Sky Cinema collaborates with Instagram sensation, Lucia Pittalis, to transform herself into cinema’s biggest stars using only make-up

Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep voted best movie stars of all time and Tom Hiddleston crowned hottest actor right now

Watch the Sky Cinema movie star transformation here

• Instagram star has undergone four spectacular makeovers to become Hollywood stars - Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep and Tom Hiddleston
• Facial art commissioned to celebrate Sky Movies changing to Sky Cinema with a brand new premiere everyday
• Each transformation took 12 hours and was captured on a time lapse video
  

Thursday 7 July 2016. Sky Cinema has collaborated with Italian internet sensation Lucia Pittalis to bring the silver screen to life by magically transforming herself into four of the greatest living film stars – Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep and Tom Hiddleston – using make-up alone, no camera tricks and no prosthetics.
From tomorrow (Friday 8 July) Sky Movies is changing to Sky Cinema when viewers will be treated to a new premiere each day, in addition to more than 1,000 movies on demand. 

In celebration, Lucia handpicked four films premiering on Sky Cinema this summer, working her incredible artistry to morph into Daniel Craig’s James Bond in Spectre, Harrison Ford’s Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Meryl Streep’s Emmeline Pankhurst in Suffragette, not forgetting British heartthrob Tom Hiddleston who stars in Crimson Peak.

A recent survey of 2,000 Brits* commissioned by Sky Cinema reveals Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep are considered two of the best movie stars of all time. Craig won the accolade of ‘best actor of the past year’ and Streep topped the tables of both ‘best actresses of the past twenty years’ and ‘top five actresses ever’. 

Harrison Ford also joined Daniel Craig in being voted one of the ‘top five actors of the past twenty years’, sharing the league with the likes of Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. 

Each movie makeover took Lucia a staggering 12 hours to complete. To get under the skin of each iconic character and understand every facial mannerism she watched and studied their performances in detail. The challenge was to not only capture their recognisable look but also a particular expression to really bring them to life on her own face.  

Using extreme contouring as the foundation for each character Lucia applies subtle layers of make-up to build up each character. Having spent years perfecting her creativity and mimicking skills she is able to capture the rugged expressiveness of action hero Harrison Ford, the steely star and legendary pout of Daniel Craig, a gentle smile and natural warmth of Tom Hiddleston’s eyes and the air of confidence that makes Meryl Streep Hollywood’s most decorated actress. 

Hiddleston also came out a winner in the nationwide poll – being crowned the hottest actor right now thanks to his racy role in Crimson Peak and current girlfriend Taylor Swift. 

Lucia studied fine art for two years before training to become a make-up artist so this facial art is the magnificent combination of two talents.

Lucia Pittalis says, “I’ve made a name for myself on social media transforming myself into famous people using make-up, but this Sky Cinema project was the next level for me. It was such a thrill to look like James Bond one minute and then Emmeline Pankhurst the next! Sky Cinema is bringing blockbusters to the small screen, so I thought I’d try and bring some of the greatest actors of our time to life to celebrate the launch.”

Ian Lewis Group Director Sky Cinema says, “We’re delighted to work with a true master of facial art on such a mesmerising project to launch Sky Cinema. Lucia embodies the old adage ‘a face can tell a thousand stories’ by having a chameleon-like ability and skill to transform herself into our four Hollywood legends. You really couldn’t make-this-up if you tried."

For more information contact:

Robin Invest
Robin.Invest@sky.uk

Notes to Editors:

About Lucia Pittalis
Lucia Pittalis is from Rome and originally studied art, before training as a make-up artist. She has become popular on Instagram for her power to transform herself into completely different people. Using nothing but intricate makeup application (no prosthetics or camera tricks), she is able turn herself and others into a work of art. She has to carefully study the facial expressions of those she is trying to recreate through both photography and film. Some of her most famous makeovers have seen her take on the face of Johnny Depp, Sylvester Stallone and Keith Richards.

About Sky Cinema
Set to replace Sky Movies in the UK & Ireland, Sky Cinema customers will be able to enjoy even more of the biggest and best movies closer to cinema release than any other subscription service.  All available live, on demand and on the go. Building on more than a quarter of a century of heritage in home cinema, Sky Cinema customers will have access to a new movie premiere every day, over 1000 on demand films, more pop up channels as well as new improved HD picture and sound, taking them one step closer to the cinema experience.   

Just some of the premieres on Sky Cinema in July and August:

July
Spectre
Mission Impossible:  Rogue Nation
Ant-Man
Minions Movie
Crimson Peak
Strange Magic
The Walk
Solace
Theeb
Everest
Me, Earl and the Dying girl
Tangerines
The Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Four Corners
Burnt
El Ardor

August
Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
The Man from U.N.C.L.E
The Martian
The Good Dinosaur
Hotel Transylvania 2
Suffragette
The Perfect Guy
Sixteen
Pan
Dragonball Z: Battle of the Gods
The Dressmaker
Survivalist
Tokyo Tribe
Hour of the Lynx

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