off.) Still, Lee wasn't interested in purely de-aging Smith and was convinced all CGI was the way to go for this film, in which the two characters have to constantly interact with each other. (So far, many reviewers are impressed with the visuals, but found that there was still something. It's been considered basically impossible to create a human for a film in this method that real human viewers won't be able to recognize as a fake. Smith acted opposite an actor who stood in for either Henry or Junior, depending on which part he was shooting. Then, Junior's entire self (or, young Will Smith's entire appearance) was digitally created with only Smith's actions being used not his actual face or body. In the case of Smith and Gemini Man, after filming his part as Henry, the actor performed Junior's action on a motion capture stage while wearing a special bodysuit and facial camera, according to io9's report from a press visit to Paramount.

With a CGI character, the entire person - or, more often, animal or otherworldly creature - is created digitally. For example, in Ant-Man, Michael Douglas' face was digitally combined with that of a younger stand-in actor in order to feature a younger version of his character in the film. With de-aging, an actor actually films the action and then their face is edited. There's a big difference between using visual effects to de-age someone and creating a totally CGI character. He adds with a laugh, 'I think he's still attractive, don't get me wrong.' I think for that, we should start from scratch,' director Ang Lee explains about the choice to make a completely CGI character at a roundtable in New York City on Sept. In respect for that, we have to recreate a young Will Smith. But while Smith technically acted for both roles, the Gemini Man character Junior was created using CGI entirely. 11), Will Smith plays two characters: Henry, who is the actor's actual age of 51, and Junior, a clone who is nearly 30 years younger. But one upcoming release only seems like it gets in on the de-aging action in the same way as those other films.

Using technology to de-age actors is all the rage in film right now, from turning back the clock on Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman to creating a young Nick Fury for Captain Marvel.

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