A lot of attention has been paid to the computer-generated special effects in District 9, but the film’s makeup and practical effects get their due in the latest issue of Make-Up Artist, which shows all of the heavy prosthetics poor Sharlto Copley had to have put on him starting at 2 in the morning on some days. Click the picture for a full view of the page with photos.
If you really want to get a sense of what Copley went through during this exhausting process, watch this clip from the upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray extras:
Film Review Online also has an interview with makeup artists Sarah Rubano and Joe Dunckley.
