SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in "The Deliverance," now streaming on Netflix.
Glenn Close and Lee Daniels Break Down Her Character in The Deliverance | Netflix
“Nothing says evil like black sclera contact lenses.”
That was the key to Glenn Close's demon-possessed transformation in Lee Daniels' "The Deliverance." In addition to the special lenses, Close spent four hours in the makeup chair, with special effects artist Jason Collins at the helm.
Based on a true story, “The Deliverance” follows Ebony (Andra Day), a single mother caring for her three children (Caleb McLaughlin, Demi Singleton and Anthony B. Jenkins), and ailing mother Alberta (Close) in a new house that appears to be haunted. As the story unfolds, the characters are tormented by demons. Alberta, who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, becomes possessed by the devil and becomes nearly unrecognizable.
