The conversation also hints at the behind-the-scenes motivations for the addition; that the actor was approached in October, just two months before the film was released, would suggest that the Red and Gold Leader footage was a last minute addition.
MacInnes also talked about the digital resurrection of Cushing, which he described as “kind of eerie, really bizarre.”
It’s also great that they actually had him provide some contextual Scarif dialogue – those changes he talks about refer to Gold Leader’s announcement of beginning his attack run on the shield gate, which was obviously a new concept for Rogue One.
However, when asked if he had any objections to a similar process being applied to him, he seemed game, saying, “I don’t see why not.