Acting is never easy. It takes not only skill but months of attempts to feel your character and learn their slightest gestures, facial expressions, their ups and downs. Yet sometimes even this effort isn’t enough, and here come the makeup artists. They can turn actors into otherworldly creatures, make them 30 years older, and even change their gender!
Here presents you with a list of 20 unbelievable transformations actors underwent to perform in our favorite movies. We hope you enjoy it.
Karen Gillan — Nebula, Guardians of the Galaxy
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Tilda Swinton — Madame Blanc, Suspiria
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Christian Bale — Trevor Reznik, The Machinist
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Oscar Isaac — Apocalypse, X-Men: Apocalypse
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Hugh Grant — Kona Chief, Cloud Atlas
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Tom Cruise — Les Grossman, Tropic Thunder
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Chris Hemsworth — Owen Chase, In the Heart of the Sea
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Johnny Depp — Whitey Bulger, Black Mass
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Carice van Houten — Melisandre, Game of Thrones
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Cate Blanchett — Hobo, Manifesto
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Gary Oldman — Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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Brad Pitt — Benjamin Button, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Doug Jones — The Faun, Pan’s Labyrinth
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Ryan Reynolds — Deadpool, Deadpool
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Jared Leto — Nemo, Mr. Nobody
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Ron Perlman — Hellboy, Hellboy
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Vanessa Hudgens — Agnes Bailey, Gimme Shelter
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Hugo Weaving — Red Skull, Captain America: The First Avenger
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Meryl Streep — Rabbi, Angels in America
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Eddie Murphy — Saul, Coming to America
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And these are far from all — the list might be endless! The world is full of amazing actors!
Which transformation did you like the most? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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