ELLE spoke to special makeup effects designer Jason Collins about his work on Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Collins recently created the makeup for the Oscar-winning Amy Madigan’s Aunt Gladys in Weapons, and his company, Autonomous FX, is equally adept at realistic body rigs for births as they are at more out-there horror designs.
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In “The Bride!” prosthetic makeup artists Jason Collins and Scott Stoddard teamed up with Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal to bring an elaborate backstory to every hand-crafted hair, stitch, and incision.
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is the gift that keeps on giving. Or rather, the character that keeps on inspiring star-studded portrayals in IMAX. From James Whale’s canon 1931 horror flick to Guillermo Del Toro’s recent Oscar-winning drama, Shelley’s Creature has taken on many different forms and actors, each varying in their faithfulness to the source material. In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest rendition of the gothic novel, “The Bride!”, the human outshines the horror with Christian Bale playing a 1930s version of the monster called “Frank.”
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“There’s a story behind every stitch,” says Scott Stoddard, who teamed up with fellow prosthetic makeup artist Jason Collins on “The Bride!” to life. The pair delve into how they worked with Christian Bale to bring an elaborate backstory to their world-weary version of Frankenstein’s monster.
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The Bride! (now in theaters) reanimates Frankenstein for another cinematic go-round in which he partners with Jessie Buckley’s title character, a dead party girl possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley who’s brought back to life after Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening) and Frank (Christian Bale) dig her up from a pauper’s grave. Together, Ida the Bride and Frank go to movies, kill bad guys, and dance their way through a crime spree stretching from Depression-era Chicago to New York.
Buckley’s shock-blonde Bride sports a splotch of black vomit on her cheek, while Frank’s mangled face pushes iconic Frankenstein imagery to finely detailed extremes. To transform Bale into the iconic creature, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal enlisted Emmy winners Jason Collins and Scott Stoddard, whose collective credits include Pam & Tommy, The Mandalorian, and Weapons. “We didn’t want to go super monster-y,” says Special Effects Co-Designer and Applicator Stoddard. “We wanted it to feel like Frank’s living with what he has, as weird as it looks, and yet he’s still got this aura where you feel for him as a character.”
Special Makeup Effects Prosthetic Fabrication Supervisor Collins, speaking from his Autonomous F/X company in Los Angeles, joined Stoddard to talk about chewed-off ears, broken noses, and the challenges of designing a monster in California while filming him in New York.
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Thank you to the @iatselocal706 and @muahs_awards for the beautiful gala honoring our craft of Makeup and Hair! A very very big thank you to all the volunteers who gave up their Saturday night to make it special for the local brothers and sisters. It was an honor to be considered for three guild awards. A very big congratulations to ‘Sinners’ and ‘Frankenstein’ teams and all of your hard work!!!! We were bestowed with presenting Amy Madigan with the prestigious Distinguished Artisan Award with my very good friends @le0themua and @melizahwheat who are two amazing humans that I adore and respect to no end! A very very big thank you to @mccarty13 who always has my back!! We could not if pulled this off without @autonomousfx2005 amazing crew of artisan’s who amaze me everyday with their talent and perseverance!!! @kayleekehneswisher and @briepuneky and Mark Ross (there in spirit) who knocked this film out of the park! Thank you to the WB awards dept for really putting their all in getting us here! Last but not least… None of any of this success would not be possible without the incredible and amazing @zcregger who wrote and directed this amazing film and @imeanmiri who is one of the best producers. Last but not least is the incomparable Amy Madigan who is one of the most talented and amazing actors and humans I’ve ever had the chance to work with! And one of the biggest hero’s of this team @mztsummerville who help to guide all of our hands and talents visually! Her impeccable eye and heart bring out the best in yourself! Thank you everyone for loving and supporting ‘WEAPONS’ and thank you Zach for believing in all of us to do out best work for your masterpiece!
From the moment her copper red hair sticks out against the backdrop of an elementary school, you can’t look away from Aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan) in Zach Cregger’s #Weapons. @jcollinsmakeup / @autonomousfx2005 , @le0themua & @melizahwheat spoke to Variety about bringing this new ICON to the screen.
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If you got time to vote and you dig our work we would appreciate a vote.. Lots of great work this year we are pleased to be among such talent and greatly appreciate the consideration!
So much fun @criticschoice awards with @le0themua and @melizahwheat (there in spirit) representing our nomination for ‘Weapons’ Best Makeup and supporting our amazing muse, friend and all around incredible Amy Madigan! Congratulations to @mikehill_creations and @clionafurey and @makeupjordan for your win and all the incredible work in ‘Frankenstein’!! We were all beside our selves win Amy won for best supporting actress!!!!!!! Go Team Weapons!!! Also big shout out to @carychristopherofficial on his nomination as best young actor!!! Was also nice getting to run into so many old and new friends and actors tonight i’ve had the chance to work with over the years!! Thank you to @_jv_pr_ for everything!!!! Also!! I will say i’ve done plenty of eating over the holidays as my large fat head dominates all picture!! Time for some salads!!!!!
Well this is exciting news to wake up to!! Congratulations 🎊🎉 to all the nominees! Thank you to our amazing director and producer @zcregger and @imeanmiri and Michelle Morrisey! Very, very happy for our ‘Weapons’ team!! @weaponsmovie Nominated for all three categories including makeup, hair and effects for a feature! So excited to share this with @le0themua@melizahwheat and the wonderful team that worked hard to make ‘Weapons’ the special film that it is… Including @mccarty13@kayleekehneswisher@briepuneky Mark Ross and the hair team led by Melizah including Nashi Tumlinson and @montyschuth ….. also to the rest of the team @ericgarciafx@jenniferdenise_makeupartist@trudiestorckmua@jfaithsmiles and the all important @eyeinkfx a very big congratulations 🎊 to the @autonomousfx2005 team without all of their hard work we wouldn’t be here! Including @aaron_globerman for those beautiful teeth and @helgaboies for Gladys’ thinning hair and @agent10fromplanet_x for some ingenious thinking and @lucanemolato and Madison Burger for some killer design work.. nothing is done without a team!! Congratulations to you all for all that hard work! A very big special thank you to all of our colleagues and peers who voted for our film!!!
