Indiana Jones 5's Deaging Betrays Steven Spielberg's Original Vision
With it looking likely that Indiana Jones 5 will employ de-aging technology on Harrison Ford, the sequel looks set to betray the vision of co-creator Steven Spielberg. Many years in the making,Indiana Jones 5 will of course be the first entry into the storied adventure saga to not have Spielberg in the director's chair. Instead, director James Mangold is steering the ship. Spielberg never really went into much detail on his decision to step down, outside of saying he wanted to see what a new director could do with the franchise.
Still, Spielberg remains onboard Indiana Jones 5 as a producer, and like fellow Indiana Jones co-creator/producer George Lucas, it's hard to imagine his influence not being felt on set. Yet, the best producers do have to know when to trust the judgment of the director they hired, as having too many cooks in the creative kitchen can lead to a final dish that has an inconsistent flavor at best or a disastrous one at worst. After the highly divisive nature of 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, that's something everyone involved surely hopes to avoid.
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While it hasn't been officially confirmed that Indiana Jones 5 employs CGI de-aging to present a younger version of Harrison Ford's Indy, several set photos have heavily implied it. Stunt doubles have been seen wearing masks of a young Ford's face, as well as Ford himself sporting what looks like motion capture markers on his face, a technique used to assist CGI artists. It's unclear how exactly a de-aged Indy will be used in the sequel (there have been rumors it will deal with time travel), but Indiana Jones 5 using de-aging at all runs entirely counter to Spielberg's
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