By December 2023, Lucasfilm and Lunak Heavy Industries made an unsuccessful bid to have the lawsuit thrown out, claiming each company had no requirement to seek permission to use the actor’s likeness, thus avoiding a possible Peter Cushing Star Wars trial. Lucasfilm argued that according to the original contract that Peter Cushing signed prior to filming Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, the company maintained rights to the late actor’s likeness. Additionally, Lucasfilm and Lunak Heavy Industries claim that they had reached an agreement with Peter Cushing’s estate, paying a fee to use his likeness alongside the blessing of his family.
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