Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of the Fallout video game series has been impressing viewers since its debut on the platform. The series received mostly positive reviews, especially for its performances including that of Walton Goggins as the mutated gunslinger The Ghoul.
However, many fans will be surprised to learn that the unique appearance of Goggins’ character, which depicts him with a cut-off nose, was not achieved with practical effects. During an interview, Goggins spoke about how his peculiar look in the series was achieved and dished out about the makeup process. Here is what Goggins shared about his character’s look in Fallout.
Walton Goggins Reveals The Ghoul Look in Fallout Wasn’t Practical Effects
Walton Goggins has impressed viewers with his performance as The Ghoul / Cooper Howard, a mutated gunslinger in Fallout. In the series, Goggins’s ghoulish appearance is marked by the absence of a nose. However, fans will be surprised to learn that the realistic appearance of The Ghoul’s look was created using CGI.
During an interview with TVLine, Goggins was asked about how it was to act with prosthetics on his face that hid his nose during his screen appearance. However, Goggins explained that the prosthetics applied on his face actually did not alter his nose, which was digitally removed during post-production.
“It was fine for me because I had a nose while we were filming it and the the prosthetic pieces came to a point where they created this triangle right and then they put these white dots over my nose so that they could take it out in post.”
Goggins made the above statement revealing that the realistic and intimidating look of his character was achieved through CGI instead of practical effects. Therefore, Goggins did not have any issue playing a noseless character in the series. However, Goggins added it might have been a challenge for his co-actors to act opposite him given his heavy prosthetics look.
Walton Goggins Talks About the Lengthy Make-Up Process For Fallout Role
During the same process, Goggins also spoke about the makeup process for getting into his character of The Ghoul / Cooper Howard. The Invincible voice actor was asked whether the makeup for his Fallout role was more challenging than his turn as Venus, a transgender character Goggins played in the FX crime drama series Sons of Anarchy.
“It was much more uncomfortable.”
Goggins made the above statement regarding the prosthetics that were applied to his face and extended to his neck for his Fallout character. While Goggins noted that the makeup process for Venus took nearly four hours, the process for The Ghoul character took almost five hours at the start. However, the crew was later able to reduce the time Goggins spent in the makeup chair.
Aside from Goggings, Fallout also stars Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten in the lead roles. The first season overseen by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet debuted on April 10, 2024, and comprises eight episodes.
All episodes of Fallout are now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
