Drax’s Entire Body Was All Makeup
When Dave Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, he probably didn’t expect to sit in a makeup chair for five hours every day to apply 18 prosthetic pieces. That was his daily life while playing Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy. Before the makeup, Bautista applied a medical adhesive across his entire body.
The makeup was sealed so that it would stay on for the entire day. As a result, it was very difficult to take off. “I had to sit in a sauna for 45 minutes to an hour,” Bautista said. After it melted off, producers would remove it with more chemicals.