Go behind-the-scenes on our Willem Dafoe cover shoot

Go behind-the-scenes on our Willem Dafoe cover shoot

The Oscar-nominated actor features on our Winter issue. Take a look at how we created the striking shoot here…

Words: Jonathan Wells

When it came to a cover shoot with Willem Dafoe, we didn’t know where to start. How could we sum up such an all-pervading career in just one photoshoot? Which of the actor’s tens of films should we touch upon in the interview? What would we possibly style Dafoe in — a man who has famously rocked everything from a Green Goblin suit to a crown of thorns?

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