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@toanthony

2 жыл бұрын

How was apocalypse now not on this list? It’s one of the most famous movie stories? Sheen had a major breakdown during filming and they needed to convince him it wasn’t real, it was just a movie

@jasonblue9297

2 жыл бұрын

Ellen Page in Juno.

@samkresil6011

5 ай бұрын

Jared Leto in Chapter 27, George Clooney in Syriana, Austin Butler in Elvis and Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club.

"If you're good at something, never do it for free" Words to live by

@mikitz

2 жыл бұрын

The only reason any smart person would undergo something as stupid in the long term is getting paid millions for the role. That would actually suck, if all the money went to hospital bills by the end with no insurance covering any of it...

@topguntk870

2 жыл бұрын

- heath ledgers joker saaid this quote

@deathtime5288

2 жыл бұрын

This Quote Is Actually Said By The Batman In The Batman Era Comic Books And Many Of The Quotes Of Joker Like Of "It's Not About Money" Is Said By The Bruce Wayne In The Batman Origins Comic Books Series This Led To Believe That The Batman And The Batman Villains Are Very Similar And Shares Connection Wel There Are Many Other Theories That The Batman Is Joker Specially The Dark Knight Movie To Save The The Day And Also To Save The Christian Bale's Bad Performance Of The Batman But That Aside Heath Ledger Joker Is Also Inspired From One Of The Batman Cartoons The Batman(2003) Too Bad Christian Bale Didn't Take Inspiration From It As The Batman From The Batman(2003) Which Is Created For Kids Is Actually Way Better Than Christian Bale's One For Damn Sure!

@topguntk870

2 жыл бұрын

@@deathtime5288 Ah, one of those people who need to capitalize every first letter of every word. Been a while since I've seen one of you....but we meet again....

@deathtime5288

2 жыл бұрын

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Rest In Peace Heath Ledger One of the greatest performances in movie history!

Some of these actor's and actress deserve a lot of freaking respect for what they put their poor bodies thru. And look at the awards they won for their amazing craft.

@meh5421

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, I'd do it in a heartbeat if it would make me a millionaire

@Vampwars

2 жыл бұрын

@@meh5421, hell, I would do all that work for $10,000 & a forehead kiss. Life is hard 🤣

@PersuasiveEuthanasia

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vampwars know your worth.

@chrisrobinson3831

2 жыл бұрын

They don't deserve shit except they millions. Hell I gotta wake up this morning and go put my body thru alot to pay bills!

@brianbrooklyn3561

2 жыл бұрын

whatever

I’d add Shelley Duvall from The Shining to this list. Her experience was so stressful she suffered hair loss and other personal issues for many years afterwards.

@jabronibasher

2 жыл бұрын

but her nightmare on the set wasnt her choice. She didnt volunteer to put herself through hell, it was kubrick who dragged her there. Thats a whole other list lol

FACT: Christian Bale lost so much weight that when he regained it, he got trouble to run Because he had no muscle left on his legs

@JustTooDamnHonest

2 жыл бұрын

Christian Bale is lucky to be alive.

@mikitz

2 жыл бұрын

On the plus side, he didn't have much trouble with an excessive fat percentage.

@LucianDevine

2 жыл бұрын

It's utterly insane that he managed to go from one of those roles to the other.

Charlize Theron's performance was one of the best I've ever seen. It was truly believable.

Shaia's role in Fury wasn't difficult at all, HE made it difficult.

Gotta respect the lengths actors go through for their roles.

@carastone3473

2 жыл бұрын

Lengths they go *to*

@imatreeguy1143

2 жыл бұрын

I don't. For 50000 I'd probably cut my pinky off. They lose some weight or gain it for 100s of thousands.

@shunt5001

2 жыл бұрын

Lord knows they get PAID ENOUGH!!!!

@ronaldleebrogren1244

2 жыл бұрын

lol no

I thought Christian Bale would be an honorable mention. Good and thoughtful list WatchMojo.

@jayveedeocampo6731

2 жыл бұрын

i thought of it also, but watching The Machinist and his portrayal of Batman is like watching 2 separate person in a short span of time.

@Dopecheetah

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayveedeocampo6731 right yo. It’s a bit astounding.

@TheSorsastaja187

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. At the start of the video i thought "Christian Bale and The Machinist but i doubt they put it there". And then it was number one. Totally right pick.

