JSYK: Were the costumes as creepy in real life or is it mostly just special effects?

Chris: The costumes were actually really, really cool. There weren’t that many CGI characters. The concept of the Cirque du Freak is all these different characters that have all these freaky abilities, and so some characters just have CGI built around the character. Orlando Jones’s character – he played Alexander Ribs – is super super skinny, and doesn’t have any ribs, so you can see all his internal organs. That was all CGI. Jane Krakowski’s character she can grow her arms back after they’ve been chopped off, and that was obviously CGI, but there are some characters that wore special effects makeup or prosthetic makeup. Patrick Fugit, who played Snake Boy, is totally green and scaly everywhere. It was all prosthetic makeup, and it looked really good. Mr. Tiny was in a fat suit and he had all prosthetic makeup on his chin and face to make him look more chubby. That was cool because he’s a really skinny person in real life, so it’s kind of weird to see him walk around with a fat head on.

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We caught up with 17-year-old Chris Massoglia, who plays Darren, and are just dying to share six fabulous facts you just have to know about this budding star…

1. He’s a risk taker. “As an actor, this was my first big role in a major film. It was very different from anything I had ever done. Being able to observe Oscar-nominated actors was, in a lot of ways, similar to Darren being thrown into this crazy world of the Cirque Du Freak and having to learn to become a vampire.”

2. He always gives it his all. “There is a scene in the movie where my vampire nails go into the chalkboard. In order to do this, I just used my normal hands, but the chalkboard was fake. During rehearsal, I just went for it and made marks all over the board. [But] they had told me a MILLION times, ‘wait until we are filming to touch the board.’ I felt so bad.”

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