10 Crazy Skills Actors Had to Learn for Movie Roles

[@apollo6756]

Holding breath for 5 minutes... I can't even hold my breath for 30 seconds

[@spelking5]

i cant even go under water hehe

[@gleny-r9t]

You are A.R.M.Y TO BECAUSE I AM YEIIIIIIIIIIII담

[@solayanmanickam2860]

I hold my breath like about 1 min so so hard ya

[@mintbunnii480]

I went from 0 to 100% bts trash real quick Same

[@nou423]

I can't even hold it for secs underwater

[@Emmy_Jayyy]

Okay but learning to walk a tightrope is just insane bravo to him

[@mma.y]

Leonardo di caprio learned how to avoid oscars for movie and award shows does that count

[@oliviatella445]

Akito Omg 😂😂

[@alayanarandolph9759]

Akito ARMYYYY

[@miezi]

omg hahaha

[@kayleescott1546]

ARMY!!!!!

[@A-wish-for-the-night]

BAMBAM IS BIG AND DABDAB Yas

[@alyssahannah8532]

2:38 "He had to do so, left handed" -plays with right hand-

[@tallblondegirl5823]

Wow! Dedication! Good for them. And 5 minutes under water that is commendable!

[@DevengerKott]

There was actually quite a scandal involving Natalie Portman and The Black Swan. While she did train very hard in ballet for the role, the level of skill that her character displayed on camera was nowhere near what someone of her limited experience could produce. In reality a very large portion of the actual ballet dancing was done by a highly-skilled professional ballerina who served as her stunt-double. Portman herself was only used in shots that showed her from the waist up or scenes with very little complex dancing, but both the director and the actress publically stated that Portman was some kind of ballet prodigy and gave virtually no credit to the real dancer. There was even a lawsuit filed because of it. I never heard the result though. Probably settled out of court for some undisclosed amount.

[@grw126]

Portman is also pregnant during the filming of the movie, hence a lot of upper body shots.

[@pepesilva6188]

I was looking for this comment. I was going to post something similar.

[@grouch314]

I mean there's nothing wrong with using a body double but yeah, she should have been credited

[@blessedjohnson2299]

Noone asked you

[@kelilahbowens7428]

I only read 3 words from this essay

[@marcusyeo1106]

**Struggles with opening eyes in water.**

[@nigelmulliniz4021]

Harley Quinn I can't swim :')

[@chaelpsonnen5092]

Shiru Hyuuga your pathetic

[@becca5248]

¡Ariana! Wrong 'your' buddy!

[@clementine6428]

Nah, opening your eyes in water is quite simple.

[@kaitlinathanasakis9321]

Iluvoreoz for some people. saying that makes people who can't do it feel bad

[@arrynmm]

I think the more amazing think the actor who played harley quinn (margot robbie) did is all the gymnastics training she did so she didn't need a stunt double (In an interview with the director he even said that she ran up a wall and back flipped without wires talk about impressive for a beginner)

[@emmarobinson2439]

Margot Robbie

[@Shinigami.GK3]

Lucy Lehmkuhl Ayyy Ruby from RWBY

[@LattePunch]

cool

[@computerpixels3223]

:/

[@rener1669]

The actor who played as Harley Quinn was Margot Robbie

[@kalaiselvi3237]

It took Eddi Redmayne six months to learn to walk like an ALS patient for his movie The Theory of Everything. I'm glad he won the Oscars for it.

[@CupcakeAnanda]

Kalai Selvi he is such an extraordinary actor!!

[@kalaiselvi3237]

Jamaili Roldan and also for his role in The Danish Girl where he act as a transgender. Such a magnificent actor he is.

[@candysweet_tooth4156]

What about heath ledger he basically made himself crazy to become the joker

[@kaytea5958]

I know right!

[@mickbaker7708]

That's not exactly a skill

[@danitodd9482]

What Mick said :-)

[@Godrocks1998]

He was a druggie who needed mental help. That isnt a skill. Quit worshipping it.

