Madame Web: How Vasilios Tanis Transformed Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney Into Superheroes
15.02.2024 - 21:33
/ glamour.com
, all working together to bring a beloved comic book character to life.When makeup artist was tasked with creating the makeup looks for Sony's new superhero film , he immediately knew what the character needed.
A lifelong comics fan, Tanis has worked on numerous Marvel blockbusters, including Thor: Love and Thunder and Spiderman: No Way Home.
But he always loved Madame Web's Cassie Webb for her clairvoyant powers and signature red lip.“I grew up in New York City and I was that kid at school who would get into heated debates with my classmates, because we all collected comic books,” he tells Glamour.
“[I'd say] ‘If they turn this into a movie, they have to do it like this, and they have to do like this.’ Now I'm doing it, and I'm so happy because it's a genre that I've always been in love with because I am a geek.”Makeup typically isn't central to a superhero movie, since most are helmed by men.
Madame Web, which hit theaters February 14, not only puts a woman in the titular role but also features a supporting cast of women.The film stars as Cassie Webb, a paramedic who develops clairvoyant powers.
She's joined by , , and , who play a group of teenage girls in danger.
The movie's villain, another clairvoyant named Ezekiel (played by Tahar Rahim), is trying to kill the girls for unknown reasons.
Inexplicably pulled in by these three young women, Cassie makes it her mission to keep them safe.“The fact that the movie is female-driven, it's all women of diversity—it's empowering in so many regards,” says Tanis.
“So many little girls are going to look at this and be empowered.”Creating a beauty look for a female superhero is one challenge, but Tanis was tasked with overseeing four.
In the trailer, each girl has a distinct
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