Copy and original: film images of historical figures and their real prototypes

In this issue you will find portraits of real personalities and the actors who played them in films, TV series and performances. Some of these talented actors resemble their real-life prototypes like two peas in a pod, and all this is thanks to the work of make-up artists, careful casting, and, of course, brilliant acting.

In order for Ray Charles to read the script and participate in the making of the film, the script was translated into Braille.

The film was released on September 30, which coincided with Truman Capote's birthday.

Initially, Liam Neeson was cast in the role of Abraham Lincoln, but he left the project, preferring to star in the film “Taken” and its two sequels.

Edward Norton rewrote the script several times, but was never credited.

Marion Cotillard shaved off her eyebrows and some of the hair above her forehead to look like Edith Piaf. The entire procedure of applying makeup to ensure the authenticity of the image of the “Parisian sparrow” took almost five hours.

Director Spike Lee considered the film "Malcolm X" so significant that he even encouraged children to skip school to watch this film.

All members of Guns N' Roses appeared as extras in the film.

Cate Blanchett stuffed a stuffed sock into her trousers to feel like a man. By the way, this sock helped her learn to walk “like a man.”

In order to make the makeup for John Hurt as authentic as possible, the film crew used casts from the alcohol-preserved body of the “Elephant Man” Joseph Merrick.

Hugh Hefner organized a special private screening of the film for Bettie Page. She liked the picture, but she noted that she had never been “indecent.”

Geoffrey Rush initially turned down the project, believing it was "a role only for a very character actor."

In preparation for the role, Bruno Ganz studied a single recording of Adolf Hitler: the one where he speaks in his usual, normal voice. The actor later said: “It was not the shrill, screaming voice that we are used to, but rather a soft, attractive timbre, a calm baritone.”

Ben Kingsley got into the role of this outstanding historical figure so well that the audience called him “the ghost of Gandhi.”

This film cost more to produce than all of Ed Wood's films combined.

In preparation for this role, Robert Downey Jr. watched absolutely every film starring Charlie Chaplin.

Charlize Theron specifically gained almost 15 kg in order to fully enter the image of a serial killer.

Jim Carrey remained “in character” throughout the filming process and demanded to be identified exclusively by his first name, Andy.

For the second half of the film, Robert De Niro gained 27 kg; he heavily consumed pasta, butter and all sorts of Italian delicacies.

The role of Liberace was originally intended for Robin Williams.

To play the role well, Jennifer Lopez met Selena's family members, whom she asked to watch and critique all of her scenes.

The make-up artists and make-up artists tried six different types of prosthetic pads in order to achieve the ideal appearance of the actor in this image by the first day of shooting.

Chadwick Boseman trained five days a week to replicate Brown's signature moves; He performs all the dance numbers in the film himself.

In preparation for the role, Eddie Redmayne met with Stephen Hawking; the actor also admitted that playing a genius was extremely difficult, especially because the filming was not carried out in chronological order. Redmayne gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly, in which he said: “I needed to try to authentically show how he works hard, getting into character day in and day out, but at the same time retain that spark, that wit and humor that is so inherent to him.” "