Netflix subscribers are praising Will Smith in Gemini Man, a sci-fi feature film released in theaters in 2019. Directed by Ang Lee, formerly of Tiger and Dragon, Hulk and The Secret of Brokeback Mountain, he is currently in his first films. platform.
A former soldier specializing in sniper shooting, Henry Brogan now works as an assassin for the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency). After killing a bioterrorist on a train that puts a little girl at great risk, Brogan decides to retire.
Preparing for a well-deserved retirement, he discovers that he has been tricked and that the bioterrorist was actually innocent. Brogan decides to investigate this suspicious case while mercenaries are sent after him, including a mysterious young agent who can predict his every move.
“Junior” (All Digital Will Smith)
This young agent has the look of a young Will Smith, but no digital rejuvenation: “Junior is designed entirely digitally and is 100% performance capture driven” Bill Westenhofer, head of visual effects, explained in the press kit for the film’s release, “Every tear he makes, every punch he makes, absolutely everything we see is pure Will Smith.”. And the actor confirmed:
The first time I saw myself, it was scary. I was. At 23, I was looking at the perfect version of myself, as if someone had erased all my flaws. Cinematically speaking, it’s amazing. This will affect how movies are made and watched from now on.
The feature film offers several moments of bravado between the two Will Smiths, including a motorcycle fight sequence that Ang Lee described as “bike-fu” as the two characters literally hit each other on their motorcycles!
Gemini Man almost never saw the light of day, as it was a project initiated in 1997 that went through the hands of Tony Scott or Joe Carnahan with actors such as Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery or Clint Eastwood. It was abandoned in the 2000s until Ang Lee saved it from oblivion!
The real Will Smith
Considered a box office disappointment, Gemini Man is now finding a new audience on the smaller screen and being re-appreciated. Will you allow yourself to be tempted?
Source: Allocine
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