{"id":424383,"date":"2022-03-31T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:00:00","slug":"jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jared Leto&#8217;s craziest character transformations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3fb0098da\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3fb0098da\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%9CJared_Letos_craziest_character_transformations%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jared Leto&#8217;s craziest character transformations&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98Requiem_for_a_Dream_2000\" >\u2018Requiem for a Dream\u2019 (2000)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98Chapter_27_2007\" >\u2018Chapter 27\u2019 (2007)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98Dallas_Buyers_Club_2013\" >\u2018Dallas Buyers Club\u2019 (2013)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98Suicide_Squad_2016\" >\u2018Suicide Squad\u2019 (2016)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98Blade_Runner_2049_2017\" >\u2018Blade Runner 2049\u2019\u00a0(2017)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98House_of_Gucci_2021\" >\u2018House of Gucci\u2019 (2021)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98WeCrashed_2022\" >\u2018WeCrashed\u2019 (2022)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jared-letos-craziest-character-transformations\/#%E2%80%98Morbius_2022\" >\u2018Morbius\u2019 (2022)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJared_Letos_craziest_character_transformations%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jared Leto&#8217;s craziest character transformations&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When you hear the name Jared Leto, what image springs to mind? A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q0IHL6WGFY0\">green-haired, tattooed maniac<\/a>? A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rd2w82j7XS8\">balding fashion scion<\/a>? A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkYNhZvlHv0\">gaunt, gangrenous heroin addict<\/a>? (Unless you\u2019re a Thirty Seconds to Mars fan, in which case maybe you picture lead singer Leto <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l7CVjyoYxqQ\">berating a crowd member<\/a>.) <\/p>\n<p>Even among the ranks of beautiful movie stars who enjoy working incognito \u2014 think Charlize Theron in \u201cMonster,\u201d Christian Bale in \u201cThe Machinist\u201d and \u201cVice,\u201d Colin Farrell in \u201cThe Batman\u201d \u2014 the 50-year-old Leto is in a class by himself in the lengths he\u2019ll go to for his extreme on-screen makeovers.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkYNhZvlHv0\">In his latest film, Marvel\u2019s \u201cMorbius,\u201d<\/a> Leto throws himself into the part of Dr. Michael Morbius, a biochemist who inadvertently makes himself into a vampire when a life-saving experiment goes wrong. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jared.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Headshot of Jared Leto\" class=\"wp-image-21716600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jared.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jared.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jared.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leto takes Method acting to the next level.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY\/Sipa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI got scared for Jared,\u201d the film\u2019s director, Daniel Espinosa, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/features\/jared-leto-morbius-marvel-wecrashed-wework-1235205322\/\">has said<\/a>. \u201cHe really commits. You have to watch out for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/entertainment\/nation\/daniel-day-lewis-method-acting-stories\">Daniel Day-Lewis has retired<\/a>, Leto might just be Hollywood\u2019s preeminent shapeshifting Method actor.\u00a0Read on for a timeline of his wildest role transformations, and what he did to achieve them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Requiem_for_a_Dream_2000\"><\/span>\u2018Requiem for a Dream\u2019 (2000)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Requiem-for-a-Dream-leto.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly in &quot;Requiem for a Dream&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21717686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Requiem-for-a-Dream-leto.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Requiem-for-a-Dream-leto.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Requiem-for-a-Dream-leto.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Playing a heroin addict in \u201cRequiem for a Dream\u201d caused Leto to drop weight and hang out with downtown drug users as research.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Darren Aronofsky\u2019s nightmare thriller about addiction starred Leto as Harry Goldfarb, a young man in Brooklyn who gets hooked on heroin along with his girlfriend (played by Jennifer Connelly) and his best friend (Marlon Wayans). Though he\u2019d already <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, including \u201cPrefontaine\u201d and \u201cFight Club,\u201d this was the one that saw Leto really dig into extreme transformation for the first time. <\/p>\n<p>Leto has said he lost a substantial amount of weight for the role, as well as spent time with junkies in downtown New York. \u201cI did whatever I thought I could do in order to bring more authenticity to the role, more honesty \u2026 So I spent time with a group of people in the East Village, many of whom are no longer alive \u2014 they lost their battles to addiction. They were very supportive and helpful and generous with their time and their experiences and there were nights that I spent basically homeless,\u201d Leto <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/an-oral-history-of-requiem-for-a-dream.html\">told Vulture<\/a> for an oral history of the film in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>The weight loss, he was careful to stress, was \u201cmy idea, and I thought that given the circumstances, given my own personal experiences around addiction and addicts, it was appropriate, physically, that [the character would] be in that place. I also thought that if I lost a lot of weight and was restricting my food intake, that would put me in a place of constant craving. I thought that was a good place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Chapter_27_2007\"><\/span>\u2018Chapter 27\u2019 (2007)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chapter-27.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan in &quot;Chapter 27.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21716640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chapter-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chapter-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chapter-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>To play Mark David Chapman, Leto gained so much weight so quickly that he developed gout.