Korg, The Director
Director Taika Waititi not only guided Thor: Ragnarok, but also lent his voice to the fan-favorite alien, Korg. In an interview with The Last Leg, Waititi said that Korg’s voice reflected delicate, lovely Polynesian bouncers he met in New Zealand.
The director went on camera and improvised many of Korg’s lines in the movie, and the special effects team transformed him into a seven-foot-six rock man. On the Jimmy Kimmel show, Waititi revealed that Korg will come back in the fourth movie, Thor: Love and Thunder. He seemed surprised at the ripple of cheers from the audience.
Wake Up At Four, Film Until Nine
In 2016, actor and musician Idris Elba spent several hours transforming into Krall for Star Trek Beyond. “Typically, my day would start at 4:15 in the morning. I’d be in the chair until around 7:30, shoot about 8:30,” he told Entertainment Weekly. Shooting would go until 9:00 p.m., and then he’d do the entire thing over again.
Elba also said that he’s claustrophobic and didn’t enjoy all the prosthetics on his face. Head makeup artist Joel Harlow said that the aliens in Star Trek Beyond followed aquatic and lizard-like designs that required hours of prosthetic application.
David Bowie In Labyrinth
Most well-known for his incredible accomplishments as a musician, David Bowie also took up some acting during his life. In the film, Bowie plays the character of Jareth the Goblin King, the main antagonist of the 1986 film.
After taking the protagonist, Sarah’s little brother, Jareth gives her 13 hours to retrieve the baby at the center of an enormous labyrinth, which he has rigged with numerous trials and tests to stop her. Bowie was hailed for his performance.