The film received two Oscar nods, one of which was for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling for Harlow and Gloria Pasqua Casny. Even more prosthetics were needed to make Depp look really aged for some scenes.
Joel Harlow, who worked on Depp’s appearance, said that the movie has more make-up than he ever did before. “The stripes down the face and across the eyes … it seemed to me like you could almost see the separate sections of the individual, if you know what I mean,” he told Entertainment Weekly in a 2012 interview. The most noticeable aspect of the look was a crow placed on his head.ĭepp got the inspiration for the look from a painting titled I am Crow by artist Kirby Sattler. In the film, Tonto wears white paint on his face with dark lines drawn on it. The film didn’t do well at the Box Office and was also a critical failure, but The Lone Ranger remains one of Johnny Depp’s best movie transformations because of his nearly unidentifiable makeover.ĭepp, who is part Cherokee and Creek Indian from his great-grandmother’s side, played Tonto, a Comanche warrior, who helps a Texas ranger take down a dangerous outlaw gang. Tonto - The Lone Ranger (2013) Image credit: Peter Mountain – © Disney Enterprises, Inc. For their work, the two were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Make-up.
Make-up artists Stan Winston and Ve Neill used prosthetics and skin-tight suits to help Depp get into the skin of the character, quite literally. Besides his performance, critics and fans also applauded the amazing make-up work that made the actor almost unrecognisable. Though he tries to help people by creating ice sculptures and trimming their hedges, he is hindered by his appearance when it comes to expressing his love for Kim (Winona Ryder).ĭepp effortlessly brought out the pain of the character, fated to a life of loneliness, on screen. Edward Scissorhands - Edward Scissorhands (1990) Image credit: IMDbĮdward Scissorhands marks one of the most amazing roles played by Johnny Depp, as the titular character.Įdward is a humanoid who has scissors for his hands. With such fine acting and an unforgettable appearance, Depp won an Oscar nod for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Curse of the Black Pearl. It is said that Depp was inspired by The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards for the look. His heavy kohl-lined eyes and stained teeth contributed to the perfect appearance of a pirate who roamed around the hot and humid Caribbean in the 18th century. He got his beard braided and wore a long hair wig held by a bandana. The credit also goes to his make-up and costume. This is because of Depp’s outstanding performance as the extremely witty and sometimes self-centred pirate lord, who spoke with a distinctive drawl. Jack Sparrow is counted among one of the most memorable characters in movie history.
However, he turned into an internationally bankable superstar with the success of this film. Johnny Depp had already become a star by the time Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), the first film in the series, was released.
Here are some of the best Johnny Depp movie transformations Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean film series Image credit: © 2003 – Buena Vista Pictures/IMDb Make-up artist Joel Harlow and costume designer Colleen Atwood, both of whom are Oscar winners, have been frequently associated with Depp, in creating some of the most memorable movie transformations the actor is known for. Most of the films, in which he has played characters in drastically unusual getups, have been directed by Tim Burton. By Augustman Malaysia, May 26 The ever-changing faces of Johnny DeppĮxtremely inventive with his roles and deeply committed to performance, Depp is known to himself take part in the make-up and costume design processes of the characters he essays on screen.