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20 Movie Scenes That Actors Are De-aged To Make Them Look Younger

I realized that when technology advances so fast, anything is possible. The global environment is changing rapidly, and we need the support of technology to keep up. Check out all the recent blockbuster Movies in theaters. They are so successful because of their huge investment and use of technology. Technology has allowed films like Avatar and Avengers: Endgame to reach their scale; without them, these breathtaking masterpieces would not have been possible. In general, technology has paved the way for modernity, and if you don't adapt to it, you're going to suffer. So there is no way to live without them.
To tell a better story, you need to make those scenes look as accurate and clear as possible, which is why technology is so important in the film industry. Larger studios have adopted this new deaging technique to digitally make the performers appear younger in their past scenes, making flashbacks more engaging. This de-aging is done so well that the performers look exactly as they did when they were younger. The first effective use of this technology was in the film X-Men, when the younger selves of Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McLean were seen talking to each other, and it looked like they really were the real teenage selves. Since that day, several films have used this technology to grab the attention of audiences. Our stars will never grow old.
Today, we'll look at some cases of how to apply modern technology to make actors and actresses seem youthful. This is going to blow your mind.
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#1 In Captain America: Civil War, when Tony Shark showcases his technology BARF to tell a story about his younger self, Robert Downey Jr.’s character was digitally de-aged to look in his 20s

Source: Marvel Studios

The difference is massive.

#2 Michael Douglas’ character Hank Pym was made look young with the same technology in the movie Antman and the Wasp.

Source: Marvel Studios


#3 As Captain Marvel was set in the 90s, Samuel L. Jackson’s character Nick Fury was de-aged to look accurate to the year.

Source: Walt Disney Studios


#4 We saw a younger version of Michelle Pfeiffer in Antman and the Wasp, thanks to the same technology.

Source: Marvel Studios


#5 At the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy 2, a younger version of Kurt Russell’s character Ego was shown on Earth, they made that possible with technology.

Source: Marvel Studios


#6 Disney had a really good grip on this technology as they made Mark Hamil’s character young in the series Mandalorian.

Source: Disney

 I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this.

#7 Stan Lee’s last cameo in MCU was in the movie Avenger’s Endgame was set in the 70s so he was de-aged using technology to look younger.

Source: Walt Disney Studios

This swept the world away.

#8 They also applied it to the legends by de-aging Robert De Niro in the movie Irishman.

Source: Netflix


#9 This is where it all started, a younger version of Patrick Stewart was seen in X-Men owing to this new technique.

Source: 20th Century Fox


#10 HBO made a bold move by de-aging the legend Anthony Hopkins in Westworld.

Source: HBO

HBO absolutely nailed it with this one.

#11 Netflix took on the trend as well by de-aging Paul Reubens’ character in Pee Wee’s Big Holiday.

Source: Netflix


#12 Will Smith’s younger version looked super accurate in the movie Gemini Man.

Source: Paramount Pictures


#13 Clark Gregg’s character Agent Phil Coulson was also made younger in Captain Marvel.

Source: Walt Disney Studios


#14 The movie The Continous Case of Benjamin Button shocked the world by showcasing a younger version of the heartthrob, Brad Pitt.

Source: Paramount Pictures

It feels so organic and real.

#15 In the same X-Men released in 2006, Ian Mckellen’s character was also de-aged.

Source: 20th Century Fox


#16 In American Pastoral, Jennifer Connelly was de-aged with this tech.

Source: Lionsgate

The goddess of beauty, she is forever young within de-aging or not.

#17 Dwane Johnson’s character younger, fatter version was shown in the movie Central Intelligence using this technology

Source: New Line Cinema


#18 Disney stole all hearts when they de-aged Carrie Fisher’s character in the movie Rogue One.

Source: Walt Disney Studios


#19 Walt Disney Studios effortlessly de-aged Jeff Bridges in Tron Legacy.

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Wow! This is amazing, it really does blow you away with how accurate all these younger versions look. Given how far technology has gone, it is scary what we are capable of doing.

#20 Along with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci was also de-aged in Irishman.

Source: Netflix


#21 Our very own Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp was also de-aged in his recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie. So cool.

Source: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Just wow!
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