In order to fully get in to character, and sometimes to work up some nerve, performers
will occasionally make decisions at work that the rest of us would get fired for even thinking
about.
Drinking, drugs, having an annoying voice — in cubicle life, that’s a recipe for
disaster.
But living life on the big screen can be daunting, and sometimes it’s not as glamorous as it
looks.
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These are 10 Popular Actors Who Made Shocking Decisions For Their Movies.
Jennifer Lawrence, Passengers We can’t blame Jennifer Lawrence for being
apprehensive to do a sex scene with a married man— even if that man is Chris Pratt and
the sex is 100% fake.
Plus, Pratt’s wife Anna Faris is in the biz too, so she gets it.
We can’t think of three more down-to-earth people.
Nevertheless, Lawrence was still a bundle of nerves at the thought of being a potential
homewrecker that she got a little boozed-up before shooting the scene.
It worked.
Nobody got divorced.
And the sky hasn’t caved in.
At least, not yet anyway.
Daniel Radcliffe, The Harry Potter Franchise Let’s go all the way back to 2001.
A time when Daniel Radcliffe was young, innocent, and hadn’t yet appeared naked in front of
hundreds of London theatergoers.
Maturing in the spotlight ain’t easy.
And while kids used to have the luxury of growing up and making mistakes in front of
a relatively small number of people, Radcliffe did not.
The actor started to do what all teenagers do and discovered the joys of partying.
And when his habit got out of hand, it resulted in him sometimes coming in to work still tipsy
from the night before.
Radcliffe has since spoken publicly about his struggle and successful journey to recovery.
Anna Kendrick and Olivia Wilde, Drinking Buddies Some actors are really good at feigning drunkenness,
and others?
Not so much.
But then there’s a third category of people— those who don’t see the point in pretending.
While filming Drinking Buddies, Anna Kendrick and Olivia Wilde lived in that third category.
Every beer on screen is real, and so is the consumption.
Writer and director Joe Swanberg set the movie in a brewery, and figured it would be downright
wrong to let that much beer go to waste.
While they weren’t the only cast members to crush brewskis on set, they arguably had
the most fun.
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, Fight Club Filming a movie involves long hours, hard
work, and lots of manpower.
Every production needs the opportunity to blow off steam.
But one night while everyone was relaxing, Fight Club director David Fincher kept the
camera rolling.
Fans of the movie will recognize a scene where Edward Norton and Brad Pitt are hitting a
couple of golf balls into the distance.
But what’s interesting is this part of the movie was never in the screenplay.
It was filmed by the director as the two actors were blowing off steam and having some drinks
to end the day.
They were drunk for real, and repeating the lines Fincher was whispering to them off camera.
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty American Beauty is a movie about figuring
out who you want to be.
It follows the stories of one family, and explores how our connections to each other
can dissolve slowly.
Kevin Spacey plays Lester, a man at a crossroads.
And while his performance is powerful, it didn’t start out that way.
Director Sam Mendes said in an interview that the key ingredient in getting Spacey to embody
Lester was to get him a little high.
The director says that such a methodical and calculated approach toward the character just
didn’t work.
And since Spacey is a details man, the only way to bridge the gap was with a joint.
The joint he and Wes Bentley share is a real one, and since it slowed Spacey’s brain
down, Mendes argues the movie is better because of it.
Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, Star Wars The seventies were a time where you could
throw a party and all different kinds of people would show up.
The stars partied hard.
And when Carrie Fisher was shooting Star Wars, so did she.
The actress has talked about doing a full day of shooting only to turn around and party
the night away.
On one fateful evening she found herself at the same party as The Rolling Stones.
As she told it, Fisher called co-star Harrison Ford to get his ass to the party, so he did.
The two actors spent the night drinking and stumbled into work the next day.
They hadn’t gotten any sleep the night before so they were not in an ideal state.
But somehow, they did it.
Jesse Eisenberg, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Regardless of how you feel about the finished product, you can’t deny that Batman v. Superman:
Dawn of Justice is a full-blown media sensation.
The movie incited some of the most intense nerdy bickering the world has ever seen.
And if you look at them closely, some of the complaints actually have nothing to do with
the movie.
While audiences have been divided about almost every element, there does seem to be a consensus
when it comes to Jesse Eisenberg’s portrayal of Lex Luthor.
On the conservative side, fans could say the performance was… a surprise.
But more vocal opponents have called it “over the top” and “shrill”.
In a movie like BvS, obviously Luthor isn’t the one to cheer for.
So in that way, maybe he’s perfect.
Christian Bale, The Machinist Christian Bale is a devoted guy.
When he signs on to a movie, the filmmakers know he’s going to be all in.
And for his role in The Machinist, the actor wanted to drop a couple of LB’s.
As it turns out, modifying his diet to only include canned tuna and apples resulted in
him losing more than a few inches off his waistline.
Bale wanted to get himself down to a hundred pounds, but since that could have killed him,
the producers were having none of it and stopped him before it got to that point.
The actor’s next role after The Machinist was in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins.
He had to beef up quite a bit.
And even though we know better, we like to imagine he did it by adhering to a strict
diet of donuts and milkshakes.
Mmmm.
Donuts.
Charlize Theron, Monster Charlize Theron has had a long Hollywood career
full of interesting roles.
The talented actress also happens to be one of the most beautiful humans on earth.
So imagine everyone’s surprise when she gained 30 pounds, bleached her eyebrows, and
fried her hair to play serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003’s Monster.
Thereon is unrecognizable in the movie, and gave a performance that earned her both the
Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Actress in a Lead Role in 2004.
Director Patty Jenkins has said that she needed someone who wasn’t afraid to get gritty
and emotional.
And Theron definitely delivered.
Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street Margot Robbie is everywhere these days, but
it wasn’t so long ago that the actress was a total unknown.
Hoping to be cast in the next Scorsese flick, her agents told her not to get too excited,
saying she probably wouldn’t get the part.
Very supportive, guys.
Robbie knew that if she was awarded the part there was a chance she’d have to appear
nude.
But because her agents were so doubtful, she wasn’t too worried.
But then she got the call that changed everything.
When it came time to disrobe, the actress pounded a few shots of tequila to ease her
anxiety.
The director offered to change the scene to something less revealing.
But, ever the trooper, Robbie insisted on playing it how it was written.
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