He did WHAT to his teeth ! ?
We can all admire the hard work that actors put into their craft. In the year 2023, I think people are starting to agree that “method acting” is becoming a thing of the past and always has been a “little extra” in Hollywood.
Here are 19 times actors went too far with “method acting,” and I think we need to put a halt to that behavior:
NOTE : I chose to omit actors who made drastic ( and life-threatening ) changes in their dieting to lose or gain system of weights .
1.Leonardo DiCaprioate raw bison and slept inanimalcarcasses forThe Revenant.
2.Kate Winslet, who starred inThe Reader,used her German accent beyond the cameras.
3.Adrien Brody gave up nearly all of his possessions to prep for his role inThe Pianist.
4.Jamie Foxxglued his eyelids shut for the filmRay.
5.Sylvester Stallone convinced Dolph Lundgren to really punch him forRocky IV…and ended up in the ICU.
6.Jamie Dornan followed a woman to prepare for a serial killer role.
7.Jim Carrey’s behind-the-scenes behavior was erratic while on set forMan on the Moon.
8.Robert De Niro had his teeth ground down forCape Fear.
9.For the filmBirdy, Nicholas Cage got his two front teeth pulled out without anesthetic.
10.Robert Pattinson practically blacked out drinking inThe Lighthouse.
11.Aaron Eckhart faked losing a child in a support group to prep forRabbit Hole.
12.Tom Hanks suffered a staph infection duringCastAwayfilming.
13.Gary Oldman got nicotine poisoning from smoking too much forDarkest Hour.
14.Dustin Hoffman slapped (unscripted) Meryl Streep inKramer vs. Kramer.
15.Daniel Day-Lewis stayed in a wheelchair, demanding to be spoon-fed forMy Left Foot.
16.Throughout the filming ofScent of a Woman, Al Pacino claimed to be blind like his character.
17.Dennis Hopper did all kinds of drugs while performing his role inApocalypse Now.
18.Shia LaBeouf got drunk off of moonshine throughout the shooting ofLawless.
19.Jared Leto gave cast mates weird gifts to stay in character as the Joker inSuicideSquadbut also refused to communicate with the cast.
Did I miss any other cases of actors taking method acting too far? Comment below!
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