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Was Lily-Rose Depp’s Tongue Real in ‘Nosferatu’? Creative Team Explains
Nosferatu’s creative team detailed the makeup and prosthetics procedures in the gothic-horror
FOCUS FEATURES Lily-Rose Depp delivered a standout performance as the possessed Ellen in Nosferatu — but how much makeup and effects went into helping her bring the character’s most haunting moments to life? While Depp contorts and contracts her body most impressively throughout the film, a particularly memorable scene shows Ellen being entirely taken over by evil, causing her tongue to extend to an unusual degree — and leaving audiences questioning if it was real or a prosthetic. As far as how the team — who are nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the — pulled the scene off, Nosferatu ’s hair department lead, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, gave some insight, telling Us there was a “lot of collaboration and resetting” to ensure the moment resonated as viscerally as possible.
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