Indiana Jones 5: Stick around for the epic first 25 minutes with the ‘young’ Harrison Ford
James Mangold prepares an epic opening sequence.
Hold on because the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be a sequence of epic proportions that will show the ‘teeth’ of the impressive deepfake anti-aging CGI on Harrison Ford.
The film’s director, James Mangold , spoke to Total Film at length about the first few minutes of the film and revealed that it will be set entirely in the past, where we will see Lucasfilm’s deepfake technology unfold, which will make Harrison Ford 40 years younger. . Let’s not forget that Ford is well into its 80th year.
He said that on set, Ford acted like he was in his 30s on set playing Indy and even fit into his old coat, which they found for filming the opening scene.
Of this 25-minute Indiana Jones 5 sequence, Mangold said: “It was incredible technology and for a lot of reasons I wasn’t thinking about it. I just focused on shooting a -about- 25-minute opening ghost scene, which was my chance to allow it to let him understand. The goal was to give the audience a full taste of what they’ve been missing so much. Because then when the movie gets to 1969, they’re going to have to adjust to how things are now, which is different from that it was.”
He even described how easy the process of filming this sequence was thanks to sophisticated deepfake technology. ” We had hundreds of hours of footage with him in close-ups, medium shots, wide shots and all kinds of lighting, night and day ,” says Mangold. “I could shoot Harrison on a Monday as, you know, a 79-year-old playing a 35-year-old, and I could see the dailies by Wednesday with his head already replaced. “
A few words about Indiana Jones 5
As for the plot, Indy will face the Nazis again in a post-war period, namely 1969, where the space race is at its zenith.
In addition to the protagonist Harrison Ford, we will also see in the cast Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Toby Jones (Captain America: The First Avenger) and Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro).
In the new film we will see the de-aged and young “savior” of Harrison Ford, created thanks to Lucasfilm’s sophisticated deepfake technology , which the 80-year-old star has praised in a recent interview. ” They have this artificial intelligence program that can check every trace of film that Lucasfilm owns. Because I made a bunch of films for them, they have all this material, including unreleased film. So they can extract it from where it’s coming from the light, from the expression. It’s fantastic, ” he said characteristically.
It is worth mentioning that it is the first film of the franchise, after an absence of 14 years, since we last saw it in cinemas in 2008 with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Indiana Jones 5 is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line, Logan), replacing Steven Spielberg who will only serve as producer on the franchise for the first time. Also, for the last time in the franchise, the legendary John Williams will return to compose the soundtrack.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be released in Greek cinemas on June 29, 2023.
