Harrison Ford is one of the legendary actors of the action world and has been the face of Indiana Jones for decades. The actor first took up the role in the 1981 film Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The movie and the lead character Indy became a cult hit and his iconic dialogues delivery is still a rage among fans. Over almost 50 years, Ford has created a legacy with his Indiana Jones movies.
The trailer of the last movie featuring Harrison Ford as the lead, named Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, received backlash from fans for the use of VFX to recreate a younger version of Ford.
Harrison Ford de-aged in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
The upcoming installment of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones franchise is going to blow your minds with the stunning CGI effect. The trailer offered a glimpse of the 80-year-old star in the younger version. The new visual effects played a massive part in turning back time for Ford and making him look the age when he first played the role of Jones in 1981.
In the trailer of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, there was a scene where a bag is removed from Ford’s head, and it reveals the young Indy. The de-aging of Harrison Ford was done by VFX technology.
The film’s team shared that a younger version was created using artificial intelligence, for which they had to go through all of the decades-old footage that the Lucasfilm studio had of Indiana Jones.
Harrison Ford defends de-aging technology for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
While a majority of fans are excited to see the younger version of the star in his upcoming film, some are not happy with the CGI effect. There was a lot of backlash against the actor by fans, who question the believability of the VFX effect. They also raised questions about not casting a young actor to play the younger version of Ford.
The 80 years old legend shared his opinion on the 25-minute scene in the fifth installment of his upcoming Indiana Jones film, where he is shown de-aged.
The actor talked about the backlash in a press conference on Friday, May 19, at the Cannes Film Festival.
Blade Runner 2049 fame shared with Entertainment Weekly,
“I know that that is my face. It’s not a kind of Photoshop magic – that’s what I looked like 35 years ago. Because Lucasfilm has every frame of film that we’ve made together over all of these years.”
“This process, this scientific mining of this library, this was put to good [use]… It’s just a trick unless it’s supported by a story, and it sticks out like a sore thumb if it’s not honest, it’s not real… I mean, emotionally real. And so I think it was used very skillfully.”
Ford also shared with Empire that seeing his de-aged look was a little spooky. He added,
“This is the first time I’ve seen it where I believe it… I don’t think I even want to know how it works, but it works. It doesn’t make me want to be young, though. I’m glad to have earned my age.”
Disney production’s Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny will be in theaters on June 30, 2023.
Source- Variety
