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Stellan Skarsgård Refused ‘Pirates’ Motion Capture, Says Hours-Long Makeup Process Is ‘Painful but Worth It’; ‘Dune 2’ Transformation Took 8 Hours
Becoming the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in "Dune: Part Two" required eight hours of makeup.
Stellan Skarsgård revealed to Business Insider that he spent eight hours in the makeup chair in order to transform into the villainous Baron Vladimir Harkonnen for “ Dune: Part Two.” That might seem like an awful experience to some, but for Skarsgård it’s preferred to relying on any kind of VFX for transforming into his characters. Per Business Insider: “He recalled a similar instance almost two decades ago when he played the barnacle-covered Bootstrap Bill in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise. When it came time to choose between wearing prosthetics or simply doing his scenes with motion-capture dots on his face, Skarsgård opted for hours in the makeup chair.”
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