Step into the wondrous, and often terrifying, worlds crafted by Guillermo del Toro. Join us as we explore the most unforgettable creature designs, elaborate costumes, and transformative makeup effects from his visionary films. From hauntingly beautiful spirits to monstrously intricate beings, these cinematic masterpieces showcase the incredible artistry and imagination that bring del Toro's unique characters to life on screen. Prepare to be amazed by the intricate details and spellbinding transformations.
00:07Welcome to Miss Mojo and today we're looking at the most impressive makeup
00:11effects and costumes from Guillermo del Toro's directorial outings.
00:16Blank, no coordinates.
00:21Number 10, Luke Goss as Jared Nomak, Blade II.
00:25What is this?
00:27This is a good news, bad news scenario, Jared.
00:31Good news for us.
00:32Some vampires in the Blade universe can blend in with the humans.
00:35Jared Nomak sticks out like a sore steak, with veins stretched across his pale skin
00:39and red rings running around his rage-filled eyes.
00:42Nomak is patient zero of a mutant virus that affects humans and vampires alike,
00:47turning them into reapers.
00:49Several reapers appear throughout the film, but Nomak is the bloodthirstiest vampire in the room.
00:53A mix of digital and practical effects would be used when Nomak opens his mouth wide.
00:57Even when not sticking his tongue out, Luke Goss conveys a chilling charisma behind the makeup.
01:02You and I, we have the same enemy. We want the same thing.
01:10He has the presence of a modern Count Orlok, roaming the streets under a hoodie
01:14before revealing a vengeful face to his prey.
01:17Whatever I need.
01:19I like that.
01:22What if I need you?
01:23Number 9, Bryan Steele as Mr. Wink.
01:28Hellboy II, The Golden Army.
01:30What do you think you're doing?
01:35This is outrageous.
01:37Take what you want.
01:38Please, please.
01:39Anything.
01:40Take anything.
01:41Luke Goss also portrayed the sinister Prince Noir de Silverlance in Hellboy II,
01:46but his troll henchman, Mr. Wink, is the sequel's most physically imposing villain.
01:50While Del Toro drew inspiration from Mike Mignola's comics, Wink was an original creation,
01:55named after Selma Blair's one-eyed dog.
01:57Mario Torres would perfect Wink's design, creating a giant ape-like beast with elephant-esque tusks
02:03and a retractable metal fist.
02:06I wouldn't do that if I were you.
02:15Actor Bryan Steele played four trolls in the film, although Wink was the trickiest to execute.
02:19Steele wore a nearly 130-pound suit that had to be put on in several pieces.
02:24Animatronics would also be employed for Wink's head and hand during certain shots,
02:28while CG filled in the rest.
02:30It took a village to make this one character a reality.
02:39The Prince has a sidekick named Wink who's about eight and a half feet tall
02:43and one eye seemingly indestructible.
02:46Truly badass. Truly badass.
02:49Number 8. Federico Lupi as Jesus Gris.
02:52Kronos.
03:03Del Toro's feature directorial debut encompasses many of the hallmarks he'd become known for,
03:08including sympathetic monsters.
03:10The late Federico Lupi played Jesus Gris, an antique salesman who stumbles upon a device that can grant youth and immortality.
03:17This turns out to be more of a curse than a blessing, as Gris is sent over a cliff in a car.
03:22He survives, but his humanity peels away along with his marble-coloured skin.
03:26Yeah.
03:33While Gris' rebirth evokes Frankenstein, he also exhibits vampiric traits, such as a hunger for blood and an aversion to sunlight.
03:39This all foreshadowed things to come in Del Toro's filmography.
03:43Gris remains one of his most memorable protagonists, burned into our subconscious with haunting prosthetics and a snappy backwards suit.
03:50Number 7.
04:02Junior Valverde as Santi.
04:06The Devil's Backbone.
04:08This gothic film centers on Fernando Tielve's Carlos, who arrives at an orphanage amid the Spanish Civil War.
04:21Carlos is told about Santi, another young boy who vanished.
04:24Slowly unraveling the details of Santi's grisly disappearance, Carlos eventually confronts the ghostly child face to face.
04:30Del Toro felt that Santi should resemble a broken doll that was abandoned in the attic, giving him skin like crumbling porcelain and a cracked skull.
04:37More attention at some body.
04:41Santi.
04:43Por favor.
04:50Blood flows from the crack, hinting at how Santi met his end.
04:54DDT Studios brought Del Toro's vision to life, along with actor Junio Valverde.
04:59The outcome was an eerie ghost who'd been drained of his innocence.
05:02But there's still a person behind those wide eyes, seeking retribution and closure.
05:07An terrible event, condemned to repeat itself once and once.
05:14Maybe a moment of pain.
05:21Number 6.
05:22Doug Jones as The Angel of Death.
05:24Hellboy 2 The Golden Army.
05:26At last.
05:27I have been waiting for you both.
05:28Many of them.
05:29I am his death.
05:41A frequent collaborator with Del Toro, Doug Jones draped himself in prosthetics to play three characters in the Hellboy sequel.
05:47While the Angel of Death is in just one scene, she leaves a lasting impression.
05:51At least we think the Angel's a she, based on the script.
05:54Although Jones says she's not totally a woman either.
05:57In any case, this character manages to be simultaneously angelic and demonic, finding a balance between Heaven and Hell.
06:03Not now.
06:04Not tomorrow.
06:05But feel me now.
06:06Knowing that, you still want him to live.
06:20Although there are no eyes atop the Angel's corpse-like head, the animatronic wings give off an all-seeing ambience.
06:26Jones believed the Angel was once beautiful, but withered with age.
06:30The Angel isn't aware of this, though, still moving elegantly.
