16 actors who went to extreme lengths for roles
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A lot of actors will go to extremes for their movie roles, especially if there's a chance it can land them an Oscar nod.
Anne Hathaway was willing to do anything to understand the misery of her tuberculosis-ridden prostitute in "Les Misérables," while Rooney Mara and Kate Winslet found themselves taking their characters off set.
From dropping acid to strapping their knees with belts, these actors prove they're willing do anything to play the part.
Jared Leto couldn't see anyone while filming "Blade Runner: 2049."
For his latest role in the "Blade Runner" sequel, Leto wore custom contact lenses which made his eyes opaque the entire time he was on set and blocked his sight. While Leto didn't feel the transformation was all that extreme, director Denis Villeneuve was taken with the actor's commitment.
"He entered the room, and he could not see at all," Villeneuve told the Wall Street Journal. "He was walking with an assistant, very slowly. It was like seeing Jesus walking into a temple. Everybody became super silent, and there was a kind of sacred moment. Everyone was in awe."
It's not the first time Leto has done something extreme.
When he became the Joker for "Suicide Squad," the actor went full-on Mr. J. He sent Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie a rat in a box and everyone in the cast received used condoms and anal beads.
"I did a lot of things to create a dynamic, to create an element of surprise, of spontaneity, and to really break down any kind of walls that may be there," Leto told E!. "The Joker is somebody who doesn't really respect things like personal space or boundaries."
Daniel Day-Lewis texted as Abraham Lincoln.
Day-Lewis is known to do extensive research before any and all of his roles.
He refused to leave his character's wheelchair in "My Left Foot" even after filming was finished. All of the slumping caused him to eventually break two ribs. Later for "The Last of the Mohicans," Day-Lewis spent six months in the wild teaching himself to build a canoe and trap and skin animals.
When he played the 16th president in "Lincoln," the British actor kept his American accent going the entire shoot, and began signing texts "Yours, A."
His efforts have worked, because Day-Lewis has won three Oscars. He announced in July he'll be retiring from acting, but we wouldn't be surprised if that's just him prepping for another role.
Leonardo DiCaprio cut his hand and continued filming.
DiCaprio didn't let a few shards of glass in his hand slow him down.
During the filming of "Django Unchained," producer Stacy Sher told Variety the actor accidentally slammed his hand on a table so hard he broke a glass, injuring his hand in the process. Instead of stopping, DiCaprio carried on and the performance made it into the final edit.
"Blood was dripping down his hand," said Sher. "He never broke character. He kept going. He was in such a zone. It was very intense. He required stitches."
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