20 times actors took method acting to extreme levels

Modified Nov 23, 2024 06:00 ET

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

6) Nicholas Cage in Birdy

77th Annual Cannes Film Festival - Source: Getty

In Birdy, Nicholas Cage portrays the role of a Vietnam War soldier known as Al Columbato. As a part of his method acting, he went on to pull out his baby teeth without any anaesthesia, in order to understand pain. He lived in a bandage for about five weeks and lost a significant amount of weight.

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Edited by Mudeet Arora