Star Wars fans finally agree on something: [SPOILER] is much better in The Book of Boba Fett

News
By published

You won't believe your eyes. Seriously.

The Book of Boba Fett
(Image credit: Lucasfilm)

It’s not often the Star Wars fandom comes together to praise a certain aspect of a galaxy far, far away – but The Book of Boba Fett has seemingly achieved the impossible. A certain character’s CGI in the sixth episode of the Disney Plus spin-off series has viewers practically rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

MAJOR spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 follow. You have been warned!

Luke Skywalker cameo in The Book of Boba Fett: CGI de-aging reactions

CGI Luke Skywalker in The Book of Boba Fett

(Image credit: Lucasfilm)

"The CGI for a certain someone in this episode was SOOOOOO much better than it was the last time we saw them. They should honestly go back and redo that first sequence with [Luke Skywalker]," said one excited viewer.

The praise keeps on coming, with the Luke Skywalker CGI being described as "unreal", and there were even calls for the special effects team to get a promotion.

Some were even questioning what they saw in front of their very eyes: "That’s definitely not CGI, they just gave Mark Hamill a youth potion because no way [the CGI] looks [that] good," remarked one. Another commented: “Did they make a time machine or something? So much better!”

There could be another reason why the CGI has, according to one, come "scarily far." Since The Mandalorian season 2 finale, Lucasfilm hired Shamook, the artist responsible for ‘fixing’ Luke Skywalker’s CGI using deepfakes in a hit YouTube video.

At the time, Lucasfilm said (H/T IndieWire) that it was "always on the lookout for talented artists and have in fact hired the artist that goes by the online persona ‘Shamook'. Over the past several years ILM has been investing in both machine learning and A.I. as a means to produce compelling visual effects work and it’s been terrific to see momentum building in this space as the technology advances."

Whether they were involved or not this time around, it's safe to say Lucasfilm has achieved its mission statement.

Discover what's next for Din (And His CGI Friends) with our guide to The Mandalorian season 3.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell
Senior Entertainment Writer

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.