Most actors would agree that taking a role entails more than just studying dialogue. To make the words and deeds on the page believable and credible on the big screen, an actor must fully immerse himself in the role. However, some actors always give their all to the part they're playing. The backstage drama is just as fascinating as the show itself. Intense training or acquiring new abilities may be necessary for the character.
Wilder and wackier performances are also possible, with actors going to great lengths to immerse themselves in their roles. Many viewers may laugh at the extremes some performers go to to get ready for a shot, and some examples should make people stop and think, but the results usually speak for themselves. Method acting is the pinnacle of applying strategy to the apparent chaos.
Here are 9
actors who did everything to get the role, let's scroll down yo enjoy!1. Ana de Armas
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The actress Ana de Armas spent a year getting into character as Marilyn Monroe for the upcoming film Blonde. She said to
Entertainment Weekly, "It was the most rigorous work I've ever done as a performer." "Research, accent training, and everything else took me an entire year to prepare. Months of preparation have gone into reading materials and chatting to Andrew Dominik. The filming schedule was so intense that it lasted three months."
2. Natalie Portman
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Natalie Portman spent ten months training to play Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder. She never missed one of her five weekly training sessions. "They told me to bulk up as much as I could. For a woman, that's not only an incredible obstacle, but a whole mentality to take on, "According to Portman's statement to Variety. She also collaborated with the stunt unit to perfect Jane's fighting style, which she likens to dance.
3. Austin Butler
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Not surprisingly, Austin Butler practiced singing and dancing every day in preparation for his role as Elvis Presley. More unusually, he didn't stop at tap dancing and karate when trying to emulate Elvis's moves. Over a year and a half, Butler studied every video of the late singer and listened to cassettes of Presley's voice as he drifted off to sleep, preparing for his role as the icon. To fully immerse himself in Elvis's persona, he studied every book he could get his hands on and avoided social interaction.
4. Margot Robbie
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Six months went into Margot Robbie's preparation for her portrayal as the notorious skater in me, Tonya. I listened to every skating video, interview, and a documentary on my iPod at night for roughly six months straight. Her image was permanently imprinted on the back of my eyelids, and her voice was always in my mind. She spent five months preparing for the film, and most skating scenes are based on Harding's real routines with Robbie skating.
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio slept in the bodies of dead
animals to get into character for The Revenant. He slept under the stars, swam in icy rivers, and chowed on raw bison. It was clear that all of his work in preparation paid off, as he received numerous accolades for his performance and even took home his first Oscar for his efforts.
6. Brie Larson
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Brie Larson spent a month inside her house to prepare for her role as a young mother held captive in Room. She talked to psychologists to learn about the trauma of being held captive, wrote diary entries for her character, and made collages in character. Larson hung out with Jacob Tremblay in the weeks before filming, who played the on-screen son. She made the toys that appeared on-screen, made things up on the set, and played Legos with him before bed. She worked hard, and in 2016, she won the Oscar for Best Actress.
7. Jared Leto
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Jared Leto's Suicide Squad preparation is famous. Leto delivered weird presents (such as a live rat) to other cast members to prepare for the Joker. He brought a dead hog to set to "create a dynamic, an element of surprise, spontaneity and to break down any borders" because the Joker didn't respect people's limits.He pursued drug lords on Instagram and met with "guys who had committed horrific crimes" His Joker laugh was all over Manhattan
8. Lady Gaga
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On the other hand,
Lady Gaga in House of Gucci was one actor who got ready for her part. First, she stayed in character for 18 months, even when the camera wasn't rolling. For nine of those months, she used the accent. Gaga watched videos of foxes and panthers to get into character. She also started to "live in a way that made her start to notice where and when she could see money in everything she looked at."
9. Jennifer Hudson
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Years before her untimely death, Aretha Franklin personally chose Jennifer Hudson to play her in a biopic. They talked about her life and role in the theater weekly for a long time. In preparation for his role as Aretha Franklin in the film Respect, actor and director, Russell Hudson watched many hours of archived performance material, consulted with vocal and movement coaches, and studied photos of the late singer.