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New York City is under siege.

But don’t worry, it’s just a clever digital illusion.

A brand new Darth Vader billboard is terrorising tourists in Times Square, per ScreenRant, in honour of the release of the final season of the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The infamous Star Wars villain can be heard breathing menacingly through the screen and looks terrifyingly three-dimensional as he paces around the confines of a darkened chamber, lightsaber in a black-gloved hand.

Behold:

Nothing like that 3D cat that blessed the corner of a building in Tokyo a while back, but I suppose similar technology.

The official Obi-Wan Kenobi Twitter account posted a video of the frightening attraction earlier today:

Have you seen the new #DarthVader billboard from #OLEDSpace and ILM in Times Square? #ObiWanKenobi is now streaming only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/IrYhJGZfWY

— Obi-Wan Kenobi (@obiwankenobi) June 7, 2022

It’s safe to assume that many of the people in the enormous crowds that coagulate around Times Square experienced a moment or two of real terror before they realised that the masked supervillain is confined to a screen.

Thank goodness. May the force be with you, New Yorkers.

[source:screenrant]