Check Out The Incredible Makeup Design of Deadpool 2
Earlier today we published our interview with Deadpool 2 makeup designer Bill Corso, and now, we’re sharing some brand new behind-the-scenes images that showcase the incredible work he and his team did. The most obvious—and crucial—makeup design was making sure Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) was just as hideous as we remember him from 2016’s Deadpool, but Reynolds asked Corso if he could find a way to cut down the amount of time it would take to turn the actor’s handsome mug into the Merc with the Mouth’s signature freak show of mottled,
Deadpool 2‘s Makeup Designer Bill Corso on Creating Wade’s Brutal Face
Makeup designer Bill Corso earned an Emmy Award nomination for crafting jowls and big ears for Bryan Cranston so he could look like President Lyndon Johnson in All the Way. But more often, Corso traffics in the realm of the fantastical as he does with Deadpool 2. Re-teaming with star Ryan Reynolds, Corso devised the hideous skin of cancer patient/medical experiment/mercenary Wade Wilson, whose mottled face appears in close-up during movie’s opening sequence.
Oscar-Nominated SFX Makeup Artist Arjen Tuiten on the Immense Responsibility of Working on Wonder
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, while publishing new interviews throughout the week. Wonder makeup SFX artist Arjen Tuiten is nominated for Makeup & Hairstyling. Also nomianted are Kazuhiro Tsjuji, David Malinowski & Lucy Sibbick (Darkest Hour) and Daniel Phillips & Lou Sheppard (Victoria Abdul).
The last time we spoke to special effects makeup artist Arjen Tuiten,
How I, Tonya‘s Makeup Department Head Helped Craft one of the Best Scenes in 2017
Arguably the most emotionally riveting moment in the hit film I, Tonya, happens in front of a makeup mirror.
The movie chronicles the life of figure skater Tonya Harding, who was implicated in a vicious assault on her rival skater Nancy Kerrigan shortly before the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
In the scene, Harding, played by Margot Robbie, sits alone in a darkened, silent room staring grimly at her reflection.
Oscar Watch: SFX Makeup Artist Arjen Tuiten on the Immense Responsibility of Working on Wonder
The last time we spoke to special effects makeup artist Arjen Tuiten, he was explaining the laborious but successful transformation of Woody Harrelson into our 36th president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, for Rob Reiner’s LBJ. Working alongside makeup designer Ve Neil, Tuiten crafted new teeth, ears, age spots, freckles, and jowls for Harrelson. Becoming LJB also required reshaping Harrelson’s head so it matched the 6’4″ Texan’s, and the entire transformation process is one that no actor likes.