[@mortalkombat1984]

Not a skill they say? He practically locked himself away to become the joker.. .that's similar as practicing for holding ya breath

[@elihauser1840]

Meryl streep learned german and polish for sophie's choice, and she learned violin for another film.

[@elihauser1840]

why isn't that on the list but learning card tricks is.

[@axxhwhwaha]

Hahaha ja jestem z Polski pacany

[@hannabaldysz3202]

@B jdjwdjdbsjjs ja też. Łączmy się cebulki

[@SeriouslySeriousGrim]

Genau! (Exactly)

[@HiyaItsRed]

Are we going to just brush over the fact that Margot Robbie learned GYMNASTICS for her role as Harley Quinn? Oh. Okay, then.

[@laurenr.5948]

Michaelle Muna that's what I was thinking

[@lucygreenbridge8182]

Michaelle Muna She learned acrobatics as a child.

[@nea.coffee.addict]

i was about to write that

[@kimberlynnoggle5568]

Alicja Owczarzak me too

[@nadyheavylud1600]

Michaelle Muna yeah That is what i was thinking

[@god-px9oi]

Margot Robbie also had to learn how to run up a wall in high heels for the elevator scene in Suicide Squad, she wasn't put on any wires for that

[@DaniDemitri]

Prince of Void exactly what I was thinkung. I was surprised they didn't include that.

[@god-px9oi]

***** in the elevator, she fights a monster with her bat she runs up the wall of the elevator and i think kinda onto the ceiling???

[@dmoneyswagg64]

She did acrobatics as a child. She didn't learn anything new.

[@god-px9oi]

TheMadHatterThatMatters i read somewhere that she had to learn how to run up the wall tho?? cause that's not really a part of acrobatics you learn as a kid especially in heels

[@AllisonUnstoppable]

Prince of Void They don't normally teach scaling walls to people that haven't passed 14 or 15 because they still have developing bodies and will lose the skill anyways after they've put on more weight and have more muscle, but it is completely the studio's choice. I did do a bit of it a couple years back in coaching training and it's not too terribly hard in comparison to other acrobatic skills.

[@livelifeasyou22343]

Margot Robbie also trained to actually do a flip in the elevator. She trained in gymnastics and aerobics to accomplish getting momentum to run and run on a wall and doing a flip. During the scene in the elevator the producer noticed that there was no strings attacked to her and realized that she was doing it all on her own every time they redid the shot.

[@TatianaPinto21]

playing the piano is such a crazy skill i can't believe there's people who do that

[@remingtonsvlogs1257]

Tatiana Pinto seriously... .......

[@csabasimon1984]

Lmfao just wanted to say that🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@badbitch8010]

I play...

[@anniemvc]

Wut

[@OfficialChanty]

Tatiana Pinto thanks that,really means a lot

[@kyleritchie8645]

I like how they put Harley Quinn right at the end so people watch the whole video.

[@redspiderlily.]

Thanks for telling lol

[@mr.monoclemoustache4734]

Seriously? Holding her breath for five minutes? She basically became a fucking gymnast and you praise her on holding her breath? Did you not see the elevator scene? Flipping upside down? No ropes. IN HEELS.

[@aliciaroberts6469]

RIGHT?! That's what I'm thinking! But She knew those skills before the movie, she did gymnastics as a child

[@toasterchild]

She used to be a trapeze artist. So she didn't learn those skills for the movie. Also I'm pretty sure some is a stunt double, for the studio's safety.

[@imAwareOfYourAddress]

Seriously? I would LOVE to hold my breath for five minutes! (without passing out or anything)

[@shaneerichardson4808]

Hatt TheCat I can hold my breath for two minutes

[@imAwareOfYourAddress]

Shane Richardson Cool!

[@dnocturnal5527]

Kristen Stewart learned how to keep a single facial expression for every movie.

