Jamie Campbell Bower’s incredible transformation into “Stranger Things” season 4’s villain was a huge shock to co-star Millie Bobby Brown.
In an interview with Variety, Bower opens up about the work that went into the full-body makeup and prosthetics that turned him into the grotesque Venca. READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Spoilers: Who Died In The Finale? As it turns out, the makeup was so frightening it actually made Brown cry when she first saw it. “They brought her up into a position where she’s bound.
I walked up to her [as Vecna] and she burst into tears,” Bower says. “She wouldn’t look at me and she was visibly just disgusted by the whole thing.” He adds, “After she cried and I made it obvious that she knew it was me, one of the things she said was that, ‘I knew it was you when I could smell cigarettes,’ because I’m a smoker.” In “Stranger Things 4”, Brown’s Eleven learns that she was responsible for sending Venca into the Upside Down, creating the monster he has become. READ MORE: Winona Ryder Talks ‘Stranger Things’, Her Breakup From Johnny Depp In The ’90s & More To create that monster, the Duffer Brothers hired acclaimed prosthetics designer Barrie Gower, known for his work on “Game of Thrones” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”.
Bower required 25 pieces of latex and silicone glued to his body, with only some additional CGI added later to sell the effect.
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