What does a typical actor's day look like? Autographs, awards, shootings with great directors, and talented colleagues? In reality, everything is not so simple. Frequently, they are subjected to drastic diets, workouts several times a day, and developing complex skills in a short time. Sometimes they have to eat raw liver or be present at an autopsy.
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admire the perseverance of actors who are ready to learn new things to embody
their roles and work in conditions far removed from comfort. They deserve a reward just for their
efforts!
1. Daniel Radcliffe in Jungle
Daniel Radcliffe has starred in the movie Jungle, which is based on real facts. It tells the story of a group of friends who went astray in the Amazon rainforest. To embody his character, Daniel Radcliffe lost nearly 15 pounds. The actor wanted to show the suffering of Yossi Ghinsberg in the most credible way, so he voluntarily maintained a strict regime throughout the production of the film. And, just before the shoot, he did not eat anything for two days.
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2. Shailene Woodley in Adrift
90% of the shots in the movie Adrift were shot on the high seas, two hours away from the coast. Sometimes shooting began at 4 am and lasted 12 hours. According to the confessions of the actress, because of the sea particularly agitated, the entire crew (except the director and the operator) often suffered from dizziness and vomiting.
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3. Robert
Pattinson in Good Time
To plunge into the role of the thief who escaped justice, Robert Pattinson had to forget the comfort: "I lived in the basement of a building in Harlem, as my character. During these two months, I did not open the shutters once, I did not change the sheets, I slept dressed, and I ate only canned tuna. That's all there was: tuna, hot sauce, and coffee. "
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4. Charles Dance
in Game of Thrones
For the role of Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Charles Dance had to show an unusual peculiarity. To film a scene, he learned to fight a deer, and as the actor pointed out, it went pretty well.
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5. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant
The role that allowed Leonardo DiCaprio to win the Oscar was not easy for the actor. He was forced to eat raw buffalo liver (although he is vegetarian), learn to shoot with tines, suture wounds and speak two Native American languages. But that's not all: we must add the filming process in constant cold, swim in a frozen river and wear heavy bearskin.
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6. Tom
Hiddleston in Skyscraper
To get into his character in the movie Skyscraper, Tom Hiddleston attended a real autopsy. The actor says that if you have to be shown on the screen, it must be consistent with the reality, so that a specialist can say, "Yes, it's really like that." It does not matter whether you are preparing an omelet or performing an autopsy.
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7. Margot Robbie
in Suicide Squad
Margot Robbie took lessons with a diver to learn how to hold her breath underwater for the movie Suicide Squad. To shoot the scene, it was necessary that the actress no longer breathes for a few minutes. She learned to hold her breath for 5 minutes.