Watch The Amazing Old-School Process That Turns A Naked Jennifer Lawrence Into X-Men's Mystique
Redeem now CGI has us all blasé about special effects today.
But if you marveled at Jennifer Lawrence's intricate blue second-skin in "X-Men: First Class," don't be so quick to credit computers.
Lawrence's body makeup costume is applied completely by hand in a process that hasn't changed in over a decade and can take up to seven hours.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.The below featurette—which will appear on the "X-Men: First Class" DVD and Bluray—shows how it's done.
(Slightly NSFW, but it's not NSFW if it's science.)
[via Collider]
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Martina Birk
Update: 2024-03-18