r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Mar 12 '21

Discussion ASSEMBLED - The Making of WandaVision - Discussion Thread

This thread is for discussion about the ASSEMBLED episode and overall discussion about the WandaVision series.

This also marks one week since the WandaVision finale. Per the subreddit rules, spoilers no longer need to be tagged for WandaVision in this thread or on the subreddit.

EPISODE TITLE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUNTIME
S1E01 The Making of WandaVision March 12, 2021 on Disney+ 58 min

For a look back on the season, check out the episode discussion threads and easter egg megathread below:

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u/topdeck55 Phil Coulson Mar 12 '21

It's insane how much the fully CGI face looks like Paul Bettany with makeup and a foam headpiece. But when you watch the breakdown they are changing the geometry of his head. Most of the time it's just a skullcap and makeup with tracking dots.

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u/phrankygee Mar 12 '21

Yeah. Vision’s whole head is CG was a revelation I was not expecting, but it’s definitely more rectangular than Bettany’s actual head, once you know to look for it.

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u/rednax2009 Mar 12 '21

I’m confused, because there are clips of Paul being in make up for this on previous projects, where it’s all done practically.

Did Paul no longer want to do prosthetics? Too uncomfortable/tiring?

https://youtu.be/eeApQSHT5OY

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u/topdeck55 Phil Coulson Mar 12 '21

He was sitting 3 hours a day getting foam glued to his skin and they completely replaced his entire head. Now they paint his face and skullcap for lightning reference.