Has any movie taking place over long periods ever re-shot scenes with an actor when they are older?
It probably has been done but has any movie that was already released and takes place over a long period of time ever gone back and re-shot the older person scenes with the actor when they are older? Sort of like a directors cut that removes the "fake" older actor and properly puts in the same actor who is now age appropriate.
I know Boyhood did something like this but it was purposely done and filmed over 12 years with the same boy growing up and then it was released once filming wrapped. I am wondering if a completed and released film has ever gone back and replaced the scenes with the same actor, just older. Like if Tom Hanks came back and filmed the end of The Green Mile when he is in the retirement home and they edited out the other actor who played old Tom in 1999.
This question came up when we were discussing the upcoming Scorsese film that is using CGI to de-age the main actors for younger scenes.