'WeCrashed': Inside Jared Leto's 6-Month Method Makeover as Adam Neumann (Exclusive)

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Jared Leto has never been shy about the great lengths he goes to to embody a character onscreen. Ever since his breakout film role in, when he lost substantial weight and slept on the streets, the actor has gone method for all of his iconic roles, including,, and now, .

On the Apple TV+ limited series about the rise and fall of a $47 billion startup called WeWork, Leto plays its eccentric co-founder, Adam Neumann, and he tells ET’s Lauren Zima that he spent six months “immersed in the character.” In fact, it wasn’t until after filming was complete that Anne Hathaway and Kyle Marvin, who portray wife Rebekah Neumann and co-founder Miguel McKelvey, even met their co-star. “I had another chance to dive in deep and have a lot of fun with this incredibly rich character,” Leto says of playing Adam, who, by now, is a notorious figure in the business world known for his incredible charisma and unwavering determination to rise to the top.

Not only that, but he thought WeWork, a real estate company sold to investors and outsiders as a community and lifestyle tech brand, would one day “elevate the world’s consciousness,” a phrase the Israeli-born entrepreneur said time and time again.

After founding the company in 2010, WeWork quickly expanded across the U.S. and around the world as it continued to attract million-dollar investments until it became known as a unicorn valued at $47 billion, at which point things started to fall apart and Adam’s ego seemingly got in the way of sound and credible decision-making.  “He was a very compelling, charming person.