15 Actors Who Went Hard For Forgettable Movies
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Many actors have taken extensive measures to prepare for movie roles, such as Austin Butler training for 3 years for his role as Elvis, Jim Carrey being trained by a CIA expert for 8 hours of Grinch make-up prep, Jared Leto meting with doctors and patients for Morbius, Shia LaBeouf taking an acid trip for Charlie Countryman, Kate Winslet reading bedtime stories in German for The Reader, Nicolas Cage pulling out his own teeth for Birdy, and Robert De Niro grinding down and sharpening his teeth for Cape Fear.
Val Kilmer memorized 50 songs for The Doors, and Daniel Day-Lewis even lived in a period house with no electricity or water for The Crucible. Robert Pattinson masturbated for real for Little Ashes, and Sean Penn slapped John Leguizamo for real for Casualties Of War, while Gary Oldman smoked 12 cigars a day for Darkest Hour, giving him nicotine poisoning.
Here’s all that, and more.
Jim Carrey: CIA-trained for eight hours of Grinch torture.
![CRACKED How the Grinch Stole Christmas JIM CARREY was trained by a CIA torture expert to withstand the makeup and costumes. The makeup process was like being buried alive, and took eight hours the first day.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/7/885687.jpg)
Universal Pictures
Jared Leto: Method actor to the extreme.
![CRACKED Morbius JARED LETO's intense acting freaked out his co-stars. Не met with doctors and patients with rare blood diseases and practiced with real cane users.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/6/885686.jpg)
Columbia Pictures
Robert Pattinson’s O-face: immortalized.
![CRACKED Little Ashes ROBERT PATTINSON masturbated for real, and his o-face is forever on film.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/4/885674.jpg)
APT Films
Cage: No role too extreme!
![CRACKED Birdy NICOLAS CAGE will go to any lengths for a role. Не even pulled out two of his own teeth for 1984's Birdy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/6/885676.jpg)
TriStar Pictures
De Niro takes commitment to a whole new level.
![Cape Fear ROBERT DE NIRO oretta changed a lot for the movie. Не went as far as grinding down and sharpening his teeth. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/2/885682.jpg)
Universal Pictures
Regular, schmegular!
![The Reader KATE WINSLET's kids got tired of her reading bedtime stories in a German accent, so they asked her to just be regular. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/8/885688.jpg)
The Weinstein Company
Nick Nolte: No role too gritty.
![CRACKED Down and Out in Beverly Hills NICK NOLTE is a method actor who'll do anything for his roles, like sleeping on grates and going weeks without a shower for this 1986 comedy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/5/885685.jpg)
Buena Vista Distribution
Robert Pattinson: Method actor extraordinaire.
![CRACKED س٣ I The Lighthouse ROBERT PATTINSON would get mad for an hour before scenes, growling, licking mud, faking unconsciousness and throwing up.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/4/885684.jpg)
A24
Researching the role, one step at a time.
![CRACKED The Fall JAMIE DORNAN followed a woman on the subway to get ready for his role as a serial killer. Не said it was intriguing, and he learned something (we're afraid to ask what that was).](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/3/885683.jpg)
BBC
Val Kilmer: No stone unturned.
![CRACKED The Doors VAL KILMER worked hard for his role as Jim Morrison, memorizing 50 songs and talking to the band's producer to get the details right.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/7/885677.jpg)
TriStar Pictures
Merry Christmas, Gary!
![Darkest Hour GARY OLDMAN smoked 12 cigars a day, which gave him nicotine poisoning and a colonoscopy over Christmas break. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/8/885678.jpg)
Focus Features,
Universal Pictures
Daniel Day-Lewis: living like it’s 1692.
![CRACKED The Crucible a DANIEL DAY-LEWIS didn't wash for the entire shot to get to get a feel for 17th century life, and even lived in a period house with no electricity or water.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/1/885681.jpg)
20th Century Studios
LaBeouf takes tripping to a whole new level.
![Charlie Countryman SHIA LABEOUF took a day off to try out an acid trip in order to get into the character of Charlie Countryman. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/8/0/885680.jpg)
Millennium Entertainment
John Leguizamo is still feeling the sting of Sean Penn’s slap, decades later.
![CRACKED Casualties of War SEAN PENN slapped JOHN LEGUIZAMO for real, which was cut. It scarred Leguizamo for life, and he twitches when Penn's near.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/5/885675.jpg)
Columbia Pictures
Austin Butler: The King of Commitment.
![CRACKED Elvis AUSTIN BUTLER trained hard for his role as Elvis, not seeing his family for three years and talking like Elvis the whole time.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/7/9/885679.jpg)
Warner Bros. Pictures