12 Movie Characters Seen as Both Young/Old

Yet Quinto’s early Spock plausibly reveals how the young Vulcan might still have had difficulty suppressing his emotions.

Young adult Anakin (Christensen) is the same, only whinier.

His resemblance to Uncle Ralph is just a bonus.

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He even gets Hopkins' mannerisms and speech patterns right.

It’s no wonder then that when they meet they’re so disappointed with each other.

(Extra props to De Niro for playing the part in Italian.)

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Mrs. Brown, Billy Connolly, … | Younger version: Emily Blunt ( The Young Victoria , 2009) Older version: Judi Dench ( Mrs. Brown , 1997) Why it works: Neither plays Victoria

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Younger version: Aaran Thomas, then Gaspard Ulliel ( Hannibal Rising , 2007) Older version: Anthony Hopkins (1991’s The Silence of the Lambs , 2001’s Hannibal

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ralph Fiennes | Younger version: Hero Fiennes-Tiffin ( Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , 2009) Older version: Ralph Fiennes (five Harry Potter films, 2005-11) Why it works:

The Human Stain, Wentworth Miller | Younger version: Wentworth Miller ( The Human Stain , 2003) Older version: Anthony Hopkins ( The Human Stain ) Why it doesn?t work: Miller is

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Slumdog Millionaire, Dev Patel | Younger version: Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, then Tanay Chheda ( Slumdog Millionaire , 2008) Older version: Dev Patel ( Slumdog Millionaire ) Why it works: All

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Bruce Willis | Younger version: Spencer Breslin ( The Kid , 2000) Older version: Bruce Willis ( The Kid ) Why it doesn’t work: Aside from the fact

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My Left Foot | Younger version: Hugh O’Conor ( My Left Foot , 1989) Older version: Daniel Day-Lewis ( My Left Foot ) Why it works: Day-Lewis got all

Terminator 2: Judgement Day Wide-Screen Limited Edition, Edward Furlong | Younger version: Edward Furlong (1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day ) and Nick Stahl (2003’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ) Older version: Christian Bale

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Younger version: Robert De Niro ( The Godfather Part II , 1974) Older version: Marlon Brando ( The Godfather , 1972) Why it works: Both

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Shakespeare in Love, Colin Firth, … | Younger version: Cate Blanchett (1998’s Elizabeth , 2007’s Elizabeth: The Golden Age ) Older version: Judi Dench (1998’s Shakespeare in Love ) Why it works:

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