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Peace Arch Films\/Courtesy Everet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seven years later, Leto swung wildly in the other direction to play Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon. The actor has said he put on 62 pounds to play the killer (though some accounts have put it at 67 pounds), partially by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/jared-letos-gout-causing-weight-916264\/\">drinking microwaved pints of chocolate ice cream<\/a> that were mixed with olive oil and soy sauce. He also got sick from gaining so much weight so quickly, he\u2019s said. \u201cI got gout, and my cholesterol went up so fast in such a short time that my doctors wanted to put me on Lipitor, which is for much, much older people,\u201d Leto told the Guardian in 2014. About accepting the role, Leto said, \u201cI had some reservations because I love everything John Lennon ever did. But in the end, I wanted to explore a specimen embodying the total failure of humanity, just walk down this brutal path.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Dallas_Buyers_Club_2013\"><\/span>\u2018Dallas Buyers Club\u2019 (2013)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/dallas-buyers-club-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21716670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/dallas-buyers-club-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/dallas-buyers-club-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/dallas-buyers-club-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>For his role as a transgender, HIV-positive woman in \u201cDallas Buyers Club,\u201d Leto lost over 40 pounds.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Focus Features\/Courtesy Everet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leto swung back to weight loss for his role as the transgender, HIV-positive character Rayon in \u201cDallas Buyers Club.\u201d It was a transformation that would win him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. \u201cI lost around 40 pounds and then I stopped counting,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2014\/mar\/06\/jared-leto-thirty-seconds-to-mars-oscars-dallas-buyers-club\">told the Guardian<\/a>. \u201cFor me, it was about how it made me feel, how it made other people treat me. I got down to something like 114 pounds, and that was enough to do what I wanted it to do, which was to change everything about me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also sought out transgender people and talked to them, which he said at the time \u201cwas the education and the start of it all. I\u2019m really grateful for those experiences.\u201d He stayed in character throughout the shoot. \u201cEvery morning, when I stepped out of that van that took us to set, I always had my high heels on,\u201d he told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2013\/10\/01\/jared-leto-dallas-buyers-club-photo\/\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Suicide_Squad_2016\"><\/span>\u2018Suicide Squad\u2019 (2016)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/suicide-squad.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Leto as the Joker in &quot;Suicide Squad.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21716695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/suicide-squad.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/suicide-squad.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/suicide-squad.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>To play the role of the Joker in 2016\u2019s \u201cSuicide Squad,\u201d Leto stayed in character throughout filming and reportedly gave his castmates disgusting gifts.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett C<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Leto stepped into the iconic role of the Joker in \u201cSuicide Squad\u201d (not to be confused with 2021\u2019s \u201cThe Suicide Squad\u201d), it was a perfect match for his obsessive character-immersion brand. But his approach to the part didn\u2019t go over well with all of his castmates. \u201cHe did some bad things, Jared Leto did. He gave some really horrific gifts,\u201d Viola Davis <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7BqO6nvEQMc\">told Vanity Fair<\/a>. \u201cHe had a henchman who would come into the rehearsal room, and the henchman came in with a dead pig and plopped it on the table, and then he walked out. And that was our introduction to Jared Leto.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Margot Robbie, who played his love interest Harley Quinn, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/fashion\/a29287\/margot-robbie-august-2015-elle\/\">received a live rat<\/a>, which she kept. And Leto also joked to E! that he\u2019d sent used condoms and anal beads to \u201ceverybody\u201d in the cast, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2017\/09\/28\/jared-leto-suicide-squad-condoms-denial\/\">later clarified<\/a> that was \u201ctotal bulls\u2013t.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Blade_Runner_2049_2017\"><\/span>\u2018Blade Runner 2049\u2019\u00a0(2017)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blade-runner-2049-1.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Jared Leto as Niander Wallace in &quot;Blade Runner 2049.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21716754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blade-runner-2049-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blade-runner-2049-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blade-runner-2049-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blade-runner-2049-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>On the set of \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d Leto wore contact lenses that made it almost impossible for him to see.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett C<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A year later, Leto played the sinister genetic food magnate Niander Wallace in \u201cBlade Runner 2049.\u201d To play the blind character, he insisted on wearing milky-hued contacts that really obscured his vision. \u201cHe could not see at all. He was walking with an assistant, very slowly,\u201d director Denis Villeneuve <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/hanging-out-with-jared-leto-1504791535\">told the Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cIt was like seeing Jesus walking into a temple. Everybody became super silent, and there was a kind of sacred moment. Everyone was in awe. It was so beautiful and powerful \u2014 I was moved to tears.