Clément Cuyer appreciates all genres, from good hard-hitting horror films to schoolboy comedy. He is an “old man” of AlloCiné, journalist in the editorial staff for more than two passionate decades. “Too old for this bullshit”? Oh never!
Jared Leto turns 50. The opportunity to return to the most surprising looks of the American actor, who has never hesitated to transform himself physically for roles, to the point of sometimes making himself unrecognizable.
1. House of Gucci
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In the very recent House of Gucci,
Jared leto lends his features to Paolo Gucci, whom he absolutely does not look like. But accustomed to metamorphosis, the actor himself contacted Ridley scott by submitting to him the idea of transforming himself thanks to the magic of make-up and prostheses.Thus, on the set, Jared Leto spent four hours in the hands of the Scandinavian Göran Lundström
from 4:30 am to become Paolo Gucci. Alterations were made during the shooting to reflect the aging of the character, in particular through his hairstyle.Screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna
highlighted : “What I found truly admirable was his love for his character. He had respect for him. He wasn’t laughing at him or trying to denigrate him. He also didn’t want to exploit his weaknesses with easy humor. “Read more
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He is one of those stars capable of impressive physical transformations for a role. In his case, his extreme involvement would even be almost scary. As he celebrates his fiftieth birthday, look back at the chameleon actor’s most surprising looks Jared leto, of Suicide Squad at Dallas Buyers Club Passing by Chapter 27 and the very recent House of Gucci, in which he is properly unrecognizable.
