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7/5/2025, 12:36:34 PM
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>Jesse Plemons, who plays a racist ultranationalist militant during an intense confrontation, is the reason why the red sunglasses made their way into his character’s costume.
>Speaking to GQ, Civil War’s costume designer Meghan Kasperlik, said: “When Alex [Garland] and I spoke, he wanted Jesse’s character to be in a military uniform. There was no other discussions to it.
>“Jesse brought the sunglasses to the fitting and asked what we thought… I was hesitant at first, as I did not want them to take away from the intensity of the scene.”
>The glasses served as an opportunity to make the character “stand out”, while also, perhaps unintentionally, acting as a nod to the occasionally outlandish outfits worn by US extremists, as seen in the 2021 attack on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
>“To me, the sunglasses should make the audience question everything about this character,” Kasperlik added. “Who is this man? Why is he wearing them? Did he remove them from a person before taking their life?”
>Jesse Plemons, who plays a racist ultranationalist militant during an intense confrontation, is the reason why the red sunglasses made their way into his character’s costume.
>Speaking to GQ, Civil War’s costume designer Meghan Kasperlik, said: “When Alex [Garland] and I spoke, he wanted Jesse’s character to be in a military uniform. There was no other discussions to it.
>“Jesse brought the sunglasses to the fitting and asked what we thought… I was hesitant at first, as I did not want them to take away from the intensity of the scene.”
>The glasses served as an opportunity to make the character “stand out”, while also, perhaps unintentionally, acting as a nod to the occasionally outlandish outfits worn by US extremists, as seen in the 2021 attack on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
>“To me, the sunglasses should make the audience question everything about this character,” Kasperlik added. “Who is this man? Why is he wearing them? Did he remove them from a person before taking their life?”
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