Even though the debut of Amazon’s Fallout series took place a little while ago on the 2024 TV schedule , there’s still plenty to discuss in the wake of Prime Video’s explosive hit. And as the wait for Fallout Season 2 begins, part of the discussion keeps circling back to the impressive makeup done to transform Walton Goggins ’ handsome actor Cooper Howard into the wasteland anti-hero simply known as “The Ghoul.” The man himself is contributing to that conversation yet again, comparing the makeup experience of this Bethesda games adaptation to getting into a Ferrari.
At least, that’s what his chat with The Independent seemed to imply, with his full remarks reading thusly: Once I got it on, it was like getting into a Ferrari. You’re like, how fast can this go? What are the limitations of it? I can’t fit a lot of groceries in a fucking Ferrari, you know. In order to make Goggins fit The Ghoul’s “melted candle” description , the process described in the interview was clocked in between the range of “under two” and five hours of prosthetic work.
Even for a mere facial appliance, that's a pretty admirable amount of evolution when it comes to the timeframe at work. Naturally, the process started at the higher end, and gradually it improved in its efficiency. This makes sense as this process aligns with the stories we’ve heard from actors who have spent hours going through full-body transformations, like Jennifer Lawrence and Rebecca Romijn, who both pla.
