#TOOCOOLTUESDAY Peter Cushing on VAN HELSING, vampire hunter . . . who he played FIVE times on the big screen from 1958 until 1974.
#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Jordu Schell's bust of #PETERCUSHING up close and personal! It's a #TOOCOOL likeness to Peter in the role of #GRANDMOFFTARKIN from #STARWARS. Schell uses uses latex for most of the monster masks and busts he makes. This bust is made of
silicone, as many of his hyper-real figures are. Silicone being more
translucent than latex, adds to the sense of realism. Additionally, the
eyes in this piece ARE glass eyes (custom created by David Hoehn),
something which Jordu typically doesn't use in his monster masks
either. Each hair was individually punched by hand, and the clothing was
custom made. #TOOCOOLTUESDAY
#TOOCOOTUESDAY
It's such a pity that Peter only had a few opportunities to play ....
comic roles and black comedy... though he did often try to inject a
little humor into his roles and work..
#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Both Alec Guiness and Peter Cushing admitted to understanding little of the script and the language of film, #STARWARS while working on it. Peter often joked that he had no idea too, what a 'Moff Tarkin' could be. However, he knew a great role when he saw one, no matter what the character maybe called. Peter admitted he took the role of Grand Moff Tarkin in #STARWARS for pretty much the same reason, why he chose any role, 'I thought my audience would like to see me in that role!' ...we certainly did!
#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Carrie Fisher said little on record about her time working with Peter Cushing, but what she did she...was interesting. Veronica Carlson had the same problem back in 1969, in 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed'
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