19 Pictures Showing What Movie Characters Would Look Like Without Their Iconic Make-Ups
The amount of work that went into it is astounding.
Movie magic is wild, but the “before” version of your favorite characters is even wilder. These stars are known for their iconic looks, the kind that hit you instantly, even if you’ve only seen the character for a few seconds.
In this set of pics, we’re talking about Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, and Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme, just to name a few. Now strip away the signature makeup and costumes that make them recognizable, and suddenly you’re staring at a totally different vibe. Even the biggest transformations, like Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra and Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz as their Pirates characters, feel like a plot twist you didn’t see coming.
Scroll through and you’ll realize the makeup chair is basically part of the cast.
1. Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones in Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending / Warner Bros.2. Natalie Portman as Jane Foster in Thor
Thor / Marvel Studios3. Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme in X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse / Marvel Entertainment
4. Keira Knightley as Gabrielle Colette in Colette
Colette / Number 9 Films
5. Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in Cleopatra
Mary Evans / AF Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library / East News
6. Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides / Walt Disney Pictures
7. Penélope Cruz as Angelica in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides / Walt Disney Pictures
8. Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate in The Proposal
The Proposal / Touchstone Pictures
9. Milla Jovovich as Leeloo in The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element / Columbia Pictures
10. Jennifer Lopez as Paulina in Shall We Dance?
Allpix Press / East News
It is the same kind of group money fight as friends splitting hidden vacation expenses that nobody agreed on.
11. Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic
Titanic / Paramount Pictures
12. Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind
AF Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library / East News
13. Angelina Jolie as Olympias in Alexander
Alexander / Warner Bros.
14. Nicole Kidman as Satine in Moulin Rouge!
East News
15. Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street / Red Granite Pictures
16. Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff in The Avengers
The Avengers / Marvel Studios
17. Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada / 20th Century Fox
18. Pamela Anderson as C.J. Parker in Baywatch
LFI / Avalon.red / REPORTER / East News
19. Finally, we have Jennifer Aniston as Carol in Office Christmas Party
Office Christmas Party / Dreamworks
Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones looks almost unrecognizable once the signature face paint is gone.
Natalie Portman as Jane Foster and Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme both go from “instantly iconic” to “wait, that’s them?”
Cleopatra, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Angelica all lose their visual armor, and the characters feel strangely new.
By the time you hit Jennifer Aniston as Carol in Office Christmas Party, the whole list starts to feel like an alternate timeline.
In the making of a movie, appearance is crucially important. Therefore, it is not surprising that an actor needs to sit in a makeup chair for at least eight hours.
Which of these celebrities without makeup did you like the most? Leave a comment below and share this post as well.
You might love the character even more, but you’ll never look at their makeup the same way again.
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