The Faces Behind The Mask

The stars behind the masks of the alien costumes we see in the movies are usually quite beautiful. What does Neytiri from Avatar really look like and just who is the human behind Darth Vader’s mask? Take a look at the photos in this post to find out.

Neytiri in Avatar was played by Zoe Saldana

Diva Plavalaguna from The Fifth Element was played by Maïwenn Le Besco

The alien in Alien was played by Bolaji Badejo

Darth Vader in the Star Wars series was played by David Prowse

“Christopher Johnson” from District 9 was played by Jason Cope

Jeriba ‘Jerry’ Shigan in Enemy Mine was played by Louis Gossett Jr.

E.T. was played by Michael Pat Bilon

Eytukan was played by Wes Studi

Godzilla (from the original Godzilla films) was played by Haruo Nakajima

The Predator in Predator was played by Kevin Peter Hall

R2D2 in the Star Wars series was played by Kenny Baker

Chewbacca was played by Peter Mayhew

Moat (mother to Neytiri) in Avatar was played by CCH Pounder[Source]

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