I always thought that DiCaprio would win an Oscar working with Scorsese

@williamcanizales4483

2 жыл бұрын

If he won for any of their collaborations, it should have been for The Aviator or Wolf of Wall Street. There were too many great performances in The Departed, Daniel Day-Lewis stole the show in Gangs of New York, and Shutter Island was meh to me personally

@Vampwars

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamcanizales4483, I agree with everything you said except for the meh about “Shutter Island”. I felt it was a more plausible, old-fashioned version of “Inception” & I really enjoyed the ending.

@williamcanizales4483

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vampwars Absolutely fair! Really, it's only meh to me because my brain decided to figure out the ending when I saw the trailer. It's literally the only time that happened and I went into it dejected lol. I don't like figuring movies out and enjoy being surprised so I killed my own viewing experience.

@Vampwars

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamcanizales4483, aah. Okay, that makes sense. I do that sometimes, too, & it really does take a person out of it so I understand.

I thought Ann Hathaway's performance in Les Miserable was incredible, the acting, the singing and the physical stress she went through to lose weight. I saw Les Miserable on stage and loved it, I thought this movie version was incredible, Hugh Jackman also deserves recognition for his performance and the lengths he went to transform himself, extreme dieting and work outs, and to ready himself for the singing performed on Broadway. One of my favorite movies, Hathaway definitely earned her Oscar.

Matthew McConaughey in the dallas buyers club should have been on this list. But all great actors.

@jayveedeocampo6731

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. He didn't even got a honorable mention.

@williammccoy1495

2 жыл бұрын

That is true. In his episode of first we feast, he talks about how difficult it was for him to play that role.

"It is a literal crime that Christian Bale did not get an Oscar for The Machinist" - says ANYONE upon seeing that movie.

Black Swan, man that movie was nuts! Fantastic job by Portman. And Christian Bale's performance in The Machinist was both highly disturbing and fascinating all at once.

What about almost every role in Apocalypse Now? That movie was a hell to film

@lindildeev5721

2 жыл бұрын

As Coppola said, it wasn't a movie about the Vietnam. It WAS the Vietnam.

@jayveedeocampo6731

2 жыл бұрын

@@yanyansalvilla958 unfortunately, westerners can't see the difference and doesn't even know this fact... unless they search its shooting location.

I'd add in Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now, he had a breakdown and the early scene where he drunkenly smashes a mirror and bleeds everywhere wasnt scripted, but they kept rolling anyway. Also David Thewlis in Naked - director Mike Leigh encouraged actors to stay in character and ad lib lines, as homeless man johnny, Thewlis was so affected he also had a breakdown and stopped acting for several years - next appearing in Black Beauty remake!

I would also include Jim Caviezel’s performance in the Passion, he literally went through torture while filming it.

How about Harou Nakajima & Kenpachiro Satsuma: the suit actors who brought Godzilla to life during the first and second eras. Nakajima not only lost an excess of 30lbs playing the first Godzilla due to the suit being over 200lbs but passed out a dozen times in the suit and suffered multiple injuries during his performances. One noteworthy one involved him getting knocked unconscious during King Kong vs Godzilla and nearly drowned when the pair fell into the water at the end of the film. Satsuma went through similar, losing 10lbs playing Godzilla in the 1984, getting shocked from the lights used to light up Godzilla's dorsal plates in Godzilla vs Biollante, and nearly suffocated from the smoke emanating from the suit in Godzilla vs Destoroyah.

To me Natalie Portman playing Nina was perfect

Heath Ledger got me the hardest,I think. Having seen his start on Australian TV, then his first films, seeing him in America achieving so much broke my heart when he died. The movie "Two Hands" will always be my favourite Ledger film.

It took Leo all that suffering to finally get his Oscar.

@IcanGOwithTHEflow

2 жыл бұрын

Cake walk for bale though

@JustTooDamnHonest

2 жыл бұрын

No it wasn’t specially in the machinist. Bale is lucky to be alive.

@IcanGOwithTHEflow

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustTooDamnHonest bale can do revanant Leo can't do machinist

@JustTooDamnHonest

2 жыл бұрын

My point still stands.

@goldaurora5989

2 жыл бұрын

@@IcanGOwithTHEflow bale hasn't won oscar best actor award yet right?

Famous story when Sir Laurence Olivier said to Dustin Hoffman, after the latter had run around a building to the point of exhaustion for a scene in Marathon Man, "Have you ever tried acting?" Us actors have to balance our mental and physical health with doing what is needed for the role.

