American actor and musician Jared Leto is known for his method acting, but an internet hoax recently suggested that he had his hand amputated in order to land a particular role. He has since denied this.
A risk-taking actor, 30 Seconds to Mars artist has done several extreme stunts in preparation for past movie roles, therefore he is seen as a risk-taker.
Discover the satirical news that sparked debate on social media and learn more about Leto’s past performance methods.
No, Jared Leto didn’t cut off his hand
An article by Mark Roebuck was published via Hard Drive news site on 7th April 2022 titled “Jared Leto lops off hand hoping to be cast as Revolver Ocelot in upcoming Metal Gear movie.”
The story falsely suggests that “Leto’s latest extreme devotion to his acting career has seen him voluntarily sever his own hand in an effort to get himself cast as Revolver Ocelot in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie.”
Hard Drive then claims to quote the Morbius actor, jokingly implying that he was holding a “wadded up dish towel to his bleeding stump” while speaking of his method-acting technique.
Over on Instagram, @harddrivenews also shared details of the satire news story and used an edited image of Jared Leto with a bandaged hand.
This is in fact a crazy internet hoax and although Jared Leto did not cut off his hand, he is a method actor known for using risk-taking techniques.
Crazy internet hoax fools fans
Despite the skepticism expressed in the article’s comment section, the story did manage to fool a few people.
Boysetsfire1988, a Reddit user who commented on the Hard Drive article, confirmed that “this is parody.”
@BpmSurfer, another Twitter follower, wondered aloud if Jared Leto had really severed his own hand in self-defense.
A Twitter user named @TheChiScroller stated that Leto would deserve the part if the false information was true:
“As much as I don’t want Leto anywhere near the #MetalGearSolid movie, he’d kind of deserve the part if he did this. Fair is fair.”
Extreme method acting examples
It is not unlike Leto to use extreme method acting techniques and his performance preparation has come under fire in the past.
Previously, he sent his colleagues Suicide Squad cast members anal beads, Playboy magazines, and even a dead rat to better comprehend the Joker’s thinking, according to The Independent.
Jared Leto’s performance as Dr. Morbius in the 2022 action and adventure picture appears to have pushed things to a new level.
His character is a biochemist who gets bitten by an ancient form of vampire. Daniel Espinosa, the film’s director, confirmed to Uproxx that actor Jared Leto will remain in character between takes.
Since this rare blood illness left Michael Morbius weak and unable to walk, the method actor was forced to stay in character throughout filming. He apparently even used his crutches to “slowly limp to the restroom” when he needed to relieve himself.
Despite the fact that the recent rumor about Leto’s hand is satirical, many fans think that if it were true, it would be plausible.
According to MReprogle (a Reddit member), this is something they “could definitely picture him doing.”