Vincent D'Onofrio takes to Twitter to celebrate the 25th anniversary of MenInBlack by praising Academy Award-winning makeup artist Rick Baker.
Vincent D'Onofrio has celebrated the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Men in Black by taking to Twitter to praise the film's special effects makeup artist Rick Baker and director Barry Sonnenfeld. Released in 1997, the original Men in Black film was loosely based on Lowell Cunningham's and Sandy Carruthers' comic of the same name.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Throughout the film, D'Onofrio played Edgar, a farmer who is killed by an extra-terrestrial bug and has his skin worn as a disguise. The role was initially offered to The Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell and The Batman's John Turturro; however, both actors had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
I owe a lot to Rick Baker for the incredible job he did & Barry for his direction&for the trust he put in me. pic.twitter.com/4I54kYOc4Y— Vincent D'Onofrio July 2, 2022 Click here to view the original Tweet As for D'Onofrio today, fans are now counting down to see him return to the role of Wilson Fisk for the recently announced Daredevil series planned for Disney+. Late last month he sparked speculation that filming would possibly be getting underway in the near future by sharing an image of him working out. At 63 years of age, the actor is certainly in much better shape now than his deformed Men in Black character was 25 years ago.
Despite not being the first choice for the role, it would now be hard to envision anyone else playing Edgar and demanding"more sugar." D'Onofrio's performance as an extra-terrestrial bug in human skin was a delightfully creepy part of Men in Black and made all the more memorable due to the amazing special effects makeup applied to him for the part.