It’s time for the Forrest Gump reunion! Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are set to come together with director Robert Zemeckis for their upcoming film titled Here. The trio previously worked on their 1994 Oscar-winning film. In a fresh update, Vanity Fair has unveiled a new set of pictures featuring a de-aged Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. The images show various scenes from the ‘time-bending’ film, including a Christmas scene, a wedding scene, a birthday scene and various glimpses from one’s household.

According to the post, the film has been shot from a single, unchanging perspective with more than a century of plays during the 104-minute story. “The POV of the film never moves, even as the decades race by. Hanks plays a baby boomer named Richard, who traverses the decades thanks to traditional makeup and digital de-aging effects,” it adds. Hanks and Wright have portrayed the central couple as Richard and Margaret, respectively. While their performances will remain the main focus, it is the combination of makeup and digital effects that leaves a stronger impression.

Hanks will show a character’s evolution, beginning from a teenager to an octogenarian, whereas Wright will also embody various stages of her life from a young woman to an older matriarch.

Based on Richard McGuire’s 2014 graphic novel of the same, here will offer a sneak peek into the lives of the people who have lived in the same household for over a century.

Forrest Gump Director On De-Aging Actors

Speaking about the film, Robert Zemeckis told VF, “The single perspective never changes, but everything around it does. It’s actually never been done before. There are similar scenes in very early silent movies before the language of montage was invented. But other than that, yeah, it was a risky venture.” He also explained that it is an interesting way to meditate on mortality and tap into the universal theme.

Zemeckis also opened up about using de-ageing technology and makeup effects to make his actors smoothly transition in the decades-spanning film. “I’ve always been, for some reason, labelled as this visual effects guy. But those were always there to serve as the character arc. There’s always been a restlessness in trying. I’ve always thought that our job as filmmakers is to show the audience things that they don’t see in real life. It only works because the performances are so good,” he said.

With such fresh experimentation, it is yet to be known how viewers embrace the change. Here will release in theatres on November 15, 2024.