Colossus: Facial Performance Artist / DEADPOOL Greg Lasalle

Alex Yarde will pose fans questions to Greg LaSalle the face of Colossus in Marvel’s Deadpool!

As you may already know from the outrageous marketing campaign, Tim Miller’s Deadpool opens nationwide on February 12, staring  Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller and Gina Carano. Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. Early buzz of those treated to a surprise viewing of THE ENTIRE MOVIE in NY & LA was off the charts!  (I missed the New York preview *sob*)

But a very cool opportunity came my way instead! I’m interviewing actor and veteran motion capture artist, Greg Lasalle the facial performer of Colossus, X-Man & Deadpool’s best friend and voice of reason who wants to help him find his path in the film! If you havent seen the latest red banded trailer featuring Colossus I’ve got you covered:

In 2014, Greg starred in his first feature as an actor in Night at the Museum: Secrets of the Tomb, playing August Ceasar opposite Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Robin Williams in his final on-screen role. He followed this performance with his on-screen debut in the X-Men

Cinematic Universe, with the aid of new breakthroughs in motion capture that fully embodied his facial expressions and performance in the character of Colossus, the surprisingly gentle 7 and a half foot tall metallic powerhouse.

As a veteran of facial motion capture performance, his work has appeared in over two dozen productions, including Marvel’s The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gravity and both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. A member of visual effects house Digital Domain, Lasalle and his team won a Technical Achievement Award at the 87th Academy Awards for the innovative design and development of the MOVA Facial Performance Capture system. He also shares ownership on several patents for facial capture.

LaSalle’s early career spanned from teaching and performing music and owning a successful chain of music stores, to writing music for and editing children’s videos. Following his studies at the Berklee School of Music, he relocated to San Francisco and later Los Angeles to help develop the technology that has revolutionized motion and facial capture in films today.

Now here’s where you come in. Because I scored an opportunity to meet the man himself Greg LaSalle for an interview, schedule permitting February 9 (pending) right before the Deadpool premiere on February 12, I thought it might be fun to see if you, my loyal All Things Geek reader had any burning questions for Mr. LaSalle about Deadpool’s production or inside baseball industry questions in general! I know, I’m awesome! If you do, leave your questions below in my comments section by the evening of Feb. 8th and I’ll try to get them answered for you!

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