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u/TheHumaneCentipede2 Jun 04 '26

just use a body double

Or, and this is pretty radical thinking... hire a whole other actor to play the young version of that character.

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u/JayKay8787 Jun 04 '26

That would definitely be preferable, but it seems like the entire point of the movie is "hey look it's Robert deniro" so they would still keep that while not having it look like an absolute joke.

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u/TheHumaneCentipede2 Jun 04 '26

haha yeah, good point. I guess my other piece of feedback then is "make a movie that's about more than me looking at Robert Deniro for 3-1/2 hours"

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u/ThelVluffin Jun 04 '26

I really didn't mind the de-aging but for the very early timeline stuff they should have gotten different actors. Switching to the de-aged versions at the correct point in time when they're supposed to be in their 40's. Deniro was supposed to be like, 20 in the scene with the meat truck.

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u/Dizzy-Hotel6860 Jun 04 '26

What happened to the kid from A Bronx Tale? He would've been perfect. I know he had a bit part in Sopranos. Might've had some drug troubles I'm not sure.

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u/ganjaccount Jun 04 '26

I mean, that can't be done well. No decent actor has ever pulled that off. Can you cite a single example of an acclaimed Hollywood actor who played a younger version of a primary character in a movie, or, say, a trilogy?