Lighting Effect and Motion Capture Suit for Billy Crudup while performing the Dr. Manhattan character in the Zack Snyder film "Watchmen"

During filming, Crudup acted opposite his co-stars, wearing a white suit covered in blue LEDs, so he would give off an otherworldly glow in real life, just as the computer-generated Manhattan does in the movie.

Doctor Manhattan made his first live-action debut in the 2009 film Watchmen, played by Billy Crudup. He also appeared in the 2019 limited television series Watchmen, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, with his original form played by Darrell Snedeger.

Oct 6, 2008 · From the intricate series of blue light emitting lights which are spread around actor Billy Crudup's suit to motion capturing facial expressions, to the challenges of filming a character that...

Mar 7, 2009 · Actor Billy Crudup had already been cast as Osterman; DesJardin urged Snyder to cast a body on which animators could base Manhattan's ultra-ripped physique. Snyder chose fitness model and actor...

Oct 29, 2020 · While motion-capture technology was not new at the time, it had mostly been done with one actor alone on a soundstage. Given how important Doctor Manhattan is to this story, Billy Crudup was fitted with a motion capture suit he could wear on set.

Mar 3, 2009 · On set, Crudup wore a white suit designed by Chris Gilman of Global Effects that was covered with approximately 1000 blue LEDs and a handful of tracking markers. The soles of his shoes had blue LEDs baked into them so Crudup would emit light under his feet as he walked. He also wore a hat and gloves covered with LEDs.

Feb 25, 2009 · To create Dr Manhattan, the only person in Watchmen with superhuman powers, the 40 year-old star spent most of the time on the film set dressed in a pair of pyjamas. Not the sort you’d wear to bed, but a hi-tech outfit that allowed the movie’s digital wizards to create the motion-capture process that was needed to bring Dr Manhattan to the screen.

Billy Crudup portrayed Jon Osterman/Doctor Manhattan in Watchmen. Trivia [] Billy Crudup portrayed Henry Allen in Justice League and Zack Snyder's Justice League. External Links [] Billy Crudup on Wikipedia; Billy Crudup on IMDb