Anne Hathaway Was ‘So Inspired’ By Jared Leto’s ‘Immersive’ Acting Method In ‘wecrashed’

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Jared Leto goes to great lengths to get into character. Take for example his latest role as WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann in the Apple TV+ limited series “wecrashed”.

The series follows the incredible, true story of the rise and fall of the shared workspace company WeWork and the love story at its centre. READ MORE: Anne Hathaway Went Raw Vegan And Got Into Yoga To Prepare For ‘WeCrashed’ Role Speaking with ET Canada’s Morgan Hoffman, the 50-year-old Oscar winner reveals he spent “about six months total of being immersed in this character,” which commenced shortly after he wrapped filming on “House of Gucci”.

Leto explains, “I always feel like I have an obligation if you play a real person to do the diligence, to do the work, and do your best at bringing an accurate representation of this person to the screen.” While the actor recalls feeling “shattered” at the “end of every day” after remaining in character throughout the filming process, his co-star Anne Hathaway, who plays Rebekah Neumann, says she was left “so inspired” by Leto’s “commitment” to the role.

Hathaway, a fellow Academy Award winner, tells ET Canada, “He was always so sweet with me and so gentle, and he cared about my performance so much and was so generous.