The video in question is a deepfake that takes the scenes of a de-aged Mark Hamill as seen in The Mandalorian and considerably improves the quality.
The video was uploaded back in December, having being created by Shamook in four days, and has since racked up over two million views.
The scenes were criticized for looking too fake and digitized, and Shamook’s version rectifies many of the issues with the original footage.
In recent years there has been a surge in the use of digital de-aging of celebrities, with varying levels of success.
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