The stars behind the masks

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