[@RonnieHouseJr]

lol

[@grapefives7762]

So did Jennifer Lawrence

[@KorosuKoell]

I am bad with names, so I didn't knew who "Kristen Stewart" was, but I guessed right based on her lack of facial expression :D

[@itsdilara5378]

Your display picture is mary eunice lol i love her

[@dondragmer2412]

Every time I see Kristen onscreen I am just blown away by the depth of this her particular talent!

[@omegawolf2368]

I'M SO BLOODY MAD THAT THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! Thomas Brodie sangster had to learn to play the guitar left handed for his role as Paul McCartney in nowhere boy!!!!!!

[@ghostmasterzzgaming2909]

Omega Wolf your PP is my Response

[@Nef22]

they included girl who learn to chop wood :) that must be more difficult

[@omegawolf2368]

+MidnightBlackCat Maze runner fan?!?!???!?!?!?!

[@omowry2374]

oh, yeah!

[@katrinaroque1693]

He's my baby. I love him

[@juliawichowska1253]

Margot Robbie also had to learn how to do trapeze which is in one of the first scenes in the movie

[@kyoko2752]

Are we not gonna talk about Tim Curry learning to walk, RUN, and dance in HIGH heels for Rocky Horror Picture show? He learned in three days to walk in heels that some professional models stumble in even after working for years.

[@LAFTA]

"Left handed", as he hits the ball with his right hand.....

[@mistytibs2251]

LAFTA ikr!

[@katarinareworked2250]

LAFTA yeah i do that too..

[@foxyfire9012]

LAFTA the camera flips it so even though it's right to us it's left in real life. and please don't think I'm being mean just trying to help :)

[@makaylaserniotti1474]

LAFTA the footage might be mirrored

[@judyemad4431]

1. lefties can play basketball with both hands 2. the camera is the opposite direction

[@mariec8590]

Who came for the intro Harley Quinn

[@jonowens7799]

Me

[@aliciabazaire4104]

Kiana Fredette me

[@o9423]

Kiana Fredette Me

[@_nadiah1516]

Yassss me fam

[@o9423]

WoW Its Wolf Hi

[@Tyurru360]

You do know Natalie Portman used a body double for most of her dancing scenes, right? They superimposed her head on to the professional ballet dancer, Sarah Lane's body. The only scenes that actually show Portman's own dancing are filmed from the waist up...

[@thepornographer8512]

Tyurru360 people is stupid

[@jasminemississo1796]

Everybody knows, she still danced some parts tho.

[@Tyurru360]

Jasmine Mississo The guys who made this video clearly didn't...

[@allijohns7959]

you forgot Jared Leto, he had to know what is was like to feel like The Joker. He spent time with people in Asylums. And stayed in character for most if the time.

[@moonlightmemories959]

That's not a skill...

[@allijohns7959]

Awk0Rainbow he still had to learn something for suicide squad.

[@jennifercastro6196]

He copied Heath Ledger, he was the first one to do that, he even wrote a disturbing diary each day to stay in touch as the joker. He would be isolated from his family and cast mates, only speak to them if it’s in the script and only spoke to the director. Heath is the one to get the credit

[@melissasims3207]

Method acting.

[@Shaggyshadric]

If only he’d learned how to play a good Joker

[@spurtikus1]

'She learned how to chop wood' Only a hipster would consider this a challenge...

[@davearifin6624]

Vegan Illuminati scrv

[@g_8624]

I know how to chop wood already

[@martinanastacio5040]

Probably she was initially chopping squirrels and skinning wood.

[@jess_dr.nursemd604]

She's from Kentucky why didn't She know already?

[@mariosebastiani3214]

Knew how to do both things since I was 8...

[@oliviam5189]

As ballet dancer myself, I feel kind of pissed when they say she learned ballet in like a year. It takes multiple years to even get to a proficient level. I've taken for 12 years with long hard hours and still am no where near professionalism. Portman basically learned arms because there is no way they would let her in pointe shoes after barely a year. She would get seriously injured.

