Following an extremely strong showing at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend with Tim Miller's
Terminator: Dark Fate and Tom Cruise's
Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount Pictures is getting all-set to launch a new theatrical trailer for one of the biggest and most hotly awaited films of the year
: Ang Lee's
Gemini Man.
While you'll have to wait until tomorrow for the new trailer, Paramount has shared an informative new behind-the-scenes featurette, with fresh interviews from 2x Academy Award-nominated star Will Smith (
Aladdin) and 2x Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (
Life of Pi) as they discussing the extremely intricate and borderline unprecedented process behind deaging Smith almost thirty years for the length of a full-length feature film.
The film stars Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who suddenly finds himself being hunted by a mysterious young operative that knows his each and every move. As you know by now, the agent is actually himself... well, more accurately a de-aged version of Smith that is just as deadly, if not deadlier.
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This story is not one that could have been told with cinema as we know it. However, thanks to incredible new digital technology, not only can we finally see both younger and older Will Smith embodied together on screen, but we can also experience the story in a deeply immersive way. It is my great fortune to be able to experiment and test the limits of what new digital cinema has to offer us. No less so to be able to work with two Will Smiths - One beautifully sophisticated, the other exuberantly honest. In my opinion, this is Will at his very best, and when the two come together, it is something truly magical. Further, the immense effort and technical skill of the crew in creating a new aesthetic, between the cinematography, art department, visual effects, and technical team, was both inspiring and heartwarming. I truly hope that this movie delivers a completely new theatrical cinematic experience to audiences across the world.” - Ang Lee, Director of GEMINI MAN
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The emotional and physical challenges of making this film have been the most demanding of my career. Ang is pushing the limits to give people an experience in the movie theater that you can’t get anywhere else. This is not only an action film, but an exploration of what one’s younger self can ultimately teach one’s older self. I’m 50-years-old now, and the irony of becoming 23-year-old Junior in this film is that 23-year-old me wouldn’t have been ready for this experience or to take on this role. Our hope is that this story provides something for everyone -- never before seen cinematic wizardry, nuanced, relatable characters and next-level action.” - Will Smith, Starring in GEMINI MAN
Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. The film is directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee and produced by renown producers Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Also starring are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong.
Gemini Man features:
Will Smith as Henry Brogen/Junior
Clive Owen as Clay Varris
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Danny
Benedict Wong as Baron
Linda Emond as Lassiter
Theodora Miranne as Kitty
Douglas Birch in an undisclosed role
Gemini Man hits theaters October 11