“They couldn’t, like, shoot my face anymore.”
“And I was like, ‘Oh, this is actually kinda perfect.
Like, I’m playing all these different characters.
Margaret Qualley in October 2024.Credit:Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty
For one of them, we’ll really use all my crazy prosthetic acne.'”
The effects went on and on.
“It took me probably, like, a year to recover physically from all of it.
Margaret Qualley stars in ‘The Substance’.MUBI/Courtesy Everett
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The film, which costarsDemi MooreandDennis Quaid, required many changing looks.
She decides to take injectables that revive her youthful looks but come with dark side effects.
In September, Mooretold EWthat she sat for more than nine hours of prosthetic work each day during filming.
“It was always an hour and a half to get off.
Moore said that she would have 14 pieces on just her face.
“It’s glued,” she said.
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At least the dedication has paid off for the cast and crew.
Qualley had been nominated in the same category.
Even the dancing [in the workout video portions] was brutal.”
