Rolling Stones Unveil ‘In the Stars’ Video With De-Aged Deepfakes and Odessa A’zion

Director Francois Rousselet used Deep Voodoo deepfake technology to render Jagger, Richards, and Wood as they looked roughly 50 years ago.

The Rolling Stones have released the music video for ‘In the Stars,’ the second single from their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, due July 10. Directed by Francois Rousselet and featuring actress Odessa A’zion, the clip uses deepfake technology to de-age Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood to roughly how they appeared half a century ago, previewing an album recorded at London’s Metropolis Studios.

Deep Voodoo Brings a Younger Stones Back to Life

Rousselet, who previously directed Stones videos featuring Sydney Sweeney and Kristen Stewart, deployed Deep Voodoo deepfake technology to render Jagger, Richards, and Wood as younger versions of themselves. The de-aged trio performs ‘In the Stars’ to a house party crowd in the clip, which grows increasingly surrealistic with multiple drummers and guitarists filling the frame.

A’zion, nominated for a BAFTA for her role in Marty Supreme, dances alongside the digitally rejuvenated band. She is the latest in a long line of actors to appear in Stones videos, a roster that has included Paul Mescal, Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, and Angelina Jolie, among others.

A’zion made clear the significance of the moment for her. ‘Are you kidding me? It’s my dream,’ she said in a statement. ‘The first record that I ever got that I listened to from start to finish was Tattoo You. I’m obsessed with the Rolling Stones. This is in my bucket list for sure.’

Foreign Tongues: Guest Stars, Charlie Watts, and a Full Track List

The video arrives as a preview of Foreign Tongues, recorded at Metropolis Studios in London and set for release on July 10. The album carries a notable roster of guest contributors: Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, the Cure’s Robert Smith, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith all appear, along with a special appearance by the band’s late drummer Charlie Watts.

Jagger offered a glimpse of the Watts collaboration at a press event, describing it as a track recorded in Los Angeles. ‘We did that in L.A. with Charlie,’ he said. ‘It’s a real fast punk rocker. It’s a super-fast song.’ He declined to identify the specific track.

Ronnie Wood revealed on The Tonight Show that the album includes the band’s rendition of Amy Winehouse’s ‘You Know I’m No Good.’ The album’s lead single, ‘Rough and Twisted,’ was released previously.

The full Foreign Tongues track list:

• 1. Rough and Twisted
• 2. In the Stars
• 3. Jealous Lover
• 4. Mr. Charm
• 5. Divine Intervention
• 6. Ringing Hollow
• 7. Never Wanna Lose You
• 8. Hit Me in the Head
• 9. You Know I’m No Good
• 10. Some of Us
• 11. Covered in You
• 12. Side Effects
• 13. Back in Your Life
• 14. Beautiful Delilah

What we know

• The ‘In the Stars’ music video was directed by Francois Rousselet and uses Deep Voodoo deepfake technology to de-age Jagger, Richards, and Wood.
• Actress Odessa A’zion, nominated for a BAFTA for her role in Marty Supreme, stars in the video.
• Foreign Tongues was recorded at Metropolis Studios in London and is scheduled for release on July 10.
• Guest artists on the album include Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, Robert Smith of the Cure, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a special appearance by the late Charlie Watts.
• Jagger described the Charlie Watts collaboration as ‘a real fast punk rocker’ recorded in Los Angeles, but did not name the specific track.
• Ronnie Wood revealed on The Tonight Show that the album includes a cover of Amy Winehouse’s ‘You Know I’m No Good.’
• The album contains 14 tracks, with ‘Rough and Twisted’ as the lead track.

The take

The deepfake de-aging of Jagger, Richards, and Wood is the most technically ambitious move the Stones have made in their video catalog, and it lands at a moment when the technology is becoming a genuine creative tool rather than a novelty. Rousselet’s use of Deep Voodoo follows the same pipeline that Peter Jackson’s team pioneered for de-aging archival footage, and it raises the same questions about authenticity that have followed the band since Charlie Watts’ death in 2021. Presenting a digitally younger band performing new material is a deliberate artistic statement, not just a marketing trick; it collapses the distance between the Stones of Exile on Main St. and the band making records today.

The guest list on Foreign Tongues is equally telling. Paul McCartney and Steve Winwood represent the band’s generational peers, while Chad Smith and Robert Smith signal a reach across genre lines that the Stones have always maintained. The inclusion of a posthumous Watts track continues a practice the industry has seen more frequently since the pandemic era accelerated archival projects, from ABBA’s Voyage to posthumous releases by Tom Petty and others. For a band now operating as a trio, honoring Watts this way carries obvious emotional weight. Covering Amy Winehouse, meanwhile, is a nod to a London lineage the Stones have always claimed; Winehouse’s ‘You Know I’m No Good’ is a natural fit for their blues-rooted vocabulary.

Why it matters

Foreign Tongues is the Stones’ first studio album since Hackney Diamonds in 2023, itself their first collection of original material in nearly two decades. The pace of activity signals that Jagger, Richards, and Wood are treating this phase of their career with genuine creative urgency. For Classic Rock fans, the combination of deepfake visuals, a star-studded guest roster, and a posthumous Watts contribution makes this release a cultural event, not just another legacy act album cycle.

What’s next

Foreign Tongues is scheduled for release on July 10. The band has already released two singles from the album: the lead track ‘Rough and Twisted’ and now ‘In the Stars.’ No additional singles or release events have been announced in the available reporting.

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