Costumes are an integral part of an actor’s job, but some are more comfortable and practical than others.In fact, many celebrities have confessed to suffering from various wardrobe malfunctions, as well as hazardous conditions where a type of makeup or a costume has caused significant trouble.Indeed, certain actors have revealed that they have had trouble breathing while wearing extremely tight corsets, while others have admitted to losing all patience due to the lengthy hours spent in the makeup chair.As a result, we atBored Pandaare taking a look at some prominent actors who have exposed the problems they faced with their costumes while shooting a movie.This post may includeaffiliate links.
Costumes are an integral part of an actor’s job, but some are more comfortable and practical than others.
In fact, many celebrities have confessed to suffering from various wardrobe malfunctions, as well as hazardous conditions where a type of makeup or a costume has caused significant trouble.
Indeed, certain actors have revealed that they have had trouble breathing while wearing extremely tight corsets, while others have admitted to losing all patience due to the lengthy hours spent in the makeup chair.
As a result, we atBored Pandaare taking a look at some prominent actors who have exposed the problems they faced with their costumes while shooting a movie.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Jim Carrey hasdescribedthe process of transforming into his iconic Grinch character as “being buried alive every day,” claiming it took eight and a half hours in total.However, Rick Baker, the makeup artist in charge, has recalled it being more like two and a half hours.Jim hated the experience so much that after 92 days of filming, producer Brian Grazer reportedly brought in a man whose job it is to train CIA operatives on how to endure torture in order to help him deal with the pain of the makeup chair.
In 2010, Ryan Reynolds opened up toGQabout playing the Green Lantern for the 2011 movie, while wearing a suit that he found particularly hard to wear.He recalled wearing his iconic green costume: “It’s made of actual woven misery.“Whatever material they’ve used, they’ve managed to make it the most heat-conducting substance known to man.“I literally begged them to just put me in a nonbreathable rubber unitard.“As the 47-year-old actor shot in the sweltering weather of New Orleans, Ryan joked: “It was like shooting an entire movie inside Alec Baldwin.”
Scarlett Johansson, who played Black Widow in The Avengers, toldABC Newsin 2012 that the tight outfit she had to wear was like a “wetsuit.”As a result of the heat becoming so bad during filming, Scarlett said that she hallucinated while shooting a fight scene on a makeshift roof.She recalled: “It was so hot, I would wring out my socks at the end of the day.”The broadcast reported that the demands of her stunts, she said, “shredded” her costumes, which had to be replaced every few days.Scarlett explained: “They’re like tires.“You would just go through sets of them.“Every time you get a new costume, you just feel real nice and then three days later, it’s like the discount Widow.”
While Tom Holland was playing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, his suit exhibited all sorts of problems.Appearing on TheGraham Norton Showlast year, Tom recalled the impracticality of lacking a zipper as he said, “I asked for a zip, and I didn’t get one.“The 27-year-old actor further revealed that in order to keep himself energized, he had to “pop out” the eyes of his Spider-Man suit and pass down a pipe “through the hole underneath the eye socket.“This was the only method that allowed Tom to drink “some things” without taking his suit off.
In a 2015 interview withTime, Lily James, who played the famous Disney princess in the 2015 Cinderella movie, opened up about wearing restrictive costumes.She said: “When I put that dress on, I felt like I could be a princess.“But then I’m glad that it only lasted a night! Or like, a movie-magic night.“It was just so big, so heavy.“With corsets, it’s interesting when you put them on, realizing that’s what women actually wore—that’s what they wore every day, and they’re just so constricting.“I’m not surprised they ditched those corsets!“In the blue dress, it was particularly tight.“On the one hand, it helps in the way you stand and the way you move, but on the other hand, it takes your breath right up into your chest.“When I was trying to dance, I didn’t have the capacity to breathe to support the physicality, and so I had to keep taking breaks and loosening the corset.”
During the first Iron Man movie in 2008, Robert Downey Jr. faceddifficultieswith his sight as a result of his costume.In order to save their budget on CGI, Marvel reportedly employed an actual metal suit during the filming.Subsequently, Robert wasn’t able to properly see while shooting scenes.While speaking toDavid Letterman, Robert said: “Initially, everything was really there.“They wanted to spend as little as they could on CG replacement, so I remember this helmet went on, and there’d be a shot, and I’d be in this whole suit, and they’d say: ‘Alright, Robert, it’s like you landed on the roof, so when we say action, just go like that, like you just landed, and then start moving forward.’”
Back in 2018, Emma Stone appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote her film, The Favourite, in which she played a member of Queen Anne’s court in eighteenth-century England.As a result, Emma had to shoot wearing a corset, which she said was extremely unpleasant.Sherecalled: “After about a month, my organs shifted because they have to.“It was only temporary, but it was gross.“The 35-year-old actress admitted that wearing the period costume was a miserable experience.She said: “It’s historically accurate, but I couldn’t breathe!”
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Peter Mayhew played one of Star Wars’ undeniable favorite characters, Chewbacca the Wookiee.But as a result of the layers the actor had to wear, the actordescribeda very uncomfortable experience on set.At some point, Peter wound up passing out due to overheating inside his Chewbacca suit while filming another franchise installment.
Paul Bettany, who had to spend 3.5 hours daily getting ready for his role as Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron, had to squeeze into a “painful” costume.He toldUSA Today: “It’s pretty painful, it’s uncomfortable.“You’re working in it for 10 hours and not really being able to hear well.“There’s only this much of your face open to the air.“The first day is not the problem.“The second day is not the problem.“The third day gets a bit tough.“By the fourth and fifth day of the week, you are really having to meditate on the line of actors, thousands of them, who would love to be in your position. You have to concentrate on how lucky you are.”
Michelle Pfeiffer’s portrayal of Selina Kyle, AKA Catwoman, has long been a DC universe fan favorite.However, in order to successfully achieve the iconic role, Michelle had to wear a rather distressing costume.In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterin 2017, the 65-year-old actress revealed all of the ways that the suit was an unpleasant attire.Michelle recalled: “It was the most uncomfortable costume I’ve ever been in.“They had to powder me down, help me inside, and then vacuum-pack the suit.“They’d paint it with a silicon-based finish to give it its trademark shine.”
To transform into her Kate Sharma character in Bridgerton, Simone Ashley had to withstand the pain of wearing a corset.The 27-year-old actress toldGlamour UK: “That was… interesting.“I had a lot of pain with the corset.“I think I tore my shoulder at one point!“Simone went on to reveal that she got sick on the first day of filming because she didn’t realize she wouldn’t be able to eat a full meal.She explained: “On my first day, I was like, ‘OK, first day as a leading lady, got to eat lots of food, be really energized.'“So, I had this massive portion of salmon and that’s when I needed to be sick, basically because I was wearing the corset.“I realized when you wear the corset, you just don’t eat.“It changes your body. I had a smaller waist very momentarily.“Then the minute you stop wearing it, you’re just back to how your body is.”
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