Iron Man 3 Digitally Removed A Beard From Guy Pearce
According to WETA Workshop VFX supervisor Sean Walker, Guy Pearce had to have his beard digitally removed during pickup shoots forIron Man 3. Pearce starred in the conclusion to Marvel Studios' Iron Man trilogy as the leader of the evil scientific think-tank AIM. Pearce starred alongside Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Favreau, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, and Rebecca Hall.
After having his business proposition rejected and being left in the cold by Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) on New Year's Eve, 1999, Pearce's Aldrich Killian set out to destroy everything his inspiration held dear. Not only did Killian create a scientific think-tank to rival Star Industries by investing in projects Tony neglected, but also began to fund a cell of the Ten Rings organization to progress his own arms race, naming himself the Mandarin while hiding behind a stand-in. While Killian was quickly dispatched and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings revised the Ten Rings and Trevor Slattery (Kingsley), one Marvel VFX supervisor has shared a surprising secret behind the character's final moments.
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Speaking to Wren Weichman and Niko Pueringer of the Corridor Crew YouTube channel, Walker revealed that Pearce required his appearance to be digitally altered. Walker explained that when Pearce returned to the production for pickup shoots, he had grown a beard for other productions he was working on, causing an issue for Marvel Studios. In order to address the issue, the studio suggested that they glue his beard down, before removing any noticeable bits of facial hair with digital effects. Walker admitted that in the end, they opted to use a digital model of Pearce. Check out the exchange
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