As you might expect, it took hours and hours of application, with all of the scars individually glued on to his body.
From there, they would be covered with a sealant that would help them stick — which surely must be the most important part.
There was plenty to discuss with Michael B. Jordan about Erik Killmonger when I sat down with him a couple weeks ago during the Black Panther Los Angeles press days, and that included a quick chat about his time in the makeup chair for the movie.
With the amount of action Killmonger is involved in, you’d think that the scars would be popping off every second during shooting, but clearly the design team was on top of things and made sure it all looked as perfect as possible.