Tom Hanks didn’t require any de-aging technology while promoting his new film Here on Wednesday, as he radiated a youthful glow all on his own.
The 68-year-old Oscar winner looked incredible while discussing the drama alongside co-star Robin Wright, 58, and director Robert Zemeckis, reuniting for SiriusXM’s Town Hall program 30 years after their iconic Forrest Gump collaboration.
Dressed in a sleek black jacket and coordinating pants, Hanks beamed during the panel, as Robin looked chic in a gray sweater and faded jeans.
Here features Hanks as Richard, a baby boomer, while Wright portrays his girlfriend and eventual wife, Margaret.
In a creative blend of traditional makeup effects and digital de-aging, both actors seamlessly transition between their teenage selves and their 80-year-old counterparts throughout the film’s expansive timeline.
Tom Hanks didn’t require any de-aging technology while promoting his new film Here on Wednesday, as he radiated a youthful glow all on his own
The 68-year-old Oscar winner looked incredible while discussing the drama alongside co-star Robin Wright , 58
In addition to Here, several of Hanks’ films have featured digitally altered versions of the actor.
A CGI version of the actor appears in the 2004 computer-animated Christmas film The Polar Express, and he was digitally de-aged using AI technology in scenes from 2022’s A Man Called Otto.
On the subject of Tom’s appearance, the SiriusXM panel followed his recent warning to fans that advertisements using his likeness are not genuine; they are generated by artificial intelligence.
He took to his Instagram in August to let his 9 million follower know that viral commercials selling ‘miracle cures and wonder drugs’ were created using AI technology without his permission.
‘There are multiple ads on the internet falsely using my name, likeness, and voice to promote miracle cures and wonder drugs. These ads have been created without my consent, fraudulently, and through AI,’ the star’s message read.
‘I have nothing to do with these posts, the products, the treatments, or the spokespeople touting these cures.’
Tom emphasized that he exclusively collaborates with his ‘board-certified doctor’ for the management of his type 2 diabetes.
The Hollywood star has previously commented on the use of AI in the entertainment industry.
The stars sat with director Robert Zemeckis, reuniting for SiriusXM’s Town Hall program 30 years after their iconic Forrest Gump collaboration
Tom Hanks , 67, and Robin Wright , 58, were de-aged in the new trailer for Here released on Wednesday as they reunite with director Robert Zemeckis for a new drama.
The post comes nearly a year after Tom issued a similar warning to fans about a fake dental ad that misused his likeness
On British comedian Adam Buxton’s podcast in May 2023, he said: ‘We saw this coming. We saw that there was going to be this ability to take zeros and ones inside a computer and turn it into a face and a character. Now that has only grown a billionfold since then, and we see it everywhere.
‘I can tell you that there [are] discussions going on in all of the guilds, all of the agencies, and all of the legal firms to come up with the legal ramifications of my face and my voice – and everybody else’s – being our intellectual property.
A CGI version of Hanks appears in the 2004 computer-animated Christmas film The Polar Express, and he was digitally de-aged using AI technology in scenes from 2022’s A Man Called Otto
‘Right now if I wanted to, I could get together and pitch a series of seven movies that would star me in them in which I would be 32 years old from now until kingdom come. Anybody can now recreate themselves at any age they are by way of AI or deepfake technology.’
He added: ‘I could be hit by a bus tomorrow, and that’s it, but performances can go on and on and on and on. And outside of the understanding that it’s been done with AI or deepfake, there’ll be nothing to tell you that it’s not me and me alone. And it’s going to have some degree of lifelike quality. That’s certainly an artistic challenge, but it’s also a legal one.’
