Robert Zemeckis will digitally de-age Tom Hanks and Robin Wright with AI technology in their upcoming movie Here. All three previously worked together in Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis' new movie Here will digitally de-age Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and other cast members with an AI-driven tool. Zemeckis and Hanks have a long collaboration history since 1994's Forrest Gump, working on films including Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Disney's live-action remake of Pinocchio.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY As reported by THR, the artificial intelligence company Metaphysic entered a partnership with the CAA to develop new tools that will be used on Zemeckis and Hanks' next project, Here. The AI-driven tool Metaphysics Live will be used to conduct face swaps and de-age Hanks, Wright, and other members of the film's cast to allow them to portray the same characters at different points in time.
"I’ve always been attracted to technology that helps me to tell a story. With Here, the film simply wouldn’t work without our actors seamlessly transforming into younger versions of themselves.
As well as his live-action productions, Zemeckis is also responsible for helping push animation into new territories through features including The Polar Express. For The Polar Express, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, and Welcome to Marwen, the director used motion capture technology to closely replicate human performances in an incredibly realistic style, while a virtual camera would then be used to shoot different angles of the recorded performances.
With big studios - including Disney - using it in theatrical features such as Captain Marvel and television series such as The Mandalorian, the use of de-aging has become more frequent in Hollywood. As such, the practice has received more scrutiny as more studios opt to incorporate them into their productions, as voices within the industry weigh in on the ethical and technological discussions surrounding the subject.
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