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While working on Blade Runner, director Ridley Scott contacted makeup effects artist Rob Bottin about creating a special effect for the film. Whatever the effect may have been, the entire concept was scrapped soon after. Scott still wanted to work with Bottin, so he told him about his next project, Legend. Bottin agreed to do the movie, so he and S...
Initially, the two artists discussed creating the character of Darkness as an animatronic Griffin. Thankfully, a massive eagle-like beak saying “How like you my gifts?” just didn’t seem to sit well. Instead ofgoing the Great-Moments-With-Mr. Lincoln route, they decided it was a better idea to have an actor because of the dramatic interaction that D...
One of my all-time favorite monster makeups, the “beautiful” Meg Mucklebones was designed by Miles Teves, a concept designer and illustrator on Legend. The character was based on the English folktale of Jenny Greenteeth, a river hag who is almost as good-looking as Meg. Ridley Scott has said that he wanted to make the character “like a crazed hillb...
When designing Darkness’ henchman Blix, actress Alice Playten, who portrayed the goblin, suggested that Blix’s face should be modeled after Rolling Stonesmember Keith Richards. Ridley Scott agreed that it sounded like an interesting idea and had Rob Bottin use Richards as his starting model.
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Aug 26, 2022 · In his review of "Legend," Roger Ebert praised Curry, writing that he "makes an effective Darkness; I liked his style." But Ebert also felt the actor's makeup was a little too potent, arguing ...
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Legend is a 1985 American epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert and Annabelle Lanyon. The film revolves around Jack, a pure being [N 1] who must stop the Lord of Darkness who plots to cover the world with eternal night.
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Oct 4, 2023 · Another aspect of Legend that even the biggest detractors praised was Tim Curry's performance as the Lord of Darkness. Despite only appearing in the last 20 minutes and heavily covered with makeup and prosthetics, Curry received much acclaim for truly embodying this evil, sadistic character and has been cited by many as the best part of the movie.
Apr 19, 2024 · Equally iconic among fantasy buffs is Curry’s appearance as the villain the Lord of Darkness—or simply Darkness—in Ridley Scott’s Legend (1985). Curry’s iconic voice is distorted to a horrific and impressive degree, but his makeup and costuming is the most major triumph here.
Nov 15, 2022 · Published Nov 15, 2022. The epic dark fantasy, Legend, was released in 1985 and starred Tom Cruise as a whimsical boy and Tim Curry as the Lord of Darkness. Legend (1985) is an overlooked yet epic dark-fantasy film that stars two unlikely legends: Tom Cruise and Tim Curry. Ridley Scott directs the film, and many of the scenes contain clear ...
