In "Babylon," Maguire plays James, a creepy guy "living in the underworld," as Thorisdottir describes him. Using the 1971 movie "Death in Venice" as his inspiration, Maguire wanted his character to have white face paint. "We took that idea and ran with it," she says. They didn't want it to be clear that he was wearing makeup, so Thorisdottir says the camera crew had clear instructions to "not zoom in on him until it was his creepiest moment when he just starts laughing, and you then see it in its full glory."