If you've seen pictures of Benjamin Walker in full prosthetics as an older Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming film chronicling the president's career as a vampire hunter, you may have been impressed by the results.
When MTV News spoke with the cast of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," Walker's co-stars spoke in awe of the amount of time the actor spent in the makeup chair, claiming that it would take up to eight hours each day.
Walker modestly corrected his cast mates. "Maybe not eight, but close," he said. "I was in there for a while."
His experience with the makeup was mixed one, dreading the application, but always appreciating the craftsmanship. "The first time that I got into it was the screen test, and it was surreal," he said. "It's very unpleasant. The process of applying it is very unpleasant, but [makeup creator] Greg Cannom and [effects supervisor] Will Huff, they did great work.
When MTV News spoke with the cast of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," Walker's co-stars spoke in awe of the amount of time the actor spent in the makeup chair, claiming that it would take up to eight hours each day.
Walker modestly corrected his cast mates. "Maybe not eight, but close," he said. "I was in there for a while."
His experience with the makeup was mixed one, dreading the application, but always appreciating the craftsmanship. "The first time that I got into it was the screen test, and it was surreal," he said. "It's very unpleasant. The process of applying it is very unpleasant, but [makeup creator] Greg Cannom and [effects supervisor] Will Huff, they did great work.
- 6/21/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
Dennis Nishi Benjamin Walker at WonderCon
Even without vampire slaying, portraying the nation’s 16th president would be a challenge for most actors. But Benjamin Walker plays Abraham Lincoln convincingly — and while swinging an ax – in the upcoming film “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted”) and adapted by from the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, the movie pits the former president against a hostile vampire takeover of the United States. Speakeasy spoke with Walker at WonderCon in Anaheim,...
Even without vampire slaying, portraying the nation’s 16th president would be a challenge for most actors. But Benjamin Walker plays Abraham Lincoln convincingly — and while swinging an ax – in the upcoming film “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted”) and adapted by from the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, the movie pits the former president against a hostile vampire takeover of the United States. Speakeasy spoke with Walker at WonderCon in Anaheim,...
- 3/18/2012
- by Dennis Nishi
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Walker talks to MTV News about playing a vampire-killing president.
By Josh Horowitz
Benjamin Walker in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film
MTV News' first couple minutes on the set of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" last spring were freaky. There we were, on a soundstage in New Orleans, and yet standing in front of us was the 16th President of the United States himself. A Fox publicist's assurance that we were set to talk to Benjamin Walker, star and namesake of "Vampire Hunter," rather than the man who was gunned down in a theater in 1865, did little to diminish the creepiness, because we were starring at no actor but Honest Abe himself.
Eventually we composed ourselves, and an epic and whirlwind day on the set of director Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's best-selling novel proceeded without a hitch. Now, we're rolling out our exclusive look at the set,...
By Josh Horowitz
Benjamin Walker in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film
MTV News' first couple minutes on the set of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" last spring were freaky. There we were, on a soundstage in New Orleans, and yet standing in front of us was the 16th President of the United States himself. A Fox publicist's assurance that we were set to talk to Benjamin Walker, star and namesake of "Vampire Hunter," rather than the man who was gunned down in a theater in 1865, did little to diminish the creepiness, because we were starring at no actor but Honest Abe himself.
Eventually we composed ourselves, and an epic and whirlwind day on the set of director Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's best-selling novel proceeded without a hitch. Now, we're rolling out our exclusive look at the set,...
- 1/13/2012
- MTV Movie News
Walker talks to MTV News about playing a vampire-killing president.
By Josh Horowitz
Benjamin Walker in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film
MTV News' first couple minutes on the set of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" last spring were freaky. There we were, on a soundstage in New Orleans, and yet standing in front of us was the 16th President of the United States himself. A Fox publicist's assurance that we were set to talk to Benjamin Walker, star and namesake of "Vampire Hunter," rather than the man who was gunned down in a theater in 1865, did little to diminish the creepiness, because we were starring at no actor but Honest Abe himself.
Eventually we composed ourselves, and an epic and whirlwind day on the set of director Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's best-selling novel proceeded without a hitch. Now, we're rolling out our exclusive look at the set,...
By Josh Horowitz
Benjamin Walker in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film
MTV News' first couple minutes on the set of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" last spring were freaky. There we were, on a soundstage in New Orleans, and yet standing in front of us was the 16th President of the United States himself. A Fox publicist's assurance that we were set to talk to Benjamin Walker, star and namesake of "Vampire Hunter," rather than the man who was gunned down in a theater in 1865, did little to diminish the creepiness, because we were starring at no actor but Honest Abe himself.
Eventually we composed ourselves, and an epic and whirlwind day on the set of director Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's best-selling novel proceeded without a hitch. Now, we're rolling out our exclusive look at the set,...
- 1/13/2012
- MTV Music News
Oscar® nominees gather day before for symposiumGreg Cannom won the 2009 Academy Award® for Achievement in Makeup for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This was Cannom.s ninth Academy Award® nomination, and he previously won for Mrs. Doubtfire (1994, with Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng) and Dracula (1993, with Michèle Burke and Matthew Mungle). During the Feb. 22 broadcast, he thanked the film.s cast; his agent, Helen Cohen; the movie studios and the city of New Orleans, where much of the film was shot. .I share this with Colleen Callaghan, who should be up here with me,. Cannom said in his acceptance speech. He also thanked make-up artists and hairstylists Jean Black, Fionagh Cush, Elaine Offers, Miles Teves, Brian Sipe, Will Huff, Todd Tucker, Harvey Lowry, Mark Jacszyn, Alexei O'Brien, Mark Nieman, Chris Gallaher, Art Pimental, Martin Astles, Susan Kalinowski and Natascha and Favian Wigs.
- 2/22/2009
- makeupmag.com
Greg Cannom won the 2009 Academy Award® for Achievement in Makeup for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This was CannomÂ.s ninth Academy Award® nomination, and he previously won for Mrs. Doubtfire (1994, with Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng) and Dracula (1993, with Michèle Burke and Matthew Mungle). During the Feb. 22 broadcast, he thanked the filmÂ.s cast; his agent, Helen Cohen; the movie studios and the city of New Orleans, where much of the film was shot. Â.I share this with Colleen Callaghan, who should be up here with me,Â. Cannom said in his acceptance speech. He also thanked make-up artists and hairstylists Jean Black, Fionagh Cush, Elaine Offers, Miles Teves, Brian Sipe, Will Huff, Todd Tucker, Harvey Lowry, Mark Jacszyn, Alexei O'Brien, Mark Nieman, Chris Gallaher, Art Pimental, Martin Astles, Susan Kalinowski and Natascha and Favian Wigs.
- 2/22/2009
- makeupmag.com
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