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    Jared Leto Struggled to Recover From 'Dark Place' He Fell Into When Filming 'The Little Things'

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    The former ‘Suicide Squad’ actor claims he needed ‘a break’ after ‘spending time in a dark place’ to play a murderer in his new movie with Denzel Washington.

    Mar 11, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Jared Leto struggled to get relief from the “dark place” he had to go to for “The Little Things”.
    The Oscar-winning actor stars opposite Denzel Washington in the film, which tells the story of Leto’s Albert Sparma, who is being investigated by Denzel’s Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon. But getting into the right mindset to play a killer took its toll on Leto.
    “You’re spending time in a dark place, and the materials, the research can start to creep into your dreams at some point,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “For anybody, that’s, like, binge-watched Making a Murderer, at a certain point you need a break. You need to turn on Tiger King or something.”

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    But while there were some difficulties in taking on the role, Leto was determined not to let the opportunity of working with Washington pass him by.
    “I don’t know what it is about him in particular that I keyed into as a young actor, but I always wanted to see what he was going to do next,” he added. “He’s always great. He always surprises you. He’s one of the few actors that has really had that consistency, and he really puts his full body and heart and soul into every performance that he does. So, just the Denzel of it all was enough reward for me.”
    Jared Leto was last seen on the big screen in 2018’s “The Outsider”. He will next be seen reprising his role as Joker in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”. His other new projects include true-story movie “House of Gucci” and Marvel superhero adaptation “Morbius”.

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      Jared Leto Gets Candid About Hesitancy to Play Villain in 'The Little Things'

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      Taking on the role of suspected serial killer Albert Sparma in John Lee Hancock’s new movie, the ‘Suicide Squad’ actor reveals he has since found an interesting part of playing the character.

      Feb 1, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Jared Leto originally turned down “The Little Things” because he didn’t want to play another villain.
      The 49-year-old actor admitted he was initially hesitant to take on the role of suspected serial killer Albert Sparma in John Lee Hancock’s new movie but the director convinced him that the character would be fully rounded.
      He told The Hollywood Reporter, “Well, my first thought was to say no. I wasn’t sure about playing a murder suspect or potential villain again. But after talking to John, there seemed to be an amazing opportunity. If we could make this heavy on character and make this a really transformative role, I could be interested in having this be the last walk on the dark side of the moon, but only if we could really push it as far as possible. He was open to that and excited. So I just went to town.”
      “With this, I really wanted to see how complete of a character, from head to toe, from the way that I carried my feet to the way that I spoke – I really wanted to push the boundaries a bit to see how far we could walk toward that line without crossing it.”

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      And the “Suicide Squad” star enjoyed playing a complicated character like Sparma.
      He said, “That was an interesting part of it. Not only do we have the script, but we have to write the script underneath the script. How does Albert Sparma know where to be? How does he have this information? Is he guilty? Is he not? All of these big questions that we had to kind of create a logic board for, which we did.”
      “But the physical part of it … The voice was a big key into the character, developing the walk, the research and conversations with criminology experts. I examined FBI transcripts and interrogations. It was quite intense, quite heavy, but really fascinating. For a bit – it starts to take its toll after a while.”
      “The Little Things”, also starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, is in cinemas and streaming on HBO Max.

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      Denzel Washington Spills How Making 'The Little Things' With Rami Malek and Jared Leto Affected Him

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      Portraying Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon in the psychological crime thriller, the Academy Award winner also claims to be tempted in passing action stunt to one of his younger co-stars.

      Jan 23, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Denzel Washington was “energised” making “The Little Things” alongside Rami Malek and Jared Leto.
      The actor portrays Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon in the psychological crime thriller and he admitted working with the two younger fellow Oscar winners made him up his game on set.
      “It absolutely energised me, having those two on the film,” he told the Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye, “I’m like, ‘Uh-oh. I’d better read the script’. Obviously joking!”
      One scene in the movie sees Denzel’s character – who he described as having “a lot of haunting darkness that follows him like a cloud” – have to climb up a drainpipe and run across a rooftop and he admitted he wanted to pass that on to one of his younger co-stars.
      “There comes a time in one’s life where you’re just not the guy running across the rooftop,” he laughed. “I said to Rami, ‘You go run across the rooftop!'”

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      However, Denzel eventually decided to do the scene.
      The “Fences” actor also added he thinks it’s hilarious he’s regarded as a sex symbol.
      “I’ve finally made it as an over-the-hill fat guy…and they still love me! Either that, or they just feel sorry for me,” he grinned.
      Meanwhile, Denzel also praised his late “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” co-star Chadwick Boseman, who died following a secret battle with cancer last August (20).
      He said: “(He was a) brave man. He kept it to himself, and didn’t complain. (Even though) he knew he wasn’t going to make it.”

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