SMRTR TechNov 26, 2025Futurism

The New “Stranger Things” Is Using Digital De-Aging Tech After Its Child Actors Kept Growing

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Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season uses digital de-aging technology to make 21-year-old Noah Schnapp appear as his 10-year-old self in flashback sequences, with VFX company Lola swapping his digitally altered face onto child actor Luke Kotokek's body during filming to recreate Will's original Upside Down experience from the first season.

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