[@annajansen6945]

A professional ballet dancer did all the scenes, where you see "Natalie Portmans" whole body dancing. Than they manipulated the video through photoshop and put Natalie Portman' head on the dancers head. You can look it up on KZbin! A professional dancer did all the dancing scene but still got no credit from Natalie Portman, when she got an award for her role. I didn't like the movie black swan at all, but since i know that with the dancer i also don't like natalie portman, don't know what's going on in the head of some famous people.

[@subtle_vibrance]

I get what you're saying but you can't really photoshop a moving image. It was probably just camerawork and editing, is all.

[@whisperedaria8832]

Shardy Wardy yeah they can. They do it in movies a lot now. Welcome to 2016.

[@subtle_vibrance]

Elizabeth Bowns I take film/video and photography arts. Photoshop is a paint program, therefore used for pictures and gifs. You can green screen and play with animations but you can't "Photoshop" a video. Welcome to professionalism.

[@whisperedaria8832]

Shardy Wardy My dear, taking classes or even majoring in something is very different from being a professional. Someone who has real professionalism wouldn't quibble about a simple term like "Photoshop," but since you've decided to take that tack to defend your lack of knowledge, here's the definition from the Merriam Webster dictionary (emphasis added): "Definition of photoshop - transitive verb: to alter (a digital image) with Photoshop software OR OTHER IMAGE-EDITING SOFTWARE especially in a way that distorts reality (as for deliberately deceptive purposes)." As I'm sure you know, my dear I'm taking classes, movies are made up of a series of still images. The programs that digital editors use in this case make sure that the image they want is composited in each frame, thus editing each still image. Either way, it's not, as you said, just camerawork and editing. That is a large part of it and cuts down on costs, but it's not all they did. Perhaps you need to take a few more classes before you get to that bit.

[@tedwinchester4049]

CHOPPING WOOD IS SUCH A CRAZY SKILL HOLY SHIT

[@julietedenrose420]

Ted Winchester your profile picture gives me life

[@mrrtifosi]

It's the last time that I opened one of your videos with the fucking thumbnails....

[@FulmenAquila]

Knight a man can only hope

[@RonnieHouseJr]

Hello,! I'm a random comment.

[@rashadulfarook4379]

Ronnie House Jr. // RHJ

[@RonnieHouseJr]

Rashadul Farook ???

[@thehardrockhippie7118]

I wanna know how the narrortor of the video learned how to talk for 5 and a half minutes without breathing.

[@maggiedink6715]

TheHardRockHippie editing

[@ilovedobermans2]

😄😅😆😂

[@gabrielharrington7833]

@@maggiedink6715 Really bad editing tho... he doesn't even get to finish his sentences xD

[@gaaraofthefunk7163]

This just increased my wishes to become an actor. So much effort and dedication, is lovely, brilliant, and mind opening.

[@katiepuleo1445]

in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Daniel Radcliffe had to learn to speak underwater.

[@hannahsimcoates3000]

true

[@rrrhaque]

Katie Puleo ikr

[@speakeroftruth9972]

He became a professional diver after learning it for that movie.

[@kaydence2336]

I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THIS!

[@gamingangelstudios3900]

Yeah

[@somethingblabla5720]

Natalie didnt do alot of the dance scenes, she had a stunt double.

[@user-ic8tf3gm1l]

THANK YOU

[@TeaAndCroissants]

Something BlaBla seriously tho. I used to do ballet and you can NOT lear it as quickly as Portman claims to have

[@TeaAndCroissants]

***** This is true, but only if you count the close up shots of her face and such, which can barely be counted as dancing.

[@trishellethebeachlover7185]

Rainy

[@themastertyler7274]

Something BlaBla

[@maxedoutvibes]

That explains why RDJ was so proficient in the violin when he played sherlock holmes, who coincidentally, also plays the violin.

[@parkjimns]

When I was 7 I had to learn a backflip for a school play

[@suzineeya]

Lucky... When i was 7 i had one line : go that way. I was a piece of seaweed.

[@irmakitty7831]

@@suzineeya Lucky... When I was 11 , I don't even had any lines. I was a flower. Just another part of the plastic decors.

[@user-nf5js7ho2p]

When I was 14, I had to learn how to sleep as Aurora, does that count?

