Method acting continues to divide opinions. While it's led to some Oscar-winning performances, hearing how those actors sometimes behave on set has resulted in debates about whether it's really worth it when their work so negatively impacts others' experiences.
In an interview revisiting her work on projects like Andor and Hit Man, Onslaught star Adria Arjona reflected on a negative experience she had with a co-star who decided to go method.
Arjona declined to name them, but social media sleuths have done their thing and determined that she was likely referring to Morbius co-star Jared Leto. As a reminder, the controversial actor delayed production on the Marvel movie by taking up to 45 minutes to use the restroom because he insisted on hobbling there slowly on crutches to stay in character.
"I've had it with an actor that I was like, 'Good God,'" Arjona recalled. "But it was more just like an ego trip. I'm like, 'How are you getting away with this?' I’m confused by it, too. I’m like, 'Wow, if I start doing that, I will never work again.'"
"I was in shock by the behaviour, but also in awe. I was like, 'You are f*cking fascinating. What makes you think that this is OK?' I really needed to get into [their] brain about it," she continued. "I would watch interviews of this actor—not saying female or male, just actor in general—and I would be like, 'Oh my God, they're so nice. They're so nice. What a good actor.' It just fascinates me to see people, how they behave."
Like many of its critics, Arjona feels that it's used as an excuse to behave like an "asshole," something Leto has now been accused of on multiple projects (including 2016's Suicide Squad, where he harassed his co-stars with various bizarre gifts while playing The Joker).
"Can we cancel method acting? Because there are a lot of assholes in there," Arjona said. "And then they just say, 'I'm a method actor,' and shit. I don't buy it. You don't get to behave like this."
She continued, "You will never see a woman say she’s a method actor. Just men who are assholes, because we wouldn't get away with it. We would never work again."
After a disappointing stint in Sony's Marvel Universe, Arjona will be hoping for better luck in James Gunn's DCU. Rumour has it she's playing Wonder Woman in next summer's Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, though Maxima remains a very real possibility.
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