Actors frequently have to go through a lot to land that specific role they’ve always wanted. Even with today’s advanced CGI that may genuinely amaze, it appears that some things are still better done the old-fashioned way – with makeup and hair artists, costume designers, and other such skilled individuals. We can travel across time, become engaged in the apparent realism of a fairy tale, or find ourselves in a very horrific nightmare thanks to them.
Heath Ledger — Joker
The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt — Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Maïwenn Le Besco — Diva Plavalaguna
The Fifth Element
Ralph Fiennes — Lord Voldemort
The Harry Potter films
Gary Oldman — Dracula
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Robin Williams — Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
Jim Carrey — Grinch
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
John Leguizamo — Clown
Spawn
Danny DeVito — Penguin
Batman Returns
Eddie Murphy — Sherman Klump
The Nutty Professor
Bill Nighy — Davy Jones
Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
Peter Mayhew — Chewbacca
Star Wars
Tim Roth — General Thade
Planet of the Apes
John Travolta — Edna Turnblad
Hairspray
Daveigh Chase — Samara
The Ring
Doug Jones — Abe Sapien
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Helena Bonham Carter — Ari
Planet of the Apes
Robert Downey Jr. — Kirk Lazarus
Tropic Thunder
