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Monday, October 20, 2008

The movie Chapter 27 is this little indie movie about Mark David Chapman, the man who traveled all the way from Hawaii to New York to murder John Lennon. Why Mark did this, nobody really knows, and the movie doesn't really explain why Mark committed this heinous act.

Now this article isn't a movie review or anything - it's a slow paced movie but I actually enjoyed it - however this article is about Jared Leto, the actor who played Mark Chapman. His best movie to date is 'Requiem for a Dream'... anyhow, Jared gained 67 pounds (30 kilos) for this role (here's an after and before picture) - just take a look at he usually looks (Google images - and here's more pics of Jared with the extra weight).

Of course this is one of the few articles that will say that Jared actually looks with the extra weight. I thought he looked real cute, and there's even an underwear scene or 2 in the movie.

It's wild what actors will do for their part. Have you ever seen 'The Machinist' with Batman Christian Bale? He lost 60 pounds (27 kilos) for the role... he literally looks like a bag of bones, it's very scary.