Carbon Costume Movies
Mantis
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Mantis (Pom Klementieff) uses are telepathic powers to sense others’ emotions when she makes physical contact with them. Despite this ability she remains innocent and rather naive, which makes sense given that she’s spent most of her life in solitude with Peter Quill’s father Ego. Who would have guessed the antennas would be sold at Hot Topic of all places?
Laura Kinney (X-23)
In Logan, Laura Kinney (Dafne Keen) is a mysterious young mutant who is revealed to be a clone made from Wolverine’s blood. She might be an 11-year old girl wearing a rainbow tee and colorful sunglasses, but make no mistake that she is X-23, a deadly assassin created to be the perfect killing machine.
Joker (1989)
In 1989’s Batman, Joker (Jack Nicholson) becomes the Joker as we know him after mobster Carl Grissom sets up his second-in-command to be killed in a vat of chemicals. It doesn’t finish him off, but leaves him depraved and disfigured, with a maniacal laugh and deadly vendetta. Nicholson’s is a classic look that’s since been re-interpreted by Heath Ledger and Jared Leto.
Mick Taylor from Wolf Creek
In the Australian horror film Wolf Creek, Michael “Mick” Taylor (John Jarratt) is a cold, calculating, and sadistic man. His m.o. is to gain the trust of tourists traveling the outback before kidnapping, torturing, and murdering them. He’s loosely based on a real life serial killer nicknamed the The Backpack Killer.
Domino
In Deadpool 2, Domino (Zazie Beetz) is the codename of Neena Thurman. She is mutant who makes use of her power to manipulate luck as a mercenary, along with her excellent skills in marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat.
Hans from Trollhunter
In Trollhunter, a group of students set out to film a documentary about suspected bear poacher Hans (Otto Jespersen). After stalking him through the forest, they realize that he doesn’t hunt bears but rather trolls. The students ask to follow along and record as Hans hunts trolls, which he agrees to.
Sgt. Nicholas Angel
Nicholas Angel is the protagonist of the 2nd entry in the Cornetto Trilogy, Hot Fuzz. He is portrayed by Simon Pegg and is the top police officer in London. He’s so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, he’s made Staff Sergeant and relocated to the country town of Sandford, where he discovers a sinister conspiracy.
Doctor Poison
In Wonder Woman, Doctor Poison (Elena Anaya) is the nickname of Isabel Maru, a deranged Spanish chemist who concocts poisons to cause people as much pain as possible. Due to a facial disfigurement, likely from an accident during her experimentation, Doctor Poison wears a ceramic mask on the left side of her face.
Undercover Wonder Woman
In Wonder Woman, the titular character (Gal Gadot) must navigate Victorian London incognito, no easy task for an Amazon warrior demigoddess with a magical sword hailing from the hidden island of Themyscira, even with all the help of Steve Trevor’s loyal secretary Etta Candy.
Quint from Jaws
In Jaws, Bartholomew Marion Quint (Robert Shaw) is a grizzled shark hunter. Besides running a whale oil business and bootleg distillery, he captains the Orca as a charter service when he’s recruited to capture a giant killer shark.
