Harrison Ford Will Be De-Aged to Fight Nazis in ‘Indy 5’ | THR News - video Dailymotion

The 80-year-old actor will appear as a 40-something for the long-awaited Indiana Jones sequel.

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00:00Fans are going to get to see Harrison Ford back in his prime.

00:04For the upcoming Indiana Jones 5, director James Mangold,

00:07who's taking over the franchise from Steven Spielberg,

00:10is taking Ford's Indiana Jones to the past using de-aging technology.

00:15The film's opening will be set in 1944,

00:18about eight years after the events in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark.

00:23De-aging technology will have Ford going up against Nazis in a castle.

00:26Old footage of the actor was utilized to help create the illusion,

00:31along with the actor's original jacket from Raiders.

00:34De-aging technology hasn't always provided the best results in the past,

00:38with actors ranging from Robert De Niro in The Irishman

00:40to Kurt Russell in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

00:43often appearing like stiff Polar Express versions of themselves.

00:48But Ford insists the new film, which hasn't yet revealed its title,

00:51successfully pulls off a retro indie.

00:54This is the first time I've seen the technology where I believe it.

00:57It's a little spooky.

00:58I don't think I even want to know how it works.

01:01But it works.

01:02After the sequence, the film's narrative will leap forward to 1969,

01:06using Ford as his current self,

01:08and that's when the bulk of the action takes place.

01:11Mangold explains he wanted the chance to dive into this kind of full-on

01:14George Lucas and Steven Spielberg old picture

01:17and give the audience an adrenaline blast.

01:19Indy 5 will be released in theaters June 30, 2023.

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