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52 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2026 for the sake of time-saving efficiency. For his 1990's flash-forward scenes, Terry used his natural hair grown to three inches, sculpted into a classic high-top fade with strong- hold hairspray. His routine during filming included daily shampoo and conditioning to keep his hair healthy. Hailee Steinfeld embraced a dramatic change as well. Aer reviewing the concept boards, she cut her long hair into a Lauren Bacall-inspired bob and returned to her natural chocolate brown color. Foregoing a wig gave her role striking authenticity. Other cast members had equally thoughtful hair transformations. Miles Caton (Sammie) had his locks combed out into a natural Afro. Delroy Lindo (Delta Slim) wore a wig by Victoria Woods, textured and sparse for period accuracy. Jayme Lawson (Pearline) wore a wig styled into an updo. And, for Wunmi Mosaku (Annie), the hair team created sharecropper women's parting patterns, and honored them with daily moisture for sheen and soness. No essay on the film would be complete without touching on the antagonist, the evil Irish vampire, Remmick, played by Jack O'Connell. e hair for his character was styled to convey sweat and the feel of a hat just being removed. e bad guy also went through several physical transformations, all at the skillful hands of Fontaine's special effects make-up team. But it was the character's death that was their biggest shared achievement: the combination of being smashed with a guitar, staked, and finally incinerated by sunlight called for a collaborative effort between all of the film's departments. Coogler pitched the idea of a guitar tearing open Remmick's face to reveal molar fangs. e team craed dentures that overlapped O'Connell's face, over which a multipiece silicone appliance make-up was applied. ey engineered it so the guitar Shunika Terry-Jennings styling Michael B. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku Prosthetic make-up designer Mike Fontaine works on a character Hailee Steinfeld