There Are More Than 3,500 Wigs in “Wicked”—Interview
In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special effects makeup, and more are …
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For Saturday Night, the Cast Shaved Their Brows, Grew ‘Staches, and Got Horrible Haircuts—See Photos
That meant the hair and makeup departments were tasked not with creating exact replicas of the original cast but instead playing subtle tricks on the eyes and mind. “When doing …
Channing Tatum’s Veneers Are a Character All Their Own in Blink Twice
In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special effects makeup, and more are …
Nicola Coughlin Wears More Than $55,000 Worth of Wigs in “Bridgerton” Season 3 Part 1
In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special effects makeup, and more are …
Zendaya Ages 15 Years Without a Stitch of CGI or Prosthetic Makeup in “Challengers”
No prosthetics, old-age makeup, or digital aging was used to show the passage of time in Challengers. Instead, it mostly boils down to some excellent wigs. For example, Zendaya’s moodboard …
Halle Bailey’s Little Mermaid Locs Are Hiding Under Her Wig in The Color Purple — Interview
While there’s a familiarity to this story, it spans several decades from 1906 to 1947, so we see young Celie (Phylicia Pearl Mpas), her sister Nettie (Halle Bailey), and blues …
How The Iron Claw Cast Transformed into ‘80s Wrestling Superstars
The Iron Claw follows the Von Erich family and is based on a true story about four brothers from Texas who lived to wrestle and made history doing so under …
Emma Stone Wore Nearly Four Feet of Hair Extensions For Her Role in ‘Poor Things’
“[The hair] is kind of its own character,” Stacey says. “It says something about who she is. It’s this constant reminder of this really stark, jet-black hair against all this …
To Play Priscilla Presley, Cailee Spaeny Wore $50,000 Worth of Wigs — See Photos
“I went with a similar color to her first wig,” says Furey. “I was trying to show [with the hair throughout the film] she’s [first] an innocent young girl — …
If Someone on TV Looks Perfect, They Probably Had “Digital Work” Done
In 2021, I spoke with visual effects artist Rod Maxwell for an Allure story on how special makeup effects worked with digital effects like CGI. Maxwell relayed that in his …