March 31, 2015: "Batman v Superman" Costume Designer Talks Design Challenges

In a recent interview with Fashionista Magazine, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" costume designer Michael Wilkinson talked about his work on various superhero movies for both Warner Bros. and Marvel Studios.

During the course of the interview, Wilkinson touched on some of the challenges with designing the reimagined Batman and Aquaman costumes for "BvS". Here's an excerpt from the article:

Re-imagining Aquaman for his appearances in “Batman v Superman,” “Justice League,” and his own movie in 2018 presented a “huge challenge” for Wilkinson in terms of fan expectations. Or low ones, because, apparently, the superhero’s past interpretations have made him not as “cool” as the other guys. “People have a lot of complaints about the orange skin and the green tights and that whole thing,” said Wilkinson, who actually has a soft spot for superhuman fish-whisperer.

For those old enough to remember Michael Keaton as "Batman" and not "Birdman," you may recall that the rigid head and neck piece (i.e. the "cowl") on the Batsuit circa 1989 didn't allow for the Caped Crusader to turn his head. So, say, if a villain snuck up behind Batman, he had to swing his entire torso around. Yeah, distracting.

"That’s actually one of the first things that Snyder mentioned to me in one of our initial meetings," Wilkinson says. "It’s a very important thing to Zack that the Batsuit would be comfortable and very flexible, but then would be able to perform in a very natural and forceful way. So a lot of incredible engineering went into the development of the new black cowl."

Winkinson also adds that outfitting Ben Affleck in the Batsuit takes roughly 25 minutes, with help. "It does involve multiple costumers," Wilkinson said. "It’s not the sort of thing that I could just sit in Ben's trailer and he gets into it himself. It’s a six-handed operation."

Read the complete interview at Fashionista.com.

"Dawn of Justice" is scheduled for a worldwide release on March 25, 2016.



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