[@user-ih5vp9wx7d]

@@user-nf5js7ho2p it's quite amazing to be able to sleep hah !

[@theprancingpony6075]

Natalia Portman wouldn't have been able to learn ballet. It takes 4-5 years of ballet training before they start using pointe shoes. Not a few months.

[@AmitZinmanVideo]

She knew some ballet from before but had to get better, even just for the closeups.

[@Atratvs]

Wasn't it even proofen that most of the scenes were done by an actual dancer and they just put Portman's face an her's? So she got an oscar for deep faking?

[@sootsprite_4276]

There were scenes where they used a dancing double for her, but they were very open about that. She did still learn ballet basics, and spent hours a day training so that her performance would be as real as possible.

[@Lasse1583]

chopping wood? yeah wow that is really hard...

[@MaCabaret]

You've obviously never done it.

[@user-neo71665]

Yeah chopping wood with a hydraulic wood splitter, pushing a lever takes so much training.

[@Lasse1583]

Lol i have done for 25 years. I learned when i was 10.. so gg

[@sictricker]

yeah you are clearly 35 ... posting hate comments on a youtube video instead of getting on with your life ...

[@Lasse1583]

Sictricker Gaming Are you gonna cry now? If you can't handle critisism stay off the internet

[@monochrome1219]

adrien brody looks like real life victor from corpse bride..

[@H3H32CUt3]

Dopamine 20 omg he does 😱

[@aerodafrost3915]

Dopamine 20 OMG HE DOES!!

[@rosyposy620]

Dopamine 20 love your picture

[@mychemical21pilotsfallouta46]

Dopamine 20 holy shit he's does😱😱😱😱😂😂

[@melodychapman911]

Dopamine 20 at 4:23

[@vincentadultman8527]

Tom Cruise had to learn to hold his breath for 6 minutes for Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation.

[@thebeautifulbastard5441]

Santiago Ferrari No? they actually released the footage of him holding on to an actual plane like in the movie. he was tied to the plane just in case he let go.

[@vincentadultman8527]

***** Man Tom's got you all salty. What did he do to you, steal your lunch money? Here, have a Snickers. You're not yourself when you're hungry.

[@adamfrisk956]

You'll get brain damage after 5. Just saying.

[@adamfrisk956]

***** You can hold your breath for 10, but there's brain damage after 5.

[@adamfrisk956]

***** No. It varies from person to person, but in general, holding breath for more than 5 mins. does destroy brain cells. Not a serious damage, but spend a year diving every day to find pearls or something, and you'll probably won't remember your name when you're 70.

[@elb86]

"RDJ had to learn a very interesting skill, the violin and a little bit of tennis with his left hand..." Immediately after, shows clip of him using his right hand 😅

[@horizontalsky1018]

"holding her breath for 5 MINUTES" I wanna do that!!!

[@lollsazz]

Natalie Portman did NOT dance much in that movie. Te director actually used a real ballerina, and Natalie's faceis just computer-graphically placed on the ballerina's. However, the ballerina was not even credited in the movie, which she was quite pissed off about. She gave an interview about it and said that the director didn't want her to give any interviews before the movie and the Acedemy Awards. People at the AA thought it was actually Natalie dancing

[@i_am_a_crybaby_and_i_am_pr2882]

lollsazz Ikr poor her

[@jorimarmia4340]

I_am_a_Crybaby_and_I _am_PROUD Mel is life

[@kirika20]

that's sad because she won an OSCAR for that movie but she shouldn't have all the credit for it, they should have mentioned the real ballerina.

[@lollsazz]

In other cases, when you take credit for someone else's work it's illegal (called plagirizing), so I can't understand how this could've been legal... and as far as I remember, Natalie didn't indicate in any way that she wasn't the one dancing for the most part kirika20

[@despairaid9361]

THAT aint true She did learned THAT lol

[@dalalalsorimi4431]

Is it just me or is he talking *REALLY* fast😂

[@userrtrtrtrgr]

Dalal Alsorimi Ikr like SLOOOOOOW DOWN

[@noellefritz5678]

Dalal Alsorimi he was probably a salesman in a past life

[@alexanderson495]

Noelle Fritz love the picture of natsue

[@arinrumi]

Well, acording to my own expereance, peapole talk faster when they ware excited.

