Method acting: Actors who took it to the extreme from Jared Leto to Leonardo DiCaprio
msn.comJeremy Strong's commitment to playing Kendall Roy on Succession has led to repeated debates about the merit behind the practice and the toll it can take on an actor's health.
Brian Cox has been a frequent critic of the method, claiming it led to Daniel Day-Lewis burning out but many of the very best throughout Hollywood's history have used the technique.
The modern method approach to acting is generally credited with being popularised by Marlon Brando who requested to have a bucket of ice water thrown over him during his first Broadway play to make him look like he had actually been thrown in an icy lake. Read more: Blood, sweat and poo: Jude Law wore bespoke perfume to play Henry VIII (Guardian, 2 min read)Compared to some approaches, Brando is relatively tame to some more recent efforts so below we have rounded up ten of the most over the top examples of method acting in Hollywood history.
There's over the top and there's just plain gross. Much was made of the fact Jared Leto did not drop his guise as the Joker during the entire shoot of Suicide Squad with him only answering to Mister J during filming.
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