Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga!
Summary
Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagastar Anya Taylor-Joy has opened up about the ground-breaking CGI used in the movie to make the transition from younger actor Alyla Browne to her seamless within the film.Furiosais split into chapters, with the first two starring Browne as the titular character when she was a little girl. It’s not until Chapter 3 that Taylor-Joy portrays the character, leading to a transition that somehow feels natural despite the difference in the actors' ages.
While speaking onThe Kelly Clarkson Show, Taylor-Joy revealed howFuriosautilized ground-breaking CGI to make Browne look more like her adult co-staras her portion of the movie went on.
She explained how director George Miller pursued the idea, making Browne look 35% like Taylor-Joy by the start of the movie, and 80% like her by the end of Chapter 2. Check out what Taylor-Joy had to say about the technology below:
George Miller had the idea very early on. The audience was already getting used to a new Furiosa. He wanted the transition from both actors playing her to be seamless. And so I did two days of the craziest things you could ever possibly imagine. And they mixed our faces together.
How Furiosa’s Actor CGI Makes The Movie More Experimental
The Effects Are Pioneering
Although it hasn’t been revealed what techniques were used in making Browne look more like Taylor-Joy,it’s possible AI assistance was used.Alongside VFX providers DNEG and Framestone, thecredits ofFuriosaalso list Metaphysic AI as one of the key companies involved with bringing the movie to life. The startup focuses on using technology that ages and de-ages actors, making them the likely source of how the movie’s stars were able to look so similar at its transition point.
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Aging CGI has been used in different film projects before, one of the most notable being Martin Scorsese’sThe Irishman. However,the merging of actors' faces to create a better transition between younger and older versions of a character has been seldom seen, making the newestMad Maxmovie a pioneer in employing this technology on the big screen. It adds a level of experimentation to thecast ofFuriosa, as it ties two actors together not just by the character they’re playing, but by how much they look like that character as well.
Given how well the impressive technology was used in the movie, it wouldn’t be surprising itFuriosaends up inspiring other movies across different genres to do something similar. Even though AI may have been used to achieve this effect,it’s a positive way of employing the tool because it still requires an artistic visionto make it appear seamless. With the movie utilizing technology to such an impressive length, it remains to be seen if laterMad Maxmovies will also do something similar with its characters.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Cast
A prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa is an action-adventure film that tells the origin story of the headstrong and fearless Furiosa. Set shortly after the beginning of the “end of the world,” Furiosa is kidnapped and brought before a powerful warlord, now forced to work for him. To find her way back home, Furiosa will adapt to the new harsh and arid world as she grows into the Furiosa she becomes known to be.
