Aug 17, 2017 20:00:00

What is the 'digital double' who replaced Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen in the movie 'Logan'?

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LOGAN ' released in June 2017 was the last movie in which we could see Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman and Professor X played by Patrick Stewart. One of the highlights of this movie is the battle between Wolverine and Laura played by Dafne Keen, but of course, some of the scenes were dangerous, so they were not all played by the real Wolverines. Image Engine, the production company, reveals the secrets of the ' digital double ' used in the film.

LOGAN | Logan Digital Double | Image Engine VFX on Vimeo


The limousine chase scene in 'Logan' looks like Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine, is in the driver's seat, but what actually happened?

On the left is the 'FINAL COMP' after final adjustments, and on the right is the filmed material (PLATE).

From this, we can see that during filming, a

body double with a similar build to Hugh Jackman was used.

Cleaning up the footage.

Layering CG materials.

Adjust the lighting.

After getting the clothes ready, it was time for the final look. No matter how you look at it, it looks like Hugh Jackman is driving.

This is a scene in which Wolverine attacks enemies in the forest who are targeting the young girl, Laura, and her friends.

Wolverine shows a beast-like expression of rage.

This scene was shot using four different materials.

This is where the ' digital double ' comes in, a digital version of the 'body double,' a person used to stand in for an actor.

To create the digital double, the original scan data of Hugh Jackman was used to model him, with the facial hair and other details being adjusted to match the appearance in the film.

Rather than simply scanning his face, we had Hugh Jackman try out as many different facial expressions as possible.

Then, we add facial expressions to the completed model. The facial expression that the model will have is shown on the left side of the image. The facial artist makes detailed adjustments to the shape of the eyebrows, the raising and lowering of the mouth, the movement of the facial muscles, etc.

It gave me that 'Wolverine with clenched teeth' look.

Here's what the capture looks like. Cameras are set up in all four directions, capturing every expression under a variety of lighting conditions.

The result is a digital double that looks identical to the real Hugh Jackman. On the left is the real Hugh Jackman, and on the right is a CG rendering.

Even in extreme lighting, Wolverine looks very natural.

If you were watching the movie without any prior knowledge, it would be virtually impossible to tell which parts were Hugh Jackman and which parts were digital doubles.

Similar footage has been released for Dafne Keen's character Laura.

LOGAN | Laura Digital Double | Image Engine VFX on Vimeo


Here too, a digital double roller is produced through a similar process.

Dafne Keen shows a variety of expressions, from joy to anger, sadness and happiness.

The angry face of Laura is also recreated in this way.

On the left is Dafne Keen, and on the right is her CG-rendered digital double.

Even the eyes are rendered so accurately that it is extremely difficult to tell which part of the image is actually the person in question.

In the scene where Laura attacks an armed soldier, it's easy to imagine that Dafne Keen would never have been able to do that.

The finished video is on the left, the material on the right.

It turns out that during filming, a body double was wearing wires to perform the action scenes.

This scene includes the action of Laura jumping onto the limousine as it starts to move.

At the time of the photo, only the car was present.

A digital double of Laura was added later.

Just recently, it was reported

that Tom Cruise broke his ankle during a stunt gone wrong while filming 'Mission: Impossible 6,' delaying filming by up to three months . If an actor were to get injured, it would have a major impact on the film, so it makes sense that a digital double would be used. Of course, even when using a digital double, there are still parts where the body double is actually playing the role, so their safety must be properly ensured.

Incidentally, not only digital doubles are used, but also vast aerial scenes where a stage cannot be prepared are often created using CG.

LOGAN | Environments | Image Engine VFX on Vimeo


In the scene where Wolverine runs into the woods to stop the armed group, a man in a white shirt is seen in the bottom center of the screen.

In reality, the scene of Wolverine running was shot elsewhere and then stitched into the scene.

A stretcher being hoisted by a crane.

Grass and buildings will be placed.

The cliffs have also been laid out, and the background of the previous scene is complete. This was created using full CG and digital matte painting.

Also, the scene where the reconnaissance drone finds the building looks completely different from the original material.

To begin with, this building and the surrounding trees were all created using CG...

Then we put a drone on top of that.

This is how the final video was completed.