06:33Even when prolonging someone's life, the Angel lingers like death's shadow.
06:37I have done what I can.
06:38Now, give him a reason to live.
06:50Number five, Doug Jones as The Faun, Pan's Labyrinth.
06:54I am a faun.
06:57I am the most vulnerable.
07:02You are the Princess Moana.
07:06The son of the King of Vezmorra.
07:09The King of Vezmorra.
07:11My father was astre.
07:14Del Toro knew that he couldn't make Pan's Labyrinth without Jones, who betrays the fawn that befriends the armophilia.
07:20Pablo Adán dubbed his voice, but Jones delivers another feat of physical acting under the costume and Oscar-winning make-up.
07:27Although initially meant to be 50% man and 50% goat, the latter ultimately took precedence.
07:31The fawn practically blends into the earth like a walking tree.
07:35You have broken the rules!
07:37There are only two eggs. I thought no one would know.
07:40I don't know. I'm wrong.
07:43I'm wrong.
07:44I'm wrong.
07:45The characters stem from the lucid dreams that Del Toro had as a child.
07:48Likewise, we're left guessing if the fawn is a product of Ophelia's imagination.
07:52If he's real, is the fawn truly there to help Ophelia or to deceive her?
07:56The creature's design adds to the mystery, coming off as creepy yet comforting, much like the moonlight he basks in.
08:02The portal will only open if we pour into it.
08:06Innocent blood.
08:07Just a little blood.
08:09Just a little bite.
08:10Just a little bite.
08:12This is the last test.
08:14Let's go.
08:15You killed me and I'm not going to die!
08:21Number four, Ron Perlman as Hellboy.
08:25Hellboy and Hellboy 2, The Golden Army.
08:28His name through this disappearing land.
08:31But healing in his coat is a red right hand.
08:36Okay guys, let's sync up our locators.
08:43Seal the doors.
08:44Red and blue are coming in.
08:46Comic book movie castings don't get much better than Ron Perlman as Hellboy.
08:50Yet many studios oppose the idea, with other names like Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson being floated around.
08:56Del Toro knew Perlman was perfect though.
08:59Not only because they'd worked together before, Perlman is an actor who knows how to emote behind layers of makeup.
09:04Drawing us to Hellboy's soulful eyes rather than his red skin or his white hand of doom.
09:15You missed.
09:20That said, the makeup and costuming are phenomenal.
09:28Perlman sat in the makeup chair daily for four hours, or six if Hellboy was shirtless.
09:33Unlike some other actors who have played Hellboy, Perlman never seemed like an actor in a suit.
09:38Becoming one with the ensemble.
09:40On second thought, I think I'll keep this.
09:47Come on.
09:48Number three.
09:49Jacob Elordi as the creature.
09:51Frankenstein.
09:52In seeking life.
09:55It feels like Del Toro's entire career has been building towards him adapting Mary Shelley's classic novel.
10:04Del Toro's Frankenstein lives up to its promise on a visual level, with Jacob Elordi's creature perhaps being the most jaw-dropping sight.
10:10Originally, Andrew Garfield was cast as the creature, with Del Toro and makeup artist Mike Hill spending nine months getting the design down.
10:18When Garfield had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts, they only had nine weeks to come up with a new look suited to Elordi's tall build.
10:25Your name.
10:32The 6'5 actor provided the ideal canvas for the makeup team to create a wholly unique monster that stands out from the iconic Universal version.
10:40It's a flawless fusion of performance and crafts that roars alive.
10:44In rage.
10:45Now.
10:46Run.
10:47Number two.
10:48Doug Jones as the amphibian man.
10:49The shape of water.
10:50Not many actors can say that they've played two amphibious men under Del Toro's direction.
11:19In fact, Doug Jones is the only one.
11:22He portrayed the intellectual Abe Sapien in the Hellboy movies, lending his voice in the sequel.
11:27Jones later took center stage alongside Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water.
11:32A romance that echoes a creature from the Black Lagoon.
11:35Physically, this amphibian man appears and behaves more animalistically than Abe Sapien.
11:40Looking past the suit comprised of latex rubber, silicone and animatronics, you'll find a graceful, gentle soul with the capacity to love.
12:00You also may find him strangely sexy, with lead designer Mike Hill giving the creature kissable lips and Del Toro's insistence a nice butt.
12:09But when I think of her, of Eliza, the only thing that comes to mind is a poem whispered by someone in love hundreds of years ago.
12:21Unable to perceive the shape of you, I find you all around me.
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12:45Number 1. Doug Jones as The Pale Man. Pan's Labyrinth.
12:49Where most of Del Toro's monsters are emphatic, The Pale Man is pure nightmare fuel, both in terms of design and performance.
13:07Like the fawn, Jones also plays The Pale Man, leading some to wonder if the two are connected.
13:11Either way, few moments in cinema are more terrifying than when The Pale Man awakens, inserting his eyes into his claws.
13:17An idea reminiscent of the teneme from Japanese folklore.
13:21I asked them to sculpt him like they were sculpting an old man that lost a lot of weight.
13:27And when the sculpture arrived, I did a sketch of it and I removed the face.
13:33And then, of course, Guillermo calls me and says,
13:36Look, you know what, the part of the bottom you leave it like this, but the part of the top,
13:41we're going to make it lisa completely, without eyes, and with the eyes of the eyes that he said.
13:47Initially, the creature was going to have eyes on his face but Del Toro suggested removing them.
13:52For the body, Del Toro described the creature as a man who lost a ton of weight, giving him sagging skin.
13:57The Pale Man doesn't move fast, but with every step he takes, we fall deeper into dread.
14:02Which costume and makeup effects impressed you the most? Let us know in the comments.
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