Hugo Weaving’s Red Skull Face Was A Combination Of CGI And Practical Makeup Effects
Like Chris Evans, Captain America: The First Avenger was not Hugo Weaving’s first comic book movie, having also played the title character in V for Vendetta, a 2005 adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel. Of course, that role, which required him to mostly wear a Guy Fawkes mask whenever onscreen, was clearly a far easier process than what playing Red Skull demanded. A 10-minute featurette included on the film’s blu-ray extras (or available to stream on Disney+) reveals that Weaving had to sit in makeup for three and as half hours to apply the red, silicone prosthetics to his face, which was also augmented digitally to make his head appear narrower, fix the gap between the actor’s teeth, and remove most of his nose in order to make Red Skull appear more skull-like.