Colin Farrell's shocking 'Penguin' transformation explained

When Farrell first saw his penguin look, “to me it said volumes about him as a man, about his toughness but also a certain vulnerability, about what it would be like to go through the world so pockmarked and scarred.” “says the actor. The series “The Penguin” was “a descent into his madness and his ultimate psychopathy” and was transformed by Marino’s prosthetics: “I felt like I was free to throw paint on the wall as aggressively as possible.” And part of it was the liberation that came from not seeing myself.”

Makeup Artist Mike Marino Makes Sebastian Stan “A Different Man”

Marino's work is also important to “A Different Man,” in which Stan plays a lonely New Yorker named Edward who has facial tumors caused by the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis. He undergoes an experimental treatment that repairs him superficially but not emotionally. Edward learns that his life is being made into a play, becomes desperate to appear in it, and becomes jealous of the gregarious man who is ultimately cast in the role – played by Adam Pearson, a British actor living with the disease.

Stan's prosthetics are a “small variation” of Pearson's actual face because the two characters had to compete against each other in “this very layered psychological view of the inner self,” says Marino. “Adam Pearson's personality in the film is so charismatic and positive. He embraces who he is and everyone loves him. And Sebastian's character is so shy and ashamed and he wants to get rid of his looks and become somewhat normal in a way. And once he does, he doesn’t know who he is anymore.”