15 Actors Who Transformed So Much That You Might Not Recognize Them
Sometimes, actors wholly adapt to the look of the characters. That means these actors often transform into unique faces or whole bodies, whether they love it. Professional actors never mind that, and they nail it. In some movies, they transform into another person we can barely recognize who is portraying that convincing character. Still, we can't deny that makeup artists have brilliantly created transformations. Also, we can't believe who was behind some of our favorite characters.
Here are 15 actors who truly amazed us by transforming so much that we probably didn't recognize them. Scroll down and enjoy!
#1 Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse.
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Oscar Isaac wore blue makeup and prosthetics to bring his character Apocalypse to life.#2 Nicole Kidman as Virginia Wolf in The Hours.
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The makeup artist of Hour revealed that she took 3 hours a day to transform Nicole Kidman into the homely novelist Virginia for "The Hours."#3 Glenn Close as Gutless in Hook.
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The makeup artists should have won an award for that transformation of Glenn Close.#4 Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein for Maestro.
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Bradley Cooper completely transformed in the drama "Maestro," which serves as his follow-up to Oscar-winner "A Star Is Born."#5 Gary Oldman as Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Gary Oldman even slept in a coffin every night when he was firming Bram Stoker's Dracula.#6 Tilda Swinton as Dianna in Trainwreck.
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Tilda Swinton's physical transformation in "Trainwreck" is considered one of the best.#7 Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy.
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Lily had to spend 4 hours transforming into Pamela Anderson.#8 Emmy Rossum as Angelyne in Angelyne.
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Emmy Rossum used more than 100 different costumes when playing Angerlyne in the same-name film.#9 Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci in House of Gucci.
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Jared Leto revealed that it required a great effort to turn him into his unrecognizable character, Paopl Gucci.#10 Sean Penn as John Mitchell in Gaslit.
Sean Penn used a full face of prosthetics and also wore a bodysuit to change his frame.#11 Charlize Theron as Aileen in Monster.
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Charlize Theron underwent a lot of changes to become Aileen Wuornos in Monster.#12 Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots.
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According to Margot Robbie, her makeup artist Jenny Shircore had an excellent task for her when transforming the actress into Queen Elizabeth I.#13 Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse in Beetle Juice.
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Michael Keaton needed to have a unique appearance in the Beetle Juice.#14 Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
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"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" makeup artists broke down Jessica's Drastic Transformation.#15 Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider's Web.
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Clair Foy appeared barefaced as she avenged. "We wanted her to be ok, as pure as possible, and not to [obscure] her emotions with too much makeup," she explained