@IMAMONGUS

Жыл бұрын

I think Jack Lemmon said something similar to Brando

that was a really great list! I really need to see my left foot, I love daniel day lewis. I can't believe leo put himself through what he put himself through for the revenant, but we all knew that he wanted that oscar and that Alejandro iñárritu is a legendary director

RIP Heath Ledger... he could have went on to do some AMAZING roles after his performance in the Dark Knight -- truly GIFTED actor

You forgot Jim Caviezel. He did every single one of his scenes - even the most dangerous ones - in The Passion of the Christ and learned Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew. He should have been be either #3 or #2 on this list.

@TheDunestrider

2 жыл бұрын

He also got hit by lightning during filming.

@andrewistall

2 жыл бұрын

@Z his shoulder was also dislocated, had migraines because he had one eye closed, and also suffered from hypothermia.

@Vampwars

2 жыл бұрын

Wow… JC went through a lot in front of the camera & behind it 😱

@BoereViking

2 жыл бұрын

@Z wasn't somebody else on set hit twice?

@madampluto3092

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vampwars Yes. More than a lot of people know.

Thats madness to bulk up that fast from machinist to Batman! Incredible

Perfectionist 💯 Versatility 💯 One Of The Best Actor in Present time Christian Bale ♥️. Also Leonardo DiCaprio ♥️

Most of these people won Oscars for their roles. Adrian Brody so deserved it. That was such a performance 🎭

@jayveedeocampo6731

2 жыл бұрын

agree.

It must have been an inside joke among the academy admins to keep delaying DiCaprio's win to see how far he would go for the win

@jayveedeocampo6731

2 жыл бұрын

looks like it

@ADavid42

2 жыл бұрын

Now it's Adam Driver's turn. But I think he caught on already and said 'Fuck it.'

Lmao Charlie Theron turning ugly is above getting your tooth ripped out? Brave and Stunning 🤤

Joaquin Phoenix had to lose a lot of pounds to portray the Joker, to the point his ribs were visible

@theeralddii533

2 жыл бұрын

Christian Bale be like : Hold my Muscles

@jeremygalliger1063

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

how can you not Include Ian Mckellan in The Hobbit? How they Filmed it was so hard on him he almost Quit acting cause of it. It's on the whole Extended Features of the 1st film.

@guyzeevi2005

2 жыл бұрын

Why what happened to him there?

@j_edwards6075

2 жыл бұрын

@@guyzeevi2005 He was "upset" because everything was green-screened and he didn't actually get to act with anyone on set like what he's been used to for the last 70 years....

This shows that acting should not get taken for granted and it’s not about being famous, it’s truly hard work

Great list of great actors whom most of won well deserved Oscar’s for their roles. Never saw #1 but I’ve heard it’s well worth the view. It’s so upsetting to look at Christian Bale there❤️☮️👍🏻🙏

The Revenant is an absolute MUST see. That movie is fantastic. Leo and Tom Hardy are AMAZING. If anyone gets the chance, absolutely watch it.

I'm 6 feet tall same as Bale and i myself went from 87kg bodyfat to 60kg skaleton like appearrance for my height and after couple of months i was 75kg of aesthetic muscle , so i'm so proud that i endured a similar transformation to my favourite actor of the 2000's and beyond, Christian Bale althought i don't know if could endured this transformation while filming back to back movies. I want to be an actor my self so i''ll put that to the test. I love Bale's devotion to his roles he truly inspires me to do it for mine.

@MrMrjack18

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations pal !!! all the best !

Tom Hanks in Castaway easily should have been on this list.

@Daniel-vb9oj

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

I respect every actor that put themselves through this. I appreciate, and am jealous of their dedication, and discipline, which I don't have, but, you'd have to be crazy to this.

Ummm....where’s Anita? While Rita Moreno was rehearsing the SA scene she broke down crying because it triggered trauma she thought she had resolved. The entire cast and crew had to take an early lunch. And I bet Ariana DeBose had her fair share of struggle playing that scene as well. There’s also the insane singing and dance aspect of the role as well.

Totally amazing video watch mojo, fantastic job.

Jim Carrey in The Grinch, Jared Leto in Chapter 27, George Clooney in Syriana, Austin Butler in Elvis and Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club

One of the most demanding roles must surely be that of J.W. Turner as played by Timothy Spall. The film was created by Mike Leigh who takes his actors through an intense period of improvisation before he begins to write the screenplay. Because of this, Spall had to do an INSANE amount of research so he could convincingly improvise in-character. He didn’t just require to have in-depth knowledge of Turner’s life and the times that he lived in. He had to know about art history, architecture, Greek mythology and the scientific principles of light as was understood at the time. He also studied painting for two years in preparation for the role prior to the start of production.

Videos like this is why I subscribe to watch mojo. Great video 👏

I have so much respect for Heath Ledger and Christian Bale. They will always be my favorite Batman and Joker. The Dark Knight is an absolute masterpiece.