[@ashley-hg3ke]

Dalal Alsorimi yep

[@caterinalq5727]

Natalie Portman was on ballet for many years as a Child she Just but stopped. She had to practice for the Movie because she had to Look like a professional dancer not like a ballet dancer who hasn't practiced in years. It is imposible to learn that skill over a couple of months.

[@brittanyelise6835]

Truth^^^

[@Tintenfischchen]

She also had a body double, because as you said it's impossible to learn to dance ballet like a pro in a few months.

[@imsofuckingrandomhahaha138]

yeah exactly

[@irmakitty7831]

Margot Robbie also learned HOW TO FIGURE SKATE for the movie I, Tonya

[@voracioust2499]

5 minutes under water jesus thats amazing

[@gearsolidsnake8668]

You should have mentioned Keeanu Reeves in John Wick. There's not a single shot in that movie that isn't him doing it. He actually now competes in shooting competitions because he became THAT good for his role.

[@faolan1686]

Plus he did all the car stunts as well, and leaned some Judo and Jujitsu. And he learned Ku-Fu for the Matrix.

[@joshuaquick3748]

GearSolidSnake it's about time I seen someone mention Keanu Reeves! Thank you!

[@kyleg1912]

GearSolidSnake John Wick is an amazing movie

[@makaylaserniotti1474]

margot also had to learn gymnastics for the Harley Quinn role, that scene in the elevator was actually her with no assistance from wires and no CGI coverup. she's very talented and carried the film along with Will Smith imho

[@naritruwireve1381]

Wait so that backflip she did running up the elevator wall was real?!?!O-O

[@YourDadsUnclesFriend]

No, she already did acrobatics when she a was a kid. The only thing she had to learn was holding her breath for 5 minutes.

[@cringyvlogger1019]

What about Heath Ledger he spent a few months on a hotel just to be crazy like The Joker

[@catb0ysung_796]

Skull Gamer BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL

[@nasparveen8499]

That wasn't a skill. There's a difference between getting into the mind of your character, which is what method actors do, and learning a skill.

[@jamesc8nt732]

Skull Gamer the joker wasn't crazy

[@SNLTwilight]

The Joker may have acted crazy but he knew what he was doing

[@vanidameas]

c c. h

[@esotericVideos]

I feel like the Margo Robbie one is included just so they can use her in the preview image.

[@mansamusamusictinatbonat2670]

everybody is doing that shit... cause she is hot

[@rabellino12]

Come on the woman learned how to hold her breath for 5 minutes, i know she is hot but i think she is there because that's sick af

[@kiysumi]

Not the case here. She held her breath for 5 minutes and did some really cool and hard stunts all by herself: the elevator one (no wires or stunt double + wearing high heels), the one where she is in the cage and she gets down from that trapeze kind of thing to talk to the security guard (forgot his name), the one where she fights with the guards in the cage, the motorcycle one (where she was Harleen F. Quinzel - it was included in the extended cut)

[@maxkeefe1787]

Natalie portman had a dance double for her ballet!!!! It crazy to think she can learn the ballet of a prima dancer in like a year

[@jennys4562]

Daniel Radcliffe in HP4?! He trained to hold his breath for over 11 minutes! With his eyes open!

[@bananacats8790]

Jenny Penny SRSLY he was 14!!!!!

[@calebfranz4098]

Banana Cats Not in real life he was older

[@ElRefugiodelaRealidad]

Caleb Franz yes, he was 15. So much older 🙄

[@tutu1785]

Jenny Penny hello

[@bigvirgvandijk971]

Jenny Penny that's impossible

[@artvandaley3297]

Tom Cruise learnt how to time travel for his role in edge of tomorrow.

