November 8, 2023Republic Entertainment Desk

Actors digitally de-aged in movies: From Ranbir Kapoor to Harrison Ford

In the upcoming film Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the digital de-aging process has been used to showcase a young Ranbir Kapoor in particular scenes of the film.

Source: Official teaser of Animal

In Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford, 81, played the younger version of himself. In an Empire interview, Ford called the VFX software used to de-age him "little spooky".

Source: Official teaser trailer

Samuel Jackson's appearance in the 2019 Captain Marvel film was digitally altered by special de-aging effects to portray him 25 years younger than his age.

Source: Captain Marvel 2019 film trailer

Kareena Kapoor Khan's appearance in Laal Singh Chaddha also underwent a digital de-aging process.

Source: Official trailer

Aamir Khan's appearance in both PK and Laal Singh Chaddha has been digitally altered to show a younger version of the actor onscreen.

Source: Laal Singh Chaddha film

Robert De Niro's character Frank Sheeran appeared several years younger in The Irishman, courtesy of the combined efforts of VFX, makeup and costume designs.

Source: The Irishman trailer

In a flashback scene in Captain America: Civil War, the audience gets to see a younger version of Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark. All thanks to advanced technology.

Source: Official film trailer