‘I don’t know how they do it, but that’s my real face’: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ to premiere at Cannes with Harrison Ford artificially rejuvenated to look like 35-year-old character

The adventurous archaeologist played by Harrison Ford returns to the big screen with “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” which will be shown in cinemas next June, although as an introduction this May 18, it will be presented at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where the audience will be able to notice the rejuvenation of the 80-year-old actor.

The film’s director James Mangold teased in a previous interview with the magazine of total films that it will begin with a 25-minute sequence in which the veteran actor will be seen with a younger appearance thanks to a digital procedure.

This is the most advanced digital rejuvenation technique used in cinema, which on previous occasions served to rejuvenate the late Peter Cushing in his role as Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia in “Star Wars: Rogue One” in 2016, according to the section of Cinemanía media 20 minutes.

With the help of this technology, the public will enjoy a scene from the past, specifically from 1944, when Indiana Jones infiltrates a castle full of Nazis to deal with them. In this flashback, the actor must appear as a 35-year-old.

This is how they rejuvenated Harrison Ford for Indiana Jones 5

Harrison Ford He starred in all five Indiana Jones movies, and when he turns 81 on July 13, he’s still so “nimble and fit,” Mangol said.

Meanwhile, as the event recovers from its grand opening and the controversy surrounding Johnny Depp’s return, the May 18 gala will be attended by other “Indiana Jones 5” actors such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Boyd Holbrook, Ethanna Isidore and Mads Mikkelsen.

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What was Harrison Ford’s facial rejuvenation like for Indiana Jones 5?

During the first minutes “Indiana Jones 5” We will see Harrison Ford without wrinkles, so the actor himself took on the task of explaining how this is possible.

In an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Ford mentioned how his return to youth was achieved.

“They have this artificial intelligence program that can analyze every shot that Lucasfilm owns. I shot a lot of footage for them, so they have all that footage, including the unreleased footage,” he said in a statement obtained by 20 Minutes.

“I don’t know how they do it, but that’s my real face. Then I put the dots on the face and say the words and they do it. Fantastic,” he concluded, presenting his impression of the advanced technology.

In addition to the premiere of “Indiana Jones 5”, Ford also triumphs on platforms with Unfiltered Therapy, the new Apple TV + series in which he stars alongside Jason Segel. (AND)