[@Scurvywormstudios]

Art vandaley scientology taught him the way

[@artvandaley3297]

Kelseys_storys good one.

[@matthewharris-levesque5809]

Inigo Montoya & Wesley in Princess Bride. They learned sword fighting and designed the longest sword-fight on film themselves, all done by them, and done with real fencing swords. I believe one of them even got mild injury filming.

[@dealwitit6563]

No you see, this is "10 Crazy Skills" Not "The 10 Most Crazy Skills" Or even "10 of The Most Crazy Skills" Or some other BS reasons Oh yeah, that movie is oooolllllldddd Who cares about oooolddddd movies (It's one of my favorite movies tho so ya)

[@pteppig]

inconceivable !

[@kadiekatie]

"She was like, I'm good.....I'm good with 5" 😂😂

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[@mirandaih0p]

all of the body shots of Natalie Portman dancing are her body double who is a professional ballerina who spent a lifetime studying the art. You do not develop skills like that in the time Natalie spent training. Her dedication and the skills that she learned from training in ballet are impressive for sure, but every dance scene featuring her body featured her double.

[@lillacescore5118]

Miranda Myers true that

[@mirandaih0p]

Jeff Busby I'm willing to bet you didn't even do a simple Google search. Of course I can back that shit up, you ignoramus.

[@mirandaih0p]

Colin Kohrs I agree, she did a wonderful job and took her role very seriously. But they made it sound like that was all her which isn't fair to the woman who spent her life training so she could perform that well.

[@bunnybutton7323]

Natalie Portland had a dance double in the black swan , she didn't do all the dancing .

[@reercudi]

She didn't do all the dancing, but she did 80% of it. When you watch the movie you can notice most of dancing scenes are close ups of Natalie. When it's wide shot - it's double

[@skittlemuffin]

I watched a few videos, though, with the double saying that her face was only edited out but she did most of the dancing and not Natalie.

[@youaxiong7072]

reercudi ya but they should have credit the other girl as well though.

[@reercudi]

It's true. They gave her stunt credit and didn't specify that she was Natalie's double. It's studio's tactic to hide her, not Natalie. I remember director responded to this with simple math. There are 139 dance shots in the film. 111 are Natalie Portman untouched. 28 are her dance double Sarah Lane. If you do the math, that's 80% Natalie Portman

[@hannahsearcy1845]

Actually, the double did about 90% percent of the dancing. Even the shots that look like Natalie, are the double. They just edited Natalie's face onto the double.

[@gyselicastagne2347]

did you knew that harry potter, actors actually learn magic? wild

[@Justkitt3nz]

gyseli Castagne *know

[@fionac3367]

+Diana lopez LOL I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO THAT XD

[@arushikhanna6166]

oh wow, thanks for telling me I thought they actually had to learn magic

[@luvly_pandaroblox-animalja6369]

***** you muggle. We magic folks sell those documentries you you muggles as fiction.

[@kaykueen4504]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@percethemerman5789]

Even if Natalie did learn ballet, a dance double was doing the full body shots, aka most of the actual dancing.

[@MohamedHassan-sz2zt]

0:59 whenever i even take a small glimpse of Evan Peters my heart just stops

[@vantran341]

I came here just to see Harley Quinn

[@bellagwin4842]

Holy hell me too

[@sethgabrielpenera2882]

yeah me too

[@laurenescamilla2538]

Van Tran SAME!!

[@ptaito666]

Van Tran Same and it was at the very end so yeah

[@melodyfantasy8676]

Me too !!

[@Maria-hm7vp]

Damn it. I wanna learn magic tricks and holding breath under water for 5 mins too.

[@aoikirigiri2477]

is your profile from mekakucity actors?

[@Maria-hm7vp]

Aoi Kirigiri Yes.

[@NarikGaming]

then go do it, no one is stopping you

[@captainmorgen5541]

You can not breath under water dammit.

[@Maria-hm7vp]

Captain Morgen Ah shit. I meant hold breath. Sorry

[@gilbertreyno4405]

Only if I had a dollar every time screen rant put harley quinn on their thumbnails...

