Actors often refer to their bodies and voices as "their instrument," and go to great lengths to completely transform themselves to more accurately portray a character. Sometimes that transformation involves heavy use of prosthetics, while other times, actors will completely rebuild their bodies to play a role. These extreme bodily transformations are continued subjects of debate, with actors like Brendan Fraser admitting that the extremes he went through to achieve his chiseled appearance in "George of the Jungle" legitimately messed with his brain chemistry, while Kumail Nanjiani was very candid about the way the public responded to his superhero transformation before Marvel's "Eternals."
There are so many intersections to consider when analyzing the ethics of an actor's physical overhaul, but if there's one thing to take solace in, it's that actors are being far more transparent about what their process is like than ever before. It is unrealistic for us...
There are so many intersections to consider when analyzing the ethics of an actor's physical overhaul, but if there's one thing to take solace in, it's that actors are being far more transparent about what their process is like than ever before. It is unrealistic for us...
- 5/28/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
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