On TV today you can see a time capsule from the still young history of the 2010s. Just look at the cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, Vanessa Hudgens, Dakota Johnson and of course Alex Pettyfer. In Beastly, contemporary history collide. Today the fantasy romance is on TV.
Also find out what patience the beautiful Alex Pettyfer had to endure in order to appear unsightly.
That’s what it’s about: Beastly is a film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast
In 2011, Beastly modernized the traditional French folk tale Beauty and the Beast, which has been made into numerous films. Beastly is set in the present. The main character is Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer), who has everything a teenager could want. He is rich, popular and extremely handsome. But after he shames a new classmate (Mary-Kate Olsen), she turns out to be a witch.
She turns him into a monster. If within two years he finds a girl who loves him only for himself and despite his ugliness, he will be redeemed. His choice falls on Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens).
Alex Pettyfer suffers: Extremely complex make-up in Beastly
Transforming Alex Pettyfer into a monster shape is definitely a challenge for any makeup artist. These moderate facial features are difficult to cover up with make-up. In Variety, the then 19-year-old actor said he “didn’t think he’d be sitting in a makeup chair for 7.5 hours for 53 days of filming.” The mask was put on for five and a half hours. And then the prostheses had to come off again. “75 pieces stuck to my face every day is crazy.”
Pettyfer also had to shave his hair: “That helped me with my character. If you have an image for many years and destroy it, then you get out of your comfort zone.”
Stream or TV: When and where is Beastly running?
SIXX shows Beastly on Sunday (October 29) at 8:15 p.m. The repeat follows the same evening at 00:05. If you miss the film, you can rent it from Amazon, among other places.
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