70, meaning that a vast array of de-aging technology and body doubles are needed to allow the...