A veteran of the stage and screen, Bill Nighy made his on-screen debut in the 1970s, though it was his 2003 performance as an aging rock star in the Christmas classic “Love Actually” that made him a household name, followed by roles in “Shaun of the Dead,” “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” and “The Constant Gardener.”
However, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” was new territory for Nighy, who hadn’t yet experienced the film’s advanced technological effects that made his squirming tentacle beard come to life. “When I got [to set], I didn’t realize that I wouldn’t have a costume like everybody else,” he said in the same Vanity Fair interview. “It turned out I had to wear computer pajamas with white bobbles all over them.” It proved to be a trying experience for the esteemed actor, who struggled to socialize between scenes while “dressed as somebody who didn’t get into Devo or something.”
When Nighy saw the final product, he changed his tune. “When I first saw the creature, I was blown away.” For their transformative efforts, the VFX team won an Academy Award for best achievement in visual effects.
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