Actors Who Looked Unrecognizable In Their Character's Makeup
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Published 2021-09-24
It can be surreal to see a before and after picture of an actor when their role requires a major transformation. However, have you ever wondered what really goes into the process of transforming someone like Ryan Reynolds into Deadpool or Bill Skarsgard into Pennywise? The short answer? A lot. Including hours in the makeup chair before and after shooting and months of prepping and practice even before they get to set.
While the transformations may look epic in the end, the process is gruesome, and sometimes even acting in character with prosthetics and makeup is a challenge in itself. There are some actors who describe it as trying to show emotions through pieces of glued-on plastic.
Sometimes the transformations are more subtle like Margot Robbie’s character of Elizabeth in Mary, Queen of Scots. Nevertheless, they’re just as shocking and just as time-consuming and really showcase the talent of the many Hollywood makeup artists and special effects professionals.
Ready to find out what goes into these major Hollywood transformations? Make sure to tell us which before and after you were most shocked to see unravel in the comment section below. Thanks for watching!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Daniel Radcliffe (Horns)
01:17 Margot Robbie (Mary Queen of Scots)
01:56 Jacob Tremblay (Wonder)
02:41 Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool)
03:14 Karen Gillan (Avengers)
03:55 Johnny Depp (Fantastic Beasts)
04:21 Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland)
04:56 Oscar Isaac in X-Men (Apocalypse)
05:37 Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy)
06:07 Richard Brake (Game of Thrones)
06:38 Susan Sarandon (Enchanted)
07:02 Halle Berry (Cloud Atlas)
07:36 Bill Skarsgård (IT)
08:16 Steve Carrell (FoxCatcher)
08:43 Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story)
09:09 Outro
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All Comments (21)
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The magic of makeup, prosthetics and visual effects 👍😍
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Sometimes these transformations are done for the purpose of adapting a non-human character to the screen, sometimes they’re done to help an A-list movie star disappear into a dramatic role, and sometimes they’re done for purely comedic effect. In any case, the success of these transformations relies on the believability of the makeup effects, as well as the ability of the actor to adapt their mannerisms and persona to completely become someone else.
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No one gonna talk about the Voldemort's appearences in every episode of Harry Potter even though its not much Harry potter transformations are one of my favourites and yes ! I'm a potterhead their is nothing wrong with still loving them 🤷
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Eddie Murphy has made a film career out of unrecognizable makeup, Coming to America, he broke new ground, playing four different characters. Impressive makeup and costuming effects, as well as his talent for character creating, resulted in four hilarious, diverse performances. Murphy continued the trend with the little-seen Vampire in Brooklyn, and more famously in The Nutty Professor I and II.
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My fav transformation was Daniel’s
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My favourite is daniel
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Props to those makeup artists!
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I love how there is a clip from when they were shooting IT like at one scene it was when he ran to the girl (idk if its from the first or second movie) and then after they stopped the camera he went "Are you okay? Did I scare you?" Like he was so caring for that child!
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Robin Williams as Mrs Doubtfire should have been on this list, Tim Curry as ‘The Darkness’ from the film ‘Legend’ (or Robert Piccardo as Meg Mucklebones, also from Legend) Angelica Houston and her 5 HOUR makeup into the Grand High Witch from the film ‘The Witches’, Rebecca Romijn as ‘Mystique’ in the X-Men films (Her first transformation was 7 hours) these are bigger more extreme examples of makeup changes in terms of application / removal times and visual appearance upon completion.
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Don't forget Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka!
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Nice videos😎😎
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If I have to shave my head to play a seen yall are gonna have to find a diff actress :,] even though the actress who had to shave her head looks really good with or without it😍
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5:38 Dave Bautista is still recognizable as Drax. Even with the makeup on. Most likely due to his physique.
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What about Gary Oldman in The Darkest Hours?
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wow
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Bro I did not even know Oscar issacs was apocalypse
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Could I have a shoutout?
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Dedication
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How about Dorothy from doom patrol
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margot robbie look more unrecognizable with harley quinn for me
