For this edition, Johnson speaks with the hair and makeup department leads forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3about their record-breaking work on the film.
Warning: This story contains detailed spoilers.
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We had so many complications because we shot it in the heart of COVID, says Dmitriew.
We had so many people [on set] and at that time we had contact tracing.
I had times that half of a [makeup] trailer was getting wiped out.
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They also had to account for the actors doubles as well.
Example of an underskull.
Adjusting the wig around the vampire bat mom’s ears.
Example of an underskull.
Each makeup in the film had its own level of difficulty.
This allows things like ears, for example, to be magnetically applied to the head seamlessly.
The vampire bat mom took about an hour and a half to do and Cassie did her wig.
Adjusting the wig around the vampire bat mom’s ears.
That was a really cool underskull, says Dmirtriew.
The ears are actually magnetized and then the makeup is done around [them].
Its hard to say which [makeup] was the most complicated, he says.
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Sometimes it’s hair prep, sometimes it’s a lot of underlayers.
Because of the clean lines in the makeup there was little room for error.
Really, it’s the first time we’ve seen both of Nebula’s eyes.
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Rocket has the story [that he] has been helping [Nebula], says Dmitriew.
Her right arm was modified [by Rocket].
But did you notice there’s a huge change in this makeup?
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In this movie, it doesn’t Rocket removed it at one point.
Really, it’s the first time that we’ve seen both her eyes.
Dmitriew shares that Nebula never had a left eyebrow before because that’s where the mechanical part went.
Now with both eyebrows, more emotion is expressed through the character.
That’s one of the reasons why she defends Rocket so much, says Dmitriew.
They have such a bond and that is part of their bond.
Russek also notes Gillan was getting married right after filming wrapped.
Not a lot of people know how to do it.
Its a process with a lot of gel and blow dryer, Russek says.
You start to mold it.
Overall, this process took 45 minutes on average to complete.
His hair is definitely curlier, it has a little bit more texture, said Russek.
They were trying to keep him unkempt.
Peter was going through a huge transformation through this movie.
Zoe Saldanas Gamora is now part of The Ravagers, an interstellar criminal syndicate in the universe.
It almost felt like she just let her hair grow and she never did it, says Russek.
[Gamora has] got some good hair texture.
Its my favorite that Gamora has ever looked.
However, Dmitriew divulged a majority of it was done through practical makeup effects.
There were three different stages that we did for [Chriss] makeup, says Dmitriew.
From there, there are two different stages of prosthetic makeups.
First is where Peter looks a little blown up, according to Dmitriew.
The process on Pratt took around two hours total.
We really have a go at be as fast and efficient and it all comes with prep, right?
We’re prepping everything.
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