Carice van Houten As Melisandre
The Red Woman looks a lot less terrifying out of costume. We’ve seen what the priestess is capable of doing (like convincing a man to burn his own daughter or bringing Jon Snow back to life) so we know just how dangerous that smirk can be. In real life though, Carice van Houten is as sweet and down to earth as it gets.
Van Houten notably refuses to live in Hollywood, saying that living in Europe is much more her lifestyle. Despite her sweet personality, she tends to take on darker characters.
From The Oscars To A Space Bar
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o turned orange for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She played Maz Kanata, a tiny pirate alien. “I didn’t really know what I was auditioning for,” Nyong’o admitted on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
To play the CGI character, Nyong’o had to wear motion-capture dots and Maz’s goggles. Nyong’o told Insider that the script was kept a secret. An assistant would fly the script to her in Morocco, give her a couple of hours to read it, and then take it again. She couldn’t even tell her mother.
One Actor Played All The Aliens In District 9
In an interview with Gizmodo, director Neill Blomkamp revealed that one actor played all the aliens in District 9. Jason Cope hopped from set to set in motion capture sensors to play multiple roles. During the eviction scene, Cope and fellow actor Sharlto Copely improvised all dialogue.
During an interview with Love-It-Loud, Cope said that he and Sharlto filled in wherever they had to–helping the wardrobe, acting as soldiers, and directing the art department. When asked how many characters he ended up playing, Cope said, “I have no idea. It must be close to fifty, perhaps more.”