De-aging can be a tricky process that requires an excellent point of reference.
When the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny dropped, we all gasped at the VFX magic that we had been teased with. When a bag is pulled from Indiana’s head, a much younger Indiana Jones appears rather than the 80-year-old Harrison Ford.
De-aging actors isn’t a new phenomenon in film and TV, but it holds a strange place in the hearts of movie watchers. It is strange to see modern-day actors de-aged back into their prime. Rather than gasping and saying, “Whoa, they look so young,” our reaction is typically in response to the uncanny valley.
However, director James Mangold tells Total Film magazine that there was nothing unusual about shooting the young Indiana Jones scenes. Harrison Ford, wearing his original jacket that still fits his body, would act out the scene as normal with the necessary dots on his face to capture the performance.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
