Invested in His Work
How far would you go to improve your work? Method actors famously go to great lengths to "become" their characters all throughout the shoot and even for some time before and after it. For other actors, this often means deeply researching their roles thoroughly and even, taking some field trips, some of which, can be dark at times.
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For Brad Pitt, one such dark field trip was to a mental institution. In order to prepare for his upcoming role as a mental patient in the 1995 film “Twelve Monkeys,” he once visited (or rather “checked into”) a psychiatric ward in Philadelphia. Hey, sometimes you have to get your hands dirty.
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Some Unexpected Roles
When most people think of Brad Pitt and his films, they think of comedies or dramas on the big screen. Most do not think of… animated films. Still, Brad did try his hand at a few animated films!
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He had a role in the 2010 animated film “Megamind” playing the surprisingly complex Metro Man. He also voiced the role of Sinbad in “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas”. His voice also made an appearance on TV when he had a role in the animated TV series “King of the Hill”. The small role was that of Patch Boomhauer in a 2003 episode.