1:17 And I suppose Jack Nicholson gave Phoenix the exact advice he gave to Ledger before taking on the role, even though I don't really recall Nicholson going through any method preps for HIS Joker.

@molokoplus0612

2 жыл бұрын

As good as he was it wasn't anywhere near on the level of Phoenix or Ledger.

It'd have been dismissive to leave out *Christian Bale's* performance as *Trevor Reznik* in the *The Machinist.* The physical transformation he underwent for that role was worthy of mention, least of all.

I’d thought Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club, but it’s pretty much the same case as The Mechanists

🔥 vid!

I wonder if Christian Bale turned into a real life psycho for his role in American Psycho.

@TheDunestrider

2 жыл бұрын

During breaks in filming, he would go around the city and kill people. Thus I have heard, anyway.

@bsoc1977

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDunestrider Did they find a bloody axe or chainsaw?

Aleksey Kravchenko got actual real bullet's shot above his head while he lay face first down in the dirt and his hair turned grey from the fear and stress of filming the director even tried hypothesising him so he'd not be psychologically destroyed from the filming of Come And See, he should have been included on the list.

There is a difference between dedication and insanity. These are the cases of insanity -Christian Bale was lucky to still be alive -Leonardo DiCaprio was lucky he didn’t end up as Jack from the Titanic.

Also, Quest For Fire (1981). The actors who played prehistoric humans ( including Ron Perlman ) suffered quite a bit during outdoor filming, including frostbite, always walking barefoot through the wilderness, and 5 hour a day makeup.

Tom hanks cast away didn’t make the list that’s crazy

Christian Bale's role would have been my #1 pick... I was waiting to see if you guys agreed and you did! What a transformation !!

Wow these actors are all amazing honestly. The dedication to their work...thank you for this tribute Watchmojo

How about Johnny Knoxville in Action Point? He literally got his eye popped out twice

Can you do a versus video between DC Black spider and Marvel Black Tarantula?

Stellar job on the video phoebe. My favorites are Heath ledger. Joker Charlize Theron. Monster Leonardo DiCaprio. The revenant Anne Hathaway. Le miserables Daniel day Lewis. My left foot.

The way these actors performed deserved more than oscars

Next video ideas: Best moments from every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, top 20 animated movies of all time, and a 4 part video series of each: the top 100 movies, the top 100 TV shows, the top 100 actors, the top 100 best musicians, the top 100 bands, the top songs, the top 100 albums, the top 100 music videos, and the top 100 books of all time.

Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade deserves a mention

Uhhh not sure Shia from Fury needs to be on this list. I’d go with something like 127 Hours, Cast Away or All Is Lost where a guy is alone in a movie the whole time and had to be compelling.

I guessed almost all these roles on the nose. I truly felt for Leonardo DiCaprio though; that bear mauling seen...just...geez

Probably would add Tom Hanks in Castaway for physical transformation

Excellent excellent list. 💕💕💕💯💯💯💕💕💕💯💯💯💕💕💕

Martin Sheen definitely deserves to be on this list for his role in Apocalypse Now.

Its astonishing that Christian went from The Machinist to Batman Begins. If you had not known this, you would think what a badass anyway as he looked epic as The Caped Crusader(my all time favorite version of Batman by a mile)but after the role before(how on Earth was no Oscar nomination btw)he was even more a badass.

They didn't have to do any of the method acting, they chose to. They didn't have to put themselves through certain things, they chose to.. I guess that's why Heath Ledgers story will break my heart everytime I hear it. It broke him & he didn't even get to see the fruits of his labour. Great list. I truly appreciate & respect those who do everything possible to know their character in & out, as this list has shown. Happy to see Christian Bale at number 1. I was really affected by the Machinist. Absolutely wowed, it's amazing. I feel like this film isn't appreciated as much as it should be.. but it's not to everyone's taste which I totally get.

Wow, most of them won an Oscar for These Roles. Their hardwork, and everything they did to preparat Paid off. High difficultly Roles are always recognized.

Think LeBeof did most of the characters hardship to himself.

How about the guy who played Stephen Hawking in Theory of Everything?

@katieedwards5926

2 жыл бұрын

Eddie Redmayne, yeah he has to work with a bunch of people to learn to compact his body that way.

Adrien Brody did an amazing job in The Pianist. I watched it in my Holocaust literature class in high school and it brought me to tears multiple times. Very good movie that conveys the horrors of the Holocaust

How is Arthur Fleck/Joker out of this list? Joaquin Phoenix lost 52 pounds for that role!

