Yes, it’s true. I love movie magic. And it’s astounding to me when an actor goes into a project and becomes a totally different person on screen.
So, here are some of the wildest (and my favorite) celeb TV/movie/music video transformations:
1.
First, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha in Dune: Part Two (2023):
2.
Karen Gillan as Nebula in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and the MCU (2014-present):
3.
Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003):
4.
Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017):
5.
Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice (2018):
6.
Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee in Nanny McPhee (2005):
7.
Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There (2007):
8.
Donald Glover as Teddy Perkins in Atlanta Season 2, Episode 6, “Teddy Perkins” (2018):
9.
Tilda Swinton as Dianna in Trainwreck (2015):
10.
John Travolta as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (2007):
11.
Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008):
12.
Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci in House of Gucci (2021):
13.
Eddie Murphy as Saul in Coming to America (1988):
14.
Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy (2022):
15.
Taylor Swift as Tyler Swift in “The Man” music video (2019):
16.
Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980):
17.
Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021):
18.
Glenn Close as Gutless in Hook (1991):
19.
Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993):
20.
Jake Epstein as Alphonso Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy Season 3 (2022):
21.
Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in Stranger Things Season 4 (2022):
22.
David Harbour as Hellboy in Hellboy (2019):
23.
And finally, Jim Carrey as the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000):