Anne Hathaway Becomes An Avatar In Stunning Transformation

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Anne Hathaway, star of the Apple TV Plus miniseries WeCrashed, may be best known for her work in rom-coms and dramas, but she's also had her fair share of sci-fi projects in the past. From The Dark Knight Rises to Interstellar, the Oscar-winning actress is clearly not one to shy away from the fantasy genre. Just take her latest look, for example, which was inspired by James Cameron's Avatar.

Hathaway recently surprised her fans with a series of posts where she was transformed into an Avatar for an episode of WeCrashed. The first photo was a selfie that featured her in blue face paint, feather-laden beaded braids, white freckles, and the characteristic Na'vi forehead striping.

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The most impressive part of the Avatar look, however, was the nose and ears, which were achieved using prosthetics to widen her bridge and elongate her cartilages, respectively. Hathaway looks almost unrecognizable under all that special effects makeup. Shouting out her makeup artists Molly Stern and Stephanie Pasicov, she explained in her caption that the two managed to get through the entire process in just an hour and a half. That said, removing the blue paint was a different story. Hathaway said it took her weeks to get all of it off, and there are even a couple of photos in the carousel showing several artists attempting to scrub it away.

According to WeCrashed showrunners Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello, the costume choice was based on real life. In the show, Hathaway's character Rebekah Neumann attends a Halloween party at her child's school, and she goes all out on her Avatar-inspired costume. Apparently, this aligns with the real-life Rebekah Neumann, who has a very splashy