20 times actors took method acting to extreme levels

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The Dark Knight (2008) - Source: Warner Bros. Pictures ; The Revenant (2015) - Source: 20th Century Fox ; The Pianist (2002) - Source: Focus Features (USA), StudioCanal (International) ; House of Gucci (2021) - Source: United Artists Releasing (USA), Universal Pictures

8) Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York

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For his role as Bill ‘The Butcher’ in Gangs of New York, Daniel Day Lewis insisted on wearing 19th century clothes, both on and off the screen. Despite freezing cold, he still stuck to the attire of his character and even suffered from pneumonia. Things took an even extreme turn when for the treatment of his pneumonia, he refused taking modern day medicines and asked for traditional treatment.

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20 times actors took method acting to extreme levels

8) Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York

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