Stranger Things Season 4: Meet Millie Bobby Brown's DoppelgngerSee Pics

If you've been watching the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix, you may have wondered whether Eleven's flashbacks were filmed years ago or were created with the help of some CGI magicperhaps a digital de-aging technique like the one used to make Robert De Niro appear younger in The Irishman.

If you've been watching the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix, you may have wondered whether Eleven's flashbacks were filmed years ago or were created with the help of some CGI magic—perhaps a digital de-aging technique like the one used to make Robert De Niro appear younger in The Irishman.

“CGI younger eleven scarier than the actual monsters,” tweeted one fan

Because the internet is just one overused meme after another, many compared young Eleven to the very awkward-looking baby from the Twilight series—a pretty unfair comparison since baby Renesmee was terrifying.

But as it turns out, flashback Eleven is neither CGI nor young Millie Bobby Brown, the actor who plays the otherworldly character: She's just the product of really good casting, acting, and directing. 

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On Twitter, the official Stranger Things writers account revealed that young Eleven is played by the actor Martie Blair. With Brown's help, she transformed into her mini me. 

“Shout-out to Martie Blair, who played young Eleven, and to Millie, who directed her every step of the way,” they wrote on Twitter. (Brown, now 18, started filming the series around age 11. Season one was released in 2016.)

More than 37,000 people retweeted the post, which also has more than 400,000 likes. Fans reacted in the thread with GIFs of shock and awe, applauding the amazing behind-the-scenes work. One user admitted, “Not gonna lie I thought they just de-aged Millie. I did not realize this was a completely different person.”

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