Heath Ledger
The dark Knight
He locked himself in his London hotel room for over month studying the character of joker, he kept a creepy diary for his character, formulating his own voice for the character, maniac laughs and coming up with dark humours. He'd do his own make up to make it look more authentic.
Jared Leto
Sucide Squad
While shooting sucide Squad, Leto sent used condoms, anal beads, dead pig, handful of bullets, rats to the crew membrs and he tried to creep out his fans by posting some creepy pictures of him and he'd watch really violent videos.
Tom Hanks
The green mile
Tom Hanks gained and then lost 50 pounds for Cast Away. He also refused to cut his hair or bathe, leading to a nasty staph infection. For his role in The Green Mile, Hanks stayed in character as prison guard Paul Edgecomb.
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
DiCaprio, an avowed vegetarian, ate raw bison, slept in an animal carcass and withstood freezing temperatures to portray frigid frontiersman Hugh Glass.
Al Pacino
Serpico
He was still in the role of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, once pulled over a truck driver and threatened to arrest him for exhaust pollution.
Joaquin Phoenix
Mockumentary
Throughout the filming period, Joaquin remained in character for public appearances, giving many people the impression that he was genuinely pursuing a new career.
Adrien Brody
The pianist
He lost 30 pounds for the character, he left his apartment, Sold his car and turned off his cell phone. He'd spend hours daily learning to play piano for the character.
Robert De Niro
Taxi driver
To prepare for his role as paranoiac ex-marine Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic, De Niro lost more than two stone and drove a real New York taxi during breaks from shooting Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900 in Rome.
Daniel Day-Lewis
My left foot and the crucible
Day-Lewis while shooting the movie, spent the entire shoot in a wheelchair, occasionally having to be carried to different parts of the set, and even had to be spoon-fed at mealtimes.
For his role in The Crucible, Day-Lewis committed to living on the set, which was a replica of a colonial village—meaning there was no electricity or running water. He also built his own 17th-century house, using only the tools America's settlers would have had available to them at the time.
Jamie Foxx
Ray
To portray the blind musician Ray Charles in Ray, Jamie Foxx glued his eyes shut for up to 14 hours a day during filming. Foxx also lost 30 pounds, as to more accurately convey what Charles’ body looked like after his heroin addiction.
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