Actors Who Had Incredibly Long Movie Makeup Transformations

Nathan Johnson Published 07/27/2016 in wow

Some roles require only some powder and eyeliner, but for others, it takes a LOT more.

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1.
Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2.
Pitt spend 5 hours in the makeup chair to prepare for his role as the man who aged in reverse.
3.
John Matuszak- The Goonies
4.
The facial deformities that are made up of 15 prosthetic layers took 5 hours as well.
5.
Michael Chiklis- Fantastic Four
6.
After Chiklis fought to have a real costume instead of CGI, he spent 3 hours everyday in makeup.
7.
John Travolta- Hairspray
8.
Travolta needed a 30-pound fat suit and 4 hours to turn into Edna Turnblad.
9.
Dave Bautista- Guardians of the Galaxy
10.
Chris Pratt explained that although Bautista had to stand for 5 hours everyday, he never complained once.
11.
Doug Bradley- Hellraiser
12.
All those pins for Pinhead took 6 hours to get perfect.
13.
Ralph Fiennes- Harry Potter
14.
It took 2 and a half hours to completely nail lord Voldemort's no-nose look.
15.
Gwyneth Paltrow- Shallow Hal
16.
Paltrow spend 4 hours in makeup and wore a custom 25 pound fat suit as well as prosthetics.
17.
Jeff Goldblum- The Fly
18.
5 hours and 5 pounds of prosthetic makeup made the character Seth Bundle look super creepy.
19.
Nicole Kidman- The Hours
20.
In order to play Virginia Woolf, Kidman spent 3 hours in the makeup chair and donned a rather large fake nose.
21.
Ron Perlman- Hellboy
22.
It took 4 house to get Perlman looking extra hellish.
23.
John Hurt- The Elephant Man
24.
Hurt spend 7-8 hours in makeup starting at 5am, and he only worked alternate days due to his strain.
25.
Tommy Lee Jones- Batman Forever
26.
Four hours got Jones in Two Face shape.
27.
Arnold Schwarzenegger- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
28.
T800 was created in 5 hours everyday.
29.
Robert Englund- A Nightmare on Elm Street
30.
Edlund turned into Freddy Krueger in 3 hours.
31.
Idris Elba- Star Trek Beyond
32.
Elba's costume team spend 4 hours getting him into tip-top Krall shape.
33.
Marion Cotillard- La Vie en Rose
34.
It took Cotillard 5 hours to turn into French cabaret singer Edith Piaf.
35.
Jim Carrey- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
36.
Carrey had to spend 8 hours getting ready every day... before he started the real job of... you know, acting.
37.
Rebecca Romijn- X-men
38.
Romijn's transformation took a whopping 9 hours. The costume had 110 prostheses and covered 60% of her body.

1.
Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2.
Pitt spend 5 hours in the makeup chair to prepare for his role as the man who aged in reverse.
3.
John Matuszak- The Goonies
4.
The facial deformities that are made up of 15 prosthetic layers took 5 hours as well.
5.
Michael Chiklis- Fantastic Four
6.
After Chiklis fought to have a real costume instead of CGI, he spent 3 hours everyday in makeup.
7.
John Travolta- Hairspray
8.
Travolta needed a 30-pound fat suit and 4 hours to turn into Edna Turnblad.
9.
Dave Bautista- Guardians of the Galaxy
10.
Chris Pratt explained that although Bautista had to stand for 5 hours everyday, he never complained once.
11.
Doug Bradley- Hellraiser
12.
All those pins for Pinhead took 6 hours to get perfect.
13.
Ralph Fiennes- Harry Potter
14.
It took 2 and a half hours to completely nail lord Voldemort's no-nose look.
15.
Gwyneth Paltrow- Shallow Hal
16.
Paltrow spend 4 hours in makeup and wore a custom 25 pound fat suit as well as prosthetics.
17.
Jeff Goldblum- The Fly
18.
5 hours and 5 pounds of prosthetic makeup made the character Seth Bundle look super creepy.
19.
Nicole Kidman- The Hours
20.
In order to play Virginia Woolf, Kidman spent 3 hours in the makeup chair and donned a rather large fake nose.
21.
Ron Perlman- Hellboy
22.
It took 4 house to get Perlman looking extra hellish.
23.
John Hurt- The Elephant Man
24.
Hurt spend 7-8 hours in makeup starting at 5am, and he only worked alternate days due to his strain.
25.
Tommy Lee Jones- Batman Forever
26.
Four hours got Jones in Two Face shape.
27.
Arnold Schwarzenegger- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
28.
T800 was created in 5 hours everyday.
29.
Robert Englund- A Nightmare on Elm Street
30.
Edlund turned into Freddy Krueger in 3 hours.
31.
Idris Elba- Star Trek Beyond
32.
Elba's costume team spend 4 hours getting him into tip-top Krall shape.
33.
Marion Cotillard- La Vie en Rose
34.
It took Cotillard 5 hours to turn into French cabaret singer Edith Piaf.
35.
Jim Carrey- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
36.
Carrey had to spend 8 hours getting ready every day... before he started the real job of... you know, acting.
37.
Rebecca Romijn- X-men
38.
Romijn's transformation took a whopping 9 hours. The costume had 110 prostheses and covered 60% of her body.