Michelle Williams for Marilyn Monroe
Michelle Williams was also affected when it came to putting herself in the shoes of Marilyn Monroe. The interpreter suffered enough to get into the skin of the most famous blonde in history. This is because she decided to tie her ankles, one to the other, with a rope to walk like her and perfectly imitate her movements.
Jim Carrey in 'Man on the Moon
Jim Carrey managed to put himself in the shoes of one of his idols as the protagonist of 'Man on the Moon'. The interpreter took giving life to Andy Kaufman so seriously that he began to act as him also outside the filming set.
"It was definitely another level of commitment. I had a psychotic behavior at times because you did not have to listen to Jim Carrey, Jim Carrey did not exist at that time," the actor said about how this interpretation affected him.
This same thing was corroborated in 'Jim and Andy', the Netflix documentary that tells what happened during the filming of the film. As narrated in the film, the actor is usually characterized by getting too into the role, but, on this occasion, he ended up losing his mind and began to act like the comedian all the time as if it were really him. He ended up treating people badly and even ended up fighting with some of his classmates.
Heath Ledger in 'The Joker
Heath Ledger as The Joker is one of the most notorious cases regarding professionals who have gotten too into the role during their preparation. For 'Batman: The Dark Knight', the actor decided to spend a month locked in a room to practice the different voices that characterize the character.
"I was sitting in a hotel room in London for about a month, locked myself in, made a little journal, and experimented with the voices, it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh," the actor confessed about it. "He locked himself in a hotel room for a month or so, to push this new character into his mind. That was typical of Heath in any movie, he would certainly get involved, but I think this was a whole new level." corroborated in an interview with a member of his team.
That same year Ledger passed away. The actor was found unconscious on his bed "as a result of acute intoxication due to the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, temazepam, alprazolam, diazepam, and doxylamine," according to the toxicological analysis.
In fact, many believe that it was his harsh preparation for such success as The Joker that made his instability worse. In fact, he received a posthumous Oscar. In addition, sometime after his death, his diary was discovered, in which there were photos of clowns, hyenas, and messy texts that he signed as "The Joker".
Jared Leto in 'Suicide Squad'
Jared Leto is another of the actors whose mind was affected by giving life to the Joker in 'Suicide Squad'. His followers are already used to the fact that the singer, too, does everything possible to fully immerse himself in the characters and feel in his own skin. On this occasion, the actor decided to behave like his character and began to send rats to his co-star and fictional partner, Margot Robbie. "He sent Margot Robbie a nice love letter, with a black box with a rat inside, a live rat," they said.
In the same way, Will Smith also received a letter from her, but this time it was accompanied by ammunition. While the rest of the cast received parts of a dead pig, as well as a video of Leto himself characterized as the Joker. "Guys, I can't be there but I want you to know that I'm doing my job as hard as you are," the actor said.
