Overview

• Stephan Elliott says remaining shots will pair a stand-in with CGI face replacement to finish the performance.
• Stamp, who died in August at 87, had insisted he would not be replaced by an AI or digital clone.
• Elliott says all Bernadette material was pre-shot and that he is still working out the technical execution to integrate it.
• The director says the sequel moved forward after Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce agreed to return before the pandemic halted momentum.
• Elliott describes the new film as very unusual and centered on aging, drawing on his recent experiences with Stamp.