Kilmer requested that everyone refer to him only as Jim. Kilmer was so dedicated to the part that once production finally finished, he had to go to therapy just to disconnect himself from the part of Jim. Paul Rothchild, a rock producer who knew Morrison in reality, said that the actor "knows Jim Morrison better than Jim ever knew himself."
Gregory Peck, The Omen
The Omen was a totally cursed set. Producer Harvey Bernhard even carried a crucifix around with him in between takes. Bernhard said, "The devil was at work, and he didn't want that film made."
The film nearly drove everyone on set past the point of no return. Gregory Peck's son killed himself only a few months prior to filming, and his aircraft was later struck by lightning. Weirdly enough, the same thing happened to the film's producer, Mace Neufeld.
Bernhard may have been right after all. The night after filming a safari park scene, an animal handler was destroyed by a tiger. The assistant of effects artist John Richardson was mauled in a car crash adjacent to a road sign that read "Ommen, 66.6 km." Finally, the crew didn't take the plane that was originally scheduled for aerial shots, which crashed and killed everyone who took the flight.
Adrian Brody, The Pianist
Adrian Brody went through an insanely intense transformation to play the role of Wladyslaw Szpilman, based on the real pianist and Holocaust survivor. The part earned Brody an Academy Award.
Brody lost a heavy amount of weight in order to depict Szpilman, a survivor of starvation. For six weeks, Brody ate only two boiled eggs, a small amount of chicken, and fish with steamed vegetables. Brody stood tall at 6'5", but while filming, he weighed only 130 pounds.
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