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Meet the cos­tume design­er who made Magneto’s helmet

27 Aug 2015

Sam­my Shel­don Dif­fer also shows off Rus­sell Crowe’s sword.

It’s com­mon prac­tice to cel­e­brate or chas­tise direc­tors and top-billed stars, but in truth there are many con­tribut­ing fac­tors that deter­mine whether or not a film works. In a bid to throw a spot­light on the tal­ent­ed men and women whose work is often over­looked by crit­ics and audi­ences alike, we’re scour­ing the land to find the cream of the British film industry’s below-the-line arti­sans, invit­ing them to dis­cuss their craft via the objects that have helped shape their careers. The result­ing show and tell ses­sions are intend­ed to edu­cate and inspire while pro­vid­ing unique insight into each participant’s cre­ative process.

In this third episode of our Arti­facts series, LWLies meets BAF­TA nom­i­nat­ed cos­tume design­er Sam­my Shel­don Dif­fer, whose cred­its include Glad­i­a­tor, Kick-Ass, X‑Men: First Class, The Imi­ta­tion Game and most recent­ly Marvel’s Ant-Man. She shared with us some of her most prized keep­sakes, from Rus­sell Crowe’s blade to the now icon­ic Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendet­ta to Bene­dict Cumberbatch’s threads in The Imi­ta­tion Game.

Two illustrated book covers depicting a smiling Black man wearing a hat and tie, with a city skyline in the background

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