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Daniel: In those challenging moments, I come up with some of the most creative solutions. Angie: Sure, because we have to deliver a look that is going to tell the story… You have to make something work. Daniel: Defi nitely an iconic look that I had to do in triplicates, because it's not just the one wig, it had to be two wigs customized to create one wig for the actress, her stunt double and her stand- in… I cut it on the actress. I used 10 razor blades to cut through that plastic hair and fi nally took utility scissors to it … all well worth it … to see her, with those red high heels in hand, hike up to the front of that house and knock … but, obviously, that's not the look that we can reveal on the poster! Angie: No, we cannot reveal that look on the poster! I have to tell you, Daniel, in the movie trailer … that camera turned to her putting the lipstick on … her eyes are huge with the rainbow-colored hair… She looked so freaking hot! I gave them one of those time-lapse videos of us making her into that character in 30 seconds, we work really fast, LOL… I'm doing her face and then you come over and you put the wig on and then it ends with her sort of looking into the mirror like that. I think she really enjoyed looking like that. She had fun with that part of the character. Daniel: Interestingly enough, I found it a little bit revealing that Carey, normally so respectful of delivering Emerald's vision … every nuance I asked her about, she would always defer to "what does Emerald want?" and with this fi nal look, she actually put her own input into the execution asking for a specifi c length… It was a small suggestion that spoke volumes of impact … it was interesting for me because it was a very quiet subversive moment for Carey to insert herself in this character. Angie: I agree. I think one of the articles said they would see it as a Halloween costume! I absolutely think the nurse is going to become a costume. Daniel: That's when you can tell that you created an iconic character when people wanna copy it. Like you said, it's a blowup doll version of the Joker reigning mayhem into a deranged world of her own creation. It seems to me that Promising Young Woman was limited by her own trappings … in as much as people's lives cut short by a precipitating event like rape. Angie: Absolutely, I think Carey really connected to this character. She took her on. There was something that she really enjoyed about the darkness. She is always, this sort of clean, milk and cream skinned girl. I think for her, this was a big deal. She was very excited about taking on this character and being able to show herself in a different light… Daniel: Ergo … all the favorable attention she's been getting for her performance! It was a risk worth taking with us along for the ride! I also found it particularly telling that as soon as we took out those 10 pounds of tape-in hair extensions … the fi rst thing she wanted to do before the wrap party was to go have a girl's day at the salon and get her hair cut and highlighted, get manicured and have a facial and be glamorized! Angie: Daniel, I was glad you were able to join us. Gitte Hennech, my key, was such a great support with all the peripheral characters. She has such beautiful hands with make-up… It was great to have Bryson Conley, your key, do amazing work with Laverne Cox and Adam Christopher with her make- up. We had great energy in the trailer. There was a lot of love which makes it easier when you have those long days with barely a nine-hour turnaround and you know it's gonna be another 18-hour day… I hope you're going to include yourself in on the story? Daniel: What do you think? •