We knew we were going to create an animatronic, and that later we were going to do CGI enhancements in the mouth and in the eyes depending on the shots. Then the question arose, 'What face does it have? Who is it?' ... The only one who hadn't reappeared and who we found fascinating was Ian Holm.
We're not bringing someone back to life and saying, 'Ian would have done it that way.' He would have obviously done it differently. We had an actor who was on the set, who worked on the dialogue, who worked with the actors. It's not like we skipped hiring an actor.
Alvarez also mentioned that going this route was more expensive than simply hiring an actor for the role, but he has no regrets about the tribute to Holm.
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