today we are turning back time literally
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the shield logo does announcing your
identity on clothing help with the
covert part of your job said the space
soldier who was wearing a rubber suit
that means we're looking at films with
the best examples of de-aging the focus
will be on the special effects whether
it's a complete recreation or just a
smoothing out of the actors all right
let's get to the list number 10 samuel
l.jackson Captain Marvel what does your
mom call you fury what do you call her
fury what about your kids I have them
alcohol me fury
Lola VFX and the MCU have built a long
relationship when it comes to D aging
actors but Captain Marvel took things to
a whole new level by requiring one of
its main characters to be d aged for the
entire feature film although Clark Gregg
was also d aged for a couple of scenes
the show stealer was Nick Fury and the
special effects applied to re-imagine
samuel l.jackson circa 1995 Lola took
inspiration from films like die hard
with a vengeance and 187 and managed to
seamlessly D age Jackson to create a
genuinely convincing young Nick Fury a
body double wasn't even needed
presumably because Jackson is timeless I
was never one to believe in aliens but I
can't unsee that
number 9 Will Smith Gemini man while not
exactly loved by critics Gemini man was
nevertheless an impressive technical
achievement stuck in development hell
until d aging had advanced enough to
enable an older Will Smith to face off
against his fresh print self without
diving headfirst into uncanny valley
territory Gemini man's crew used a body
double mocap technology and a ton of CGI
to get the job done while the effect
holds up better in darker scenes jr. is
displayed front and center throughout
Gemini men and rarely becomes unsettling
or too distracting Gemini man has its
flaws but the d aging effect is not one
of them number 8 Colin Firth Kingsman
the Golden Circle no.1 shaking up the
super puppy what about you how are you
sick enough to shoot
do you remember the big question heading
into Kingsman the golden circle was how
the sequel planned to bring back Colin
Firth's Harry who exited the first movie
with a bullet to the head along with an
amnesia plot point reviving the Kingsmen
involved a touch of d aging as eggsy
triggers a flashback to the time a young
Harry was asked to shoot his dog during
training while Firth did not believe the
D aged character resembled a younger
version of himself
the CGI works well within the context of
the movie mostly because the flashback
is short and spliced with a distraught
older Harry who infused the moment with
the necessary emotion
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number seven Paul Reubens pee-wee's big
holiday milkshake please flavor let's
say Charlie sure three two one chocolate
the ultimate embodiment of childlike
wonder and innocence pee-wee Herman
defies the concept of age putting aside
a few cameos in a short-lived stage
revival pee-wee Herman essentially bowed
out in the early 90s however by 2016
d aging technology advanced enough to
allow a 63 year old Paul Reubens to turn
back the clock and once again become the
iconic character oh my gosh oh my gosh
time is of the essence daddy Oh put the
pedal to the metal
glory worm the process involved a great
deal of makeup and special effects
wizardry by vitality visual effects and
the effort was more than worth it in big
holiday peewee retains the youthful glow
that always defined the character while
Rubens delivers a physical performance
that magnifies the d aging Tech's
believability the traffic light just
like I see the National Geographic
number 6 Michelle Pfeiffer ant-man and
the wasp the first ant-man had a young
Michael Douglas in all of his CGI glory
so of course the sequel needed to up the
ante that is where Michelle Pfeiffer's
Janet Van Dyne comes into play with
ant-man and the wasp wasting no time and
showing off its d aging technology it's
going to be so boring I won't be able to
keep my eyes while a relatively short
sequence in the grand scheme of things
the younger Janet looks eerily similar
to a late 80s Early 90s era fiber and
the effect holds up even after a few
close-ups Hayley Lovett served as
Pfeiffer's body double and with a great
deal of help from CGI became a young
wasp knowing she'd be lost in the
quantum realm
alone afraid gone forever
number five Hugh Jackman Logan you best
stay where you are pal I'm the law out
here since Logan sought to deliver a
more grounded superhero flick if handled
poorly Wolverines more youthful clone
could have broken the film sense of
realism imagine engine created a digi
double for Logan that was used
throughout the movie including the x24
scenes the special effects standout
moment is probably x24 full introduction
as Logan and the clone have a faceoff
that directly compares the real deal
with addy aged version Logan went a long
way in showing how far de-aging has come
since the days of x-men the last stand
did you think you were the only one of
your kind unity we're mutants gene we
are like you number four
Sean young Blade Runner 2049 we're least
35 years after the original Blade Runner
20 49 features various familiar faces
although none is as surprising as Sean
Young's Forever Young Rachel have you
ever retired a human by mistake no but
in your position that is a risk while
the scene is rather short deckert's
forced reunion with a clone of Rachel
required months upon months of work to
put together the effort paid off
creating one of Blade Runner 20 49 s
most emotionally effective and visually
impressive scenes Rachel looks almost
exactly as she did in the original Blade
Runner particularly when the character
is first revealed to a stunned Decker
any inconsistencies also complement
rachel's arc in the sequel as the clone
is just a shadow of the original version
don't you love me
number 3 Robert De Niro Al Pacino and
Joe Pesci the Irishman and you let this
happen
public Martin Scorsese's the Irishman
took on the monumental task of D aging
its three main performers Robert De Niro
Al Pacino and Joe Pesci while telling a
story that spans decades considering the
film lasts more than three hours
unsurprisingly certain scenes work
better than others
nevertheless the de-aging is mostly
unobtrusive which is the goal of most
special effects while the Irishman
couldn't make DeNiro move like a
gangster in his 30s the majority of the
film consists of conversational and
low-key scenes that were more
accommodating for the D aging process so
the kids go back and forth no problem
keep your family close keep an eye on it
anyway I'm just telling the Irishman's
effects took around two years to
complete and required the construction
of a special camera our friend speaks
very highly of you thank you it's not
easy man to please I do my best number
two
Kurt Russell guardians of the galaxy vol
2 Marvel has not shied away from D aging
actors but few attempts worked as well
as Kurt Russell's flashback and
guardians of the galaxy vol 2 during a
sequence showing egos time on earth with
star Lords mother a 66 year old Russell
successfully shaves off around three
decades a process that required a ton of
makeup a body double and months of
visual effects work my heart is yours
Meredith quill
I can't believe I fell in love with
spaceman from the way the scene is
filmed to Russell's wig nearly
everything in this flashback comes
together to ensure the de-aging effect
is flawless
Russell's natural charisma also goes a
long way in making the scene convincing
and soon it'll be everywhere Oh
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jr. Captain America Civil War give me a
favor try not to burn the house down
before Monday okay so it's Monday that
is good to know I won't plan my toga
party accordingly Captain America Civil
War da jizz Robert Downey jr. for a one
shot seen that reimagines Tony Stark's
last moments with his parents with no
cuts and an extended close-up on the
young Starks face the de-aging effect is
presented front and center throughout
the sequence while Downey jr. does
resemble his early 90s self the scenes
context within the film that Tony
himself created this therapeutic
flashback as a demonstration of Stark
Industries capabilities greatly enhances
the credibility of the moment removed
from contacts civil war scene serves as
one of the best showcases of the
potential of d aging plus six hundred
and eleven million dollars for my little
therapeutic experiment no one in their
right mind would have ever funded it and
the intros today we're turning back time
literally and I just want to be like
turn back time
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tell me you laughed at me in my job you
think that like one day they'll come up
with some tech where they can like D age
you in person
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