Nicolas Cage as Longlegs in the film's unsettling opening sequence Blackbear Between its wave of critical acclaim, the presence of one of Hollywood’s most intriguing A-list actors and even its own alphabet to decode, there’s plenty to sink your teeth into when it comes to the new horror movie Longlegs. Nicolas Cage underwent another of his trademark transformations to play the titular serial killer, donning elaborate facial prosthetics to make him completely unrecognisable in the role. Advertisement And all of that work pays off, with the Oscar winner totally disappearing into the character of Longlegs, whose image is completely obscured from all of the film’s promotional material and is actually only revealed fully within the movie as the action unfolds.
The question is – how exactly did the team settle on Longlegs’ physical appearance Nicolas Cage via Associated Press According to Polygon , director Osman Goode had a “ glam rock vibe in his head” when putting together the character, before deciding the character should look as though he’s had several botched facial surgeries. “His jam is really that he’s trying to make himself beautiful for the devil,” special effects makeup artist Harlow MacFarlane explained. “He’s in love with the Devil, and he’s trying to impress the Devil, so he’s gone through all these plastic surgery botch jobs to make himself look as pretty as he can for the Devil.
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