The 8 most uncomfortable superhero costumes according to the actors
Since Superman and Batman, it’s hard to imagine a superhero without his costume. The costume helps protect both the physical integrity and the secret identity of comic book heroes. The costume also allows the reader to easily recognize the superhero whose adventure he follows, even if the latter changes performer in the cinema or artist in comics. However, according to some actors, wearing a superhero costume is not always comfortable. The proof in eight examples!
Vision
We can say that Paul Bettany will have given of his person to give substance to Vision. Indeed, the actor had to wear the costume 12 hours a day. But above all, as he confided to our colleagues at AlloCiné, the actor was forced to read the lips of his colleagues, because the costume prevented him from hearing their lines correctly.
It seems common knowledge that wearing the Batman costume is no easy task … Indeed, the three actors who played the Dark Knight of Gotham shared the difficulties they had experienced. Michael Keaton, who donned the costume in Batman (1989) and Batman, the challenge (1992) by Tim Burton, said he had to curb his coffee addiction. And for good reason: he could not take off his costume to go urinate. Christian Bale, meanwhile, who played Batman in the trilogy The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan (2005-2012), explained that he could not breathe under the mask, forcing him to run in his dressing room to remove his mask and breathe between takes. Finally, to put on his costume, Ben Affleck, who plays the superhero in the DCEU (Batman v. Superman, Justice League), had to be assisted by several people, not managing to put it alone. Saving Gotham from chaos is definitely very expensive … We imagine that Robert Pattinson, who will play Batman in the film The Batman of Matt Reeves, faces similar challenges.
Iron Man
If Iron Man has the coolest armor in the Marvel Universe, Wearing it was a real ordeal for Robert Downey Jr., who said he had great difficulty breathing with the mask. So much so that he finally asked the Marvel Studios teams to make his mask in CGI, so that he no longer had to wear it.
Black Panther
Putting on the Black Panther costume was no easy feat for Chadwick Boseman. Especially when you consider that the actor was gravely ill when he played the role of the iconic Marvel superhero. The actor, who recently passed away following his illness, found it difficult to breathe inside this “hot” costume.
Catwoman
To interpret a superhero or a superheroine requires a great physical preparation. Especially when the performer has to slip into an ultra-tight costume. Anne Hathaway, who played Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) by Christopher Nolan was forced to diet for months on end, so her skinny waistline could evoke Catwoman’s agility and thinness. The actress called “psychological terrorism” the preparation she was forced to do before donning this costume.
Deadpool
According to actor Ryan Reynolds, getting into Deadpool’s costume is no picnic. Already, it takes about 45 minutes for the actor to put on the costume; then,
the leather suit was hot and uncomfortable. What to go crazy, according to Ryan Reynolds.
Harley Quinn
Margot Robbie had been criticized for her Harley Quinn costume in Suicide Squad (2016) by David Ayer. The Australian actress, very committed to the feminist cause, had defended the costume of the villain / anti-heroine of DC in the face of criticism. However, she admits that she doesn’t like dressing in short shorts with a wet t-shirt, and that she had felt very embarrassed on the set.
Spider-Man
Tom Holland confided that the first Spider-Man costume in the MCU, which he wore in Captain America : Civil War and Spider-Man : Homecoming, was so tight that he had to put on a thong… Fortunately for him, the character changed his costume in Homecoming.
