Harrison Ford Defends Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’s De-Aging Technology: ‘What I Looked Like 35 Years Ago’

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It’s not the years, it’s the mileage! Harrison Ford defended the de-aging technology used on him during a flashback sequence in his new film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.    “I know that that is my face,” Ford, 80, said in a press conference after a screening of the action flick at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier this weekend. “It’s not a kind of Photoshop magic — that’s what I looked like 35 years ago.

Because Lucasfilm has every frame of film that we’ve made together over all of these years. And this process, this scientific mining of this library, this was put to good [use].”   While some have criticized the use of de-aging technology over hiring younger actors for flashback scenes, the Shrinking star explained that the decision sometimes makes sense — especially when it helps audiences emotionally resonate with a character.   “It’s just a trick unless it’s supported by a story, and it sticks out like a sore thumb if it’s not honest, it’s not real,” he continued. “I mean, emotionally real.

And so I think it was used very skillfully.” In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Ford has portrayed the titular character of Indiana Jones since Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981.

He returned for 1984’s Temple of Doom, 1989’s Last Crusade and 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Dials of Destiny marks his fifth time in the role — and what he plans to be his last.  “Is it not evident?” Ford joked when asked if this will be his last time putting on the legendary fedora. “I need to sit down and rest a little bit.