20 Upcoming Movies That Just Made Incredibly Smart Decisions

When the great Terence Stamp passed away back in August, it was simply assumed that he would therefore be unable to take part in the upcoming sequel to 1994's classic comedy The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

But back in September, returning writer-director Stephan Elliott confirmed that Stamp had actually already "pre-shot" his scenes as one of the film's three protagonists, Bernadette, in the months prior to his death.

An 87-year-old Stamp, well aware he wasn't getting any younger, agreed to shoot all of his scenes before the rest of production, with the actor performing his entire role in front of a nine camera array. 

This will then allow it to be digitally pasted over a stand-in who will be present for the main shoot.

It's certainly a risky strategy to preserve Stamp's role in the film, but absolutely preferable to using a CGI/AI deepfake of the actor, as his pre-shot performance will still be the essence of Bernadette on screen.

Considering that Stamp completed his scenes only shortly before he passed away in August, it was definitely the right call. 

Now we can only hope that the technical aspects make Stamp's role feel wholly convincing in the final film.