James Gunn Shares Cool Behind-The-Scenes Photos Showing Off Polka-Dot Man's Impressive Make-Up
Director James Gunn has shared some cool behind-the-scenes photos from his latest movie The Suicide Squad. These photos give us a look at the impressive practical makeup effects that were used for David Dastmalchian’s Polka-Dot Man and his disease. Gunn explained:
"1st test of Legacy’s makeup for extreme polka dot disease. Dave has always loved Chaney, Karloff & the Universal monsters & was overcome with emotion that he was their modern embodiment & began to weep. I thought this was a good time to take photos.
“I like to think I was laughing with Dave as opposed to at him, but the contrast of being so moved by something so horrifying delighted me - just like Dave’s unique personality does all the time as my friend & collaborator.
“Lots of changes were made to the makeup after this, but Legacy killed it with this practical prosthetic effect just like they did with all the prosthetics throughout the film."
You can check out the images that Gunn shared below. I really love that this was all done with practical effects. It looked great in the film!
When previously talking about including this character in the film, Gunn shared, "Polka-Dot Man is great. I went and looked online, 'Who’s the dumbest DC character of all time?' and it was Polka-Dot Man. We’ve turned that character who’s a sad, pathetic character into a character who’s depressed because people think he’s stupid. He has a very tragic story that you learn about throughout the film – to be able to add depth to characters who are thought of as the silliest is a fun thing for me to do."
I really loved the character in the film, and I’m still pretty bummed out with how his wonderful story arc came to an end.