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Articles tagged with "method acting"
Rising Stars
November 22, 2025Austin Butler Can't Stop Talking Like Elvis—Method Acting or Career Choice?
Austin Butler won a Golden Globe for Elvis and may never talk normally again. His commitment to method acting is either admirable or absurd, depending on who you ask.
By James Wilson5 min read
Controversies
November 22, 2025He Sent Dead Rats to His Costars and Called It Acting—Hollywood Keeps Hiring Him
Jared Leto's method acting has included sending used condoms to costars, never breaking character, and genuinely disturbing behavior. Studios still cast him in everything.
By James Wilson5 min read
Then & Now
November 21, 2025Brendan Fraser's Physical Transformation for 'The Whale' Nearly Killed Him—But Saved His Career
The story behind Brendan Fraser's Oscar-winning performance in The Whale: the 6-hour makeup, the 300-pound suit, and the emotional toll of embodying Charlie.
By David Thompson5 min read
Untold Stories
November 21, 2025Inside Cillian Murphy's Terrifying Transformation for Oppenheimer: The Diet That Nearly Broke Him
Cillian Murphy's Oscar-winning performance in Oppenheimer required a physical transformation so extreme that his family begged him to stop. What he went through to become the father of the atomic bomb.
By David Thompson6 min read
Then & Now
November 19, 2025He Quit Acting to Become a Rapper, Crashed Letterman Drunk, and Everyone Thought He Lost His Mind - Then He Won the Oscar
How Joaquin Phoenix went from Hollywood's weirdest actor to its most respected—through method acting madness, a fake retirement, brother's tragic death, and the most committed performance of a generation in Joker.
By Emily Parker10 min read