I’ve added a still from “Mr. Nobody” to the gallery. Enjoy!
We’re giving away two pairs of tickets for the Sneak Preview screening of Chapter 27 tomorrow in NYC to the first two people that can answer the following question correctly: how many hours of Chapman’s time in New York does the film follow?
E-mail your answers before 2PM/ET on Tuesday March 24, 2008 to: jaredletoorg[REMOVETHIS]@gmail.com. Winners will be notified via e-mail. Thanks Libby, PR for Chapter 27, for giving us the opportunity to do this contest on Jared-Leto.org.
presstelegram.com: Jared Leto was a little out of breath when he got on the phone to talk to me this week about his movie “Chapter 27,” which opens in limited release Friday.
I wondered if he was just back from a workout. After all, he’d gained 67 pounds to play John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, in the movie.
“No, I’m leaving for Africa in a couple of hours,” he said as he settled in for a chat.
Why Africa?
His alternative rock band, 30 Seconds to Mars, is playing shows in Capetown and Johannesburg. It’s his first trip to the continent since making 2005’s “Lord of War.”
But Jared wanted to take some time to talk thoughtfully about “Chapter 27,” a movie that required more of the 36-year-old actor than any previous role.
“What was interesting is it changed everything about who I was physically,” he said of the weight gain. “It changed the way I walked, the way I talked – and even changed the way I laughed. It was essential to discover a different side of myself.”
Now back to his trim self, Jared said he would never do something like that again to his body.
“When I was making (“Chapter 27″), I eventually had to go to the doctor. I was getting very, very ill. … It was a very painful thing to do. Toward the end of shooting, I could barely walk without being in severe, severe pain.”
While the dramatic weight gain was the most obvious part of his preparation for the role, the internal process was heavily involved.
Projects
- Chapter 27 (2007)
As Mark Chapman
Director: Jarrett Chaeffer
Now on DVD.
Mr Nobody (2009)
As Nemo Nobody
Director: Jaco van Dormael
Status: Post-Production
Quoting Jared
SOTM
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