7 films, which continued even after the shooting death of the lead actor. Show must go on!

Thanks to the achievements of cinema, absolutely painless dosnyat film, even if the actor, who played the main character, can not continue to participate in the process of shooting. Most revealing are the cases when a person plays a central role in a particular film, death overtakes. Get out of this situation, the creators of films to help as an understudy, and the possibilities of modern technology.

Before you is a selection of seven films shot which managed to continue despite the death of the actor, who played a major role, along with a brief description of the methods resorted to by the creators of the films.

1. "Fast & Furious 7", 2015 He plays the main character actor Paul Walker died in the midst of filming. He was replaced by brothers Caleb and Cody, who are doing very similar to Paul through digital technology. Also, to complete the survey, used episodes actor previously played.



2. "Gladiator", 2000 British actor Oliver Reed died when shooting pictures have not yet been completed. This forced the filmmakers to rewrite the script, limit the appearance of the main character in it. In the end, it turned out that it was necessary to shoot two minutes. To do this, we use doubles, and the shooting took place in the shade. Then I had to create a digital mask of the actor, which is superimposed on an understudy. It is a pleasure filmmakers cost $ 3 million.



3. "Superman Returns", 2006 It was necessary that in the film for a few seconds, the face of the late Marlon Brando. For this footage was taken from an earlier part of the "Superman».



4. "The Raven", 1994 Actor Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, was killed during the shooting when the gun accidentally turned stub, which flew with a blank bullet and mortally wounded the actor. Most of episodes by the time had already been filmed. To finish the job, used a digital mask and doubles.



5. "Game of Death", 1978 The film finished shooting after 5 years after Bruce Lee died. Since no double could not even approximately equal in terms of skill with martial arts guru, had to make in a fictitious plot the death of a hero, with which he was allegedly trying to hold his enemies. Even appeared in the film fragments of the real funeral of the actor. Then the hero is always changing appearance, sticking itself the mustache, the beard. In one scene, a character looking at herself in the mirror, instead of reflecting on which was a picture of the Bruce Lee.



6. "Trail of the Pink Panther", 1982 Peter Sellers died before filming began, but he decided not to seek a replacement. The film was inserted scenes from the films in which the actor appeared earlier. The product turned out not very high quality, as the main character throughout the film not only looks different, but it was also seen against the background of the different seasons that absolutely defies logic.



7. "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", 2010 Heath Ledger left our world immediately after the shooting. The filmmakers decided to keep the few episodes and rewrite the script, which would change the appearance of the hero.



Thanks to the achievements of science and modern technology do not have to cancel the shooting, if you suddenly died actor, who played the protagonist. As these seven films - from any situation you can get out with dignity!

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