“The 2018 film's mask is the original, or is a Kirk mask.”
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Correction
A new sculpt by Christopher Nelson and Vincent Van Dyke.
Nelson: "myself and Vincent Van Dyke designed and sculpted it based off of a lot of different things." A 1978-style mask sculpted by Justin Mabry for a flashback was cut from the script.
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“Myself and Vincent Van Dyke designed and sculpted it based off of a lot of different things.”