AVENGERS: ENDGAME BTS Stills Reveal How Chris Evans Was Transformed Into "Old Man Cap"

AVENGERS: ENDGAME BTS Stills Reveal How Chris Evans Was Transformed Into "Old Man Cap"

Some new behind-the-scenes images from Avengers: Endgame have been shared online, and they give us a closer look at the process which transformed Chris Evans into old Steve Rogers at the end of the movie.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 06, 2019 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Endgame
At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers traveled into the past to return the Infinity Stones, but ultimately decided to live out the life he never got to have with his true love, Peggy Carter.

After many years, he did return to the same spot to hand the shield - and mantle of Captain America - over to Sam Wilson, but by then he was well into his 80s, possibly even 90s.

We know that "Old Man Cap" was brought to life via a mixture of prosthetics and CGI, and now some new behind-the-scenes shots (via beforesandafters.com) give us a closer look at the work that went into aging-up actor Chris Evans.

Check out the images by hitting the "View List" button below. Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital platforms, and will hit Blu-ray on August 13.



Evans donned old-age make-up and tracking markers while shooting the scene. VFX would be added in post to fully achieve the desired effect.



So that the team at Lola VFX would have some reference points to work from, an older actor named Patrick Gorman was brought in to double for Evans and mimic his movements in the scene to the best of his ability.


The final product. Marvel really does seem to be head and shoulders above other studios when it comes to these aging/de-aging effects, and has arguably perfected the process.
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BertieGregory
BertieGregory - 8/6/2019, 7:16 AM
"Marvel really does seem to be head and shoulders above other studios when it comes to these aging/de-aging effects"

It's not Marvel, they work with many effects houses on different effects.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 8/6/2019, 7:19 AM
This is so cool.

I re-watched the movie over the weekend. Third viewing since release, I still bawled like a baby.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 8/6/2019, 7:24 AM
Interesting that they did a similar thing here with a double that they did in The First Avenger with skinny Steve having a double as reference. Interesting behind the scenes bookend of the character and actor coming full circle
inkniron
inkniron - 8/6/2019, 7:26 AM
Wait? He didn't actually time travel? Mind blown.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 8/6/2019, 7:29 AM
I've already headcanon'd the fan theory that Old Man Steve was going to be the movie's Stan Lee cameo.
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 8/6/2019, 7:45 AM
The effects were extremely well done, looked practical in the film. Could have been a cool opportunity for a Clint Eastwood cameo, looks pretty close to his likeness. Also, I watched this on digital the other night, after seeing it 3 times in the theatre. It was like a weirdly different viewing experience, still super positive, but the runtime FLEW by, I was more emotional than I was the first few times and I felt the gravity of the loss by the end more than I think I did in the theatre. Left me feeling very positive and that I really enjoyed the film, but also so sad we'll never see the original six on screen together again.

Idk why, I always felt I needed to sit by myself and watch this movie alone to really soak everything in, and I'm glad I did. I couldn't get enough. Also, by the time I saw it for a fourth time, any flaws (of course there are some) that I'd already analyzed for months, dissolved as I watched again, it was a perfect viewing experience, despite its flaws, they just really didn't matter to me this time and I enjoyed this movie in bizarre perfect way even though I'd already seen it. Infinity War is I believe a perfect movie and this one was ranked a little lower for me because of its faults but my God, the feeling I had watching this the other night, it may be tied,now. Idk, I just wanted to see it again, I didn't expect it to grip me so much on a 4th viewing, but it did and I had to tell yall.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 8/6/2019, 11:23 AM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - the first few seconds in the theatre I thought it was Clint Eastwood playing Steve Rogers.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/6/2019, 7:51 AM
KWilly
KWilly - 8/6/2019, 7:53 AM
Man... when I first saw Endgame, I thought they just hired some old dude with edited ADR for this scene. Had no idea it was actually Evans. Nice job Marvel.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/6/2019, 7:54 AM
It's not just this scene, but I think the whole movie is packed with stellar cgi. In my opinion definitely one of the best Marvel movies in terms of cgi really
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 8/6/2019, 8:09 AM
Yeah, I think that they went a little too far, myself... I had to struggle to see Evans under the effect the first time. The old age make-up work that they did by itself is extraordinary... could have finished it out around his mouth and called it a day.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 8/6/2019, 11:06 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - He wasnt actually 70 though. He was frozen.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 8/6/2019, 5:03 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - So basically..... He's really really old lol. I'd really love to have old Steve in Falcon and Winter Soldier.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 8/6/2019, 8:48 AM
When I first saw that thumbnail out of the corner of my eye I thought it was Daniel Craig.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 8/6/2019, 10:48 AM
The makeup work was great, but I love what they were able to achieve with the help of the VFX. It has the familiarity of it still being Evans while making him feel transformed enough to really communicate that he's lived a whole lifetime since we saw him leave.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/6/2019, 11:35 AM
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/6/2019, 12:48 PM
Off topic: Welcome to bizzaro world, where the Dora the Explorer live action movie currently has an 83% on Rottentomatoes. 🤤 🤣
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dora_and_the_lost_city_of_gold
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