Madame Web: How Vasilios Tanis Transformed Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney Into Superheroes

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, 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.