@motor4X4kombat

2 жыл бұрын

it was either that or heath leadger, i mean yeah phoenix did a phisical transformation, but leadger also have to do a phycological transformation too

@mmartinezPhysics

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Heath Ledger lost himself for that role.

@sthelena1815

2 жыл бұрын

Both of them deserve a mention

@FrancistheBrave

2 жыл бұрын

@@sthelena1815 i couldn't agreed more 🖒

@laurielynne2006

2 жыл бұрын

@@mmartinezPhysics wow-it’s sad but true 😿

Heath Ledger 🥺☹️ one of my all time fave movies is the Dark Night

But why did Leo even need to eat raw bison liver and sleep in a carcass? You're an actor. Use safe imitations and act like they're real. Te film wouldn't change at all

@annafowdy

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the director made him do it.

@tomascurti1753

2 жыл бұрын

@@annafowdy dick move from the director then

Can you do comic book origin of Marvel's Black Tarantula?

Really enjoyed the machinest when I watched it and when I saw the love interest I kept wondering where I had seen her recently (atypical) awesome actors

When I saw this, I suddenly reminded of Robert De Niro's Raging Bull character and voila! It made the list.

I was wondering if Christian Bale would be on here and he was. I may not like all of these people on here but the dedication is nice to see. You could make several lists of actors doing these kinds of things.

Labouf says in the Hot Ones interview that the reason he was kicked out was be ate food from a Builderburg luncheon.

7:31 bruh 🤣🤣

Humans like christian bale and leo really prove that How big monster a human being can be once he start obsessed about his job

Elizabeth Olsen in WandaVision... crying so often must be difficult, having to act lovey with Paul in that makeup BTS 😂 also can't forget that back bend

Agree with your list especially Christian bale on top That guy is just unbelievable

Hard to believe they left out Matthew McConaughey losing 50+ pounds for Dallas Buyers Club.

A few entries, Steve Mac queen in papillon, the wrestler( daron aronowskisnaid he had rourk going through the same approach as Nathalie Portman’s for the black swan , physical pain being one of the key elements… deer hunters that’s what is coming to my mind

Anne Hathaway cutting her hair

Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman?

#10 heath ledger locked himself in a hotel room sounds like nutts. But the performance was epic.

You got to give it to Christian Bale nobody could lose weight that fast and gain it that fast without real dedication👍

Finally a great top 10 yeyyyyyyyyy 🤣

Yes WatchMojo, let's completely blindside the talent of Ms Sarah Lane, and make it sound like Natalie did all of the dancing in Black Swan. It would have been nice if Sarah had at the very least been mentioned

@toddryan5968

2 жыл бұрын

Chill out girl

@lauracrimson

2 жыл бұрын

@@toddryan5968 why? I'm expressing my frustrated opinion

@Abison07

2 жыл бұрын

Its not only about the dancing bruh, Natalie's facial expressions and body languages throughout the film look so natural that it was gut wrenching to watch. Ofcourse she isn't a professional ballerina, she would have a double but the emotions she expressed and actings througout the dance sequences wasnt done by the double. She rightfully deserved all the credits and awards won for the role.

@lauracrimson

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abison07 I'm not saying she doesn't deserve the credit she received. I'm saying it would have been nice if the hardworking ballerina who did the dancing was Mentioned. That's all.

How about the cast in the 1993 movie "Alive"? It was about passengers surviving a plane crash in the Snowy mountains of the Andes. It was based on a true story. Surely it must have been a difficult time playing these roles.

I honestly expected Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski from "Sophie's Choice" (1982) at number one... 😅 No life threatening transformations but damn, Meryl Streep had to play everything and did it brilliantly. 🤪🦄

How about Top 10 Movie Roles That Were Recast Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic

name of the background music?

@jimbo9208

2 жыл бұрын

they do in the video

"Why don't you just act?" -Lawrence Olivier

You guys should do a "best beat down video" , batman rescuing Martha Clark in batman v superman is one of my favorite! One bright spot in a mostly shit movie in my opinion.

@captainspaulding5963

2 жыл бұрын

Martha Kent.....

@obioraezeh6857

2 жыл бұрын

@@captainspaulding5963 Lmao, I just realized what I wrote, thanks.

@captainspaulding5963

2 жыл бұрын

@@obioraezeh6857 hahaha, I was confused for a minute :)

Leo won an Oscar for the wrong movie. But at least he won an Oscar so.

@captainspaulding5963

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't the "wrong movie" at all... granted, he should have won long before he did, but The Revenant was absolutely amazing.