The four "shameless" characters are all big stars! But he couldn’t compete for the Golden Globe Award because he didn’t show his face.

Recently, due to an American TV series, the Golden Globe Awards specifically changed the selection rules: "Performers who only rely on their voice will not be able to compete for the Golden Globe Acting Award"!

Yes, you may have guessed that this American drama that "rewrites the rules" is Disney+'s "Star Wars" American drama "The Mandalorian".

In "The Mandalorian", Pedro Pascal plays the "protagonist" bounty hunter! However, he wore a helmet the whole time and never showed his face! Only in the last episode did he reveal his true face for 20 seconds!

Moreover, Pedro Pascal did not participate in the entire first season of "The Mandalorian". He was busy working on his Broadway play "King Lear" at the time. Therefore, in "The Mandalorian", he once had two stuntmen. Anyway, his face was covered throughout the whole process. It didn't matter who acted. The dubbing in the later stage was ok.

All joking aside, it looks like "Disney" has found a cheaper way to film "Star Wars."

The Golden Globe Awards also specially modified the rules for this reason: if the whole process is covered, you are not eligible to participate in the acting award; but if like Pedro, he finally shows his face in the last episode, he is eligible. But in the end he wasn't nominated.

As a protagonist, or one of the protagonists, he does not show his face throughout the whole process. Except for "The Mandalorian", it is not an exception in the history of film.

Below, the "Number One Silhouette" lists a few classic "cases" to take a look at the "faceless" big stars:

Those who have watched "Kingdom of Heaven" Everyone knows that there is King Baldwin in it who wears a mask the whole time! Suffering from leprosy, ulcers spread all over his body and he was almost disfigured, so he had to wear a mask to show off to others.

And this leper king, can you imagine that it was played by "Edward Norton"?

In the film, Edward Norton wore a mask throughout the entire film and never showed his face. However, through his voice and tone, body movements, and eye expressions, he brought to life a "leprosy" king with a gentle temperament and outstanding foresight.

Netizens described it as full of aura! Showing off your arrogance! One man is worth ten thousand troops! So damn handsome!

Anyone who has watched "Kingdom of Heaven" thinks that the biggest highlight in the film is the "Leprosy King" played by Edward Norton! It even overshadowed the protagonist Orlando Bloom!

What’s even more surprising is that you can’t find the name “Edward Norton” in the credits at the end of the film! It is said that this was a request from Edward Norton himself and the director. He believed that he did not show his face in the whole process, so there was no need to sign.

Typical Edward Norton style, low-key, maverick and full of personality.

In "Dunkirk" directed by Nolan, the story is divided into three intertwined main lines. One of the main lines is the very heroic pilot in the "Dunkirk Evacuation". "Farrell"!

This character is played by Nolan's favorite actor "Tom Hardy". He also wore a pilot mask throughout the whole process. He only took off the mask at the last moment to reveal the true face of "Tang Laoshi"!

According to Director Nolan’s high quality requirements, it can be seen that although it is a faceless role, not everyone can play it. After all, there are not many actors who can perfectly interpret their roles just by relying on detailed performances such as eyes and body parts.

And Tom Hardy is one of the best!

This film is still directed by Nolan, and Tom Hardy still stars in a faceless role!

It seems that Nolan's use of "Tang Laoshi" without showing his face is really "familiar". And Tom Hardy is worthy of the title of "King of Faceless Characters in History".

In "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", Tom Hardy plays the biggest villain Boss "Bane"! Still wearing a mask the whole time!

In this film, if you don’t look at the cast list, no one will be able to recognize the big devil this time, it is played by Tom Hardy!

Because of this look, in addition to the mask, Tang Laoshi also shaved his head! And gain weight and muscle for the character! Transform into a devil muscleman!

Not only that, even the sound has been processed, making it impossible for you to tell and dare not confirm, is this really Tom Hardy?

Some people say that Tom Hardy’s eyes can kill and impress people! It seems that what he said is true! His faceless performance not only impressed the great director Nolan, but also made him one of Nolan's favorite actors. It also impressed the audience!

Counting the roles played by Tom Hardy without showing his face has become a great pleasure for movie fans, such as "Venom", "The Revenant", "Mad Max" and so on. Tom Hardy is really a mask What a talent show! I won’t go into too much detail here.

If mask occlusion blocks the actor's face for expressionless performance, then "motion capture technology" "blocks" the actor's whole body!

In 2011, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released. The "Caesar" orangutan in the film was completed by the king of motion capture "Andy Serkis"!

As soon as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released, the audience exclaimed, "Caesar" (Andy Serkis) owes an Oscar for the best actor!

Although Andy Serkis did not show his true face throughout the entire story, and was shown as the computer-generated "Caesar" throughout the story, based on the maturity of motion capture technology, Caesar's every move and smile , one sad and one happy... all of them were truly accomplished through the performance of "Andy Serkis"!

In addition to "Caesar", Andy Serkis' motion capture performance also includes classic virtual images such as Gollum from "The Lord of the Rings" and King Kong from "King Kong".

In fact, there are many such faceless characters, such as "V for Vendetta", "Watchmen", etc., all have classic faceless characters, and the "number one silhouette" will not be listed one by one. .

Also, many people may think that faceless roles are easy to play. To put it harshly, anyone can play them! So why do these faceless characters in blockbusters have to be played by big stars?

Excluding the role of star power in promoting the film, in fact, such a faceless role is not easy to act in the eyes of great directors!

Especially when this character is the main character in the film and plays a large role! Even a key role that promotes the plot and conflict! Then the director should be particularly cautious when choosing actors. Sometimes it is a bit exaggerated. On the contrary, such a role requires a capable actor with rich acting experience to be competent!

Because, it’s like, if you are asked to go to the battlefield to fight, but you are not given a gun, but your hands and feet are tied up, how can you fight this battle?

The same is true for actors. "Facial expression" is the most important weapon for actors to act! When you are not allowed to use a "gun", it will test an actor's other character-building abilities, such as "eyes, body, lines" and so on.

Therefore, these actors who are willing not to show their faces and simply create a good role with their heart deserve our admiration!

Well, that’s all for this issue. I am the “Number One Silhouette”.