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Viola Davis is no stranger to power-packed performances in her career. The Oscar winner has proved time and again that no role is too challenging for her. Over the years, Davis has played many memorable characters in various genres. Her latest role as the chilling antagonist Dr Volumnia Gaul inThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is earning her accolades around the world.
Getting into the physicality of the character though, proved to be a daunting task forThe Helpactor. Davis confessed that there was an arduous amount of time spent on her makeup and prosthetics that were required to embody Dr Volumnia Gaul. This also became a daily dose of severe physical pain for the star.
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Viola Davis Endured Hell For Her Role InThe Hunger GamesPrequel
Through her arresting performance, Hollywood starViola Davisshowed why she was the perfect choice to play the dangerous Dr Volumnia Gaul in the recently releasedThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The role of the Head Gamemaker in the prequel also required the star to endure a lot of physical pain especially when it came to nailing the look of the character.
Davis, in an appearance inThe Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, revealed the torturous times she had in the makeup chair, which also included fitting of prosthetics to give a unique look to the character. Recalling the torrid days on set,The Woman Kingactor said,
“The Hunger Games makeup took hours. And then it took maybe 45 minutes to take it off. And the hardest part to take off was the nose. I mean, it was so hard that the makeup artists literally had to brace their feet and just pull it. It was like an a**l probe”
Despite the pain that she tolerated every day, Davis was grateful that she was given the opportunities to play characters that she could go crazy with, and take her performances to the next level.
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Viola Davis Requested This Physical Change To Dr Volumnia Gaul
Oscar winner Viola Davis went through a lot of challenges in the makeup chair to perfectly personify the fearful antagonist Dr Volumnia Gaul inThe Hunger Gamesprequel. Apart from her excellent performance, fans across the world also lauded her character’s physicality and look. A chunk of credit for that should also go to Davis herself, who had some opinions about Dr Gaul’s physical features.
Director Francis Lawrence revealed that Davis requested the makeup department to change the color of her character’s eyes, with one being a hazy dark brown, and the other, a piercing blue, possibly from a failed experiment. This, she felt, would add that manic and unhinged element to the role. The lead makeup designer, in an interview toPeople, elaborated on why the actor was spot on with her judgment, and how this small detail elevated her performance multifold.
“Between the hair, the costume, that eye, it really just took her to a scary place. Then you throw in her acting — I mean, come on. You could have heard a pin drop when she would walk [on set].”
With this valuable input to her character, Viola Davis proved that she was not only a brilliant actor, but also possessed a keen cinematic sense that allowed her to look at the bigger picture.
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Sharanya Sankar, Writer for FandomwireHaving completed her Masters degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Sharanya has a solid foundation in writing which is also one of her passions. She has worked previously with Book My show for a couple of years where she gained experience reviewing films and writing feature articles. Sharanya’s articles on film and pop culture have also been published on Film Companion, a popular film-based website. Apart from movies and pop culture, her interests include music and sports. She has contributed over 650 articles to Fandomwire so far.
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