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Still, the blind Leto admitted he missed out on some career milestones on that set. \u201cAll my scenes were with Harrison Ford, and I never laid eyes on him once,\u201d he told Jimmy Fallon. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jared Leto Filmed All of His Blade Runner 2049 Scenes Blind\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Conqym49sWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98House_of_Gucci_2021\"><\/span>\u2018House of Gucci\u2019 (2021)<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/House-of-Gucci-12.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci\" class=\"wp-image-21716782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/House-of-Gucci-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/House-of-Gucci-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/House-of-Gucci-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leto wore prosthetics and a bald cap to become Paolo Gucci in \u201cHouse of Gucci.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9MGM\/Courtesy Everett Collectio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To play Paolo Gucci, the flamboyant eccentric in Ridley Scott\u2019s sprawling 2021 family drama, Leto turned to prosthetics to turn into a chubby, balding Italian fashion designer with a chip on his shoulder. The actor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/artisans\/awards\/jared-leto-prosthetics-house-gucci-1235119290\/\">wore a bald cap plus eight prosthetic pieces<\/a> \u2014 and demanded the hourslong application process take place off set, so he could arrive on set in character.\u00a0\u201cI did it all. I was snorting lines of arrabbiata sauce by the middle of this movie. I had olive oil for blood. This was a deep dive I did,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/i-d.vice.com\/en_uk\/article\/bvnz95\/house-of-gucci-adam-driver-interview\">he told Vice<\/a>. \u201cBringing Paolo to life was like birthing a bowling ball out of my sphincter.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98WeCrashed_2022\"><\/span>\u2018WeCrashed\u2019 (2022)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TV_WeCrashed_Leto_Hathaway.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto in &quot;WeCrashed&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21717717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TV_WeCrashed_Leto_Hathaway.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TV_WeCrashed_Leto_Hathaway.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TV_WeCrashed_Leto_Hathaway.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leto used special effects makeup for a \u201csubtle\u201d transformation in \u201cWeCrashed.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leto went straight from \u201cHouse of Gucci\u201d to \u201cWeCrashed,\u201d the Apple TV+ series about Adam Neumann, the charismatic, disgraced CEO of WeWork. With only a week between productions, Leto again dove into character and didn\u2019t surface again until shooting was over, according to his\u00a0co-stars. \u201cHe\u2019s no slouch, that Jared Leto,\u201d Anne Hathaway <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/wecrashed-inside-jared-letos-6-month-method-makeover-as-adam-neumann-exclusive-180555\">told Entertainment Tonight<\/a>. \u201cHe came to set as Adam and I met him as [his wife] Rebekah.\u201d She\u2019s also told Men\u2019s Health she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/entertainment\/a39489680\/jared-leto-method-acting-anne-hathaway-interview\/\">couldn\u2019t call him \u201cJared\u201d<\/a> during the shoot. <\/p>\n<p>To master Neumann\u2019s distinctive voice, Leto hired a team of five Israelis to help him hone his accent. And he worked with special effects artist and prosthetics expert Kazu Hiro to develop Neumann\u2019s look, including darkening his naturally blue eyes. \u201cThis is a painting, not a photograph,\u201d Leto <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/amp\/article\/entertainment\/entertainment-tonight\/wecrashed-inside-jared-letos-6-month-method-makeover-as-adam-neumann-exclusive\/603-044221ee-9b8c-4706-84d4-d6efa0cb8c83\">said enigmatically<\/a>, in an interview earlier this month about trying to evoke Neumann. \u201cWe did our best to bring an impression of this person to the screen. And, yeah, we had our tricks of the trade.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Morbius_2022\"><\/span>\u2018Morbius\u2019 (2022)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/morbius.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Leto as vampire Michael Morbius\" class=\"wp-image-21716805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/morbius.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/morbius.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/morbius.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leto stayed in character as a sickly patient turned living vampire in \u201cMorbius.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leto\u2019s latest role sees him playing Marvel\u2019s \u201cliving vampire,\u201d the Spider-Man foe Morbius. <\/p>\n<p>His scientist character goes from being horrendously sickly to superpowered after a transfusion of vampire bat DNA \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZXCEL8lcgw\">a transformation<\/a> perfectly suited to Leto\u2019s penchant for extreme physical immersion, as the actress playing his partner observed of his hunched, twisted posture.\u00a0\u201cI remember fearing for this guy\u2019s spine. There should have been a physical therapist on call,\u201d his co-star Adria Arjona <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/features\/jared-leto-morbius-marvel-wecrashed-wework-1235205322\/#recipient_hashed=4821ef044cc24f3656079933394d84d466d09595c75c831e507cfcb1e627b169\">told Variety<\/a>. Leto even met with doctors and patients connected to the type of rare blood disease Morbius is suffering from. Espinosa has said Leto <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/morbius-interview-daniel-espinosa-jared-leto\/\">disappeared completely<\/a>: \u201cI almost never saw him getting into the role, it was more that Michael Morbius was on set. The moment he would exit his trailer, it would no longer be Jared Leto, and he would not want to be spoken to as Jared Leto. He\u2019s a very committed actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No matter how the film fares \u2014 and it\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themarysue.com\/morbius-first-reactions\/\">getting some critical dings<\/a> \u2014 Leto has confessed he\u2019ll miss the character, as he does all of them. \u201cFor me, they\u2019re like living, breathing people,\u201d he told Variety. \u201cI know they\u2019re not, of course, but I get attached. It\u2019s a shame to never do it again.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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