Babylon: Exclusive Behind the Scenes Look With Cast

To say Babylon is a ocular spectacular is an understatement.

After all, determination are virtually thousands of looks featured successful the upcoming Paramount flick, with stars Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt each undergoing much than a twelve outfit changes, according to the costume decorator Mary Zophres.

"Babylon has by acold the largest fig of actors that I've ever dressed connected a film," she says successful E! News' exclusive featurette. "There are 7,000 costumes successful this movie betwixt inheritance and 150 speaking parts. Principal formed members had astir 15 changes."

Zophres adds, "The costumes were rather outrageous due to the fact that we wanted it to beryllium dissimilar thing we'd ever spot connected movie before."

But wherefore so many? As a communicative astir Hollywood's breathtaking modulation from soundless epoch to dependable films during the 1920s, Babylon's "characters mostly specify themselves done what they're wearing," explains manager Damien Chazelle, who antecedently helmed the philharmonic smash deed La La Land.

As for Pitt? His Jack Conrad is the epitome of Hollywood cool. "My transportation for Jack was that he's specified a large movie prima that he's conscionable not formal," Zophres says. "He wears a tuxedo to the parties but different than that, we don't spot him successful a suit."

Some of the pieces Pitt rocks see hand-knitted sweaters and cardigans, which Zophres raves marque the Oscar victor look "fantastic."

Also starring Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Tobey Maguire, Babylon opens successful theaters Dec. 23.