[@slimestuff749]

Gilbert Reyno Ikr

[@aleksandraswiercz480]

Thank you for putting "The Pianist" in here. That movie shows a lot about what was happening in my country and it has a powerful meaning

[@chxn_ing]

Dave Franco skills at throwing cards in Now You See Me are amazing too !

[@juviadawatergirl3277]

margot robbie also needed to do 3 months of gymnastics

[@foxxyfoxxyfoxxy6217]

She did that elevator scene herself, no wires or stunt doubles. She trained a lot for the movie, I was really impressed with the work she put in

[@chrislemiaou7610]

+music_please seriously I was amazed when I heard she did the scene herself

[@selinalindroth7106]

3 months is not that much

[@olivia0151]

selina lindroth it actually is. She learned all that in 3 months. That’s rlly impressive. I was in gymnastics for 3 years and yet I’m not even close to Margot’s abilities

[@christine1274]

and my teacher thinks we can learn it in a week with no practice uhuh...

[@ainsleykinney6325]

There's a lot of actors that have learned to wield a sword for their roles. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, etc.

[@hempson1]

Orlando Bloom also learned archery for his role as Legolas in LOTR. He got to be VERY good at it

[@gracecamerons7236]

who only came for Harley Quinn like I did

[@tarlyncervantes3086]

grace camerons I did too

[@uveillaglenn6009]

grace camerons

[@Z.O.1991]

grace camerons Me!!!

[@samanyiyenadam8090]

grace camerons me

[@kiysumi]

a bunch of *bandwagon* fans who had no idea who she was before this stupid movie?

[@caseymariana3654]

i just wanna say THANKS FOR THE AWESOME DESCRIPTION

[@michaelsmaha2864]

CRAZY skills. Man ballet, violin are CRAZY.

[@dffvvnbvvv405]

Now you see me is such a good movie!!!

[@and8196]

Maggie MS205 yessssss!!!!!!

[@artkitten3065]

you mean yasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!

[@ivancamarena8017]

Maggie MS205 which part??? 1 or 2???

[@TheFaultInOurSARS]

2 is the best imo

[@safa-bl2bq]

Yassss

[@fonjadidi]

that moment when natalie had a dance double for about 80% of the dance scens ahah

[@ellatia7839]

fonjadidi but she didn't

[@toastiwoasti]

fonjadidi scenes* and No she had a dance double for 20 %

[@fonjadidi]

the actual dancer said that ALOT of the dancing was not by portman.. only some closeups, someone training for a couple of months cannot be as good as someone who has trained for 20years...

[@GizmosMonster]

the narrator sound out of breath ._.

[@xoseanaxo5538]

Gizmos Monster yeap

[@jordantheglitc1631]

Gizmos Monster I know right I expected like 13 seconds of silence after they speaked ^-^

[@xxpurplequeenmspxx5532]

Jordan The Puppet It's spoke not speaked. Speaked isn't a word.

[@jordantheglitc1631]

XxPurple Queen MspxX Wow........thanks ._. HEY IM HOMESCHOOLED WHAT THE HELL DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME IM STUPID AND UGLY AS HELL DONT JUDGE ME I have a couple of d-disorders.................and mental health

[@hana.d6571]

Jordan The Puppet hey dont let her get the best of u i myself is bad at spelling like really bad so dont worry bout it u learn how to spell effectively in your own way cheer up buddy

[@danaondrackova3431]

now you actually gave me info about movies I HAVE to see

[@SpringStarFangirl]

I think that Jennifer Lawrence's knowledge from Winter's Bone helped her in her portrayal of Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games

[@ReconcilemE]

Got me all surprised that she was able to hold her breath for 5 mins then I figured out it was a lite to hype the movie

[@leviklassen2334]

Evan Peters had to learn how to run really fast for his role as Quicksilver in the Marvel movies.

[@sirgnome]

Should have put Tom Cruise instead of Margot Robbie. He learned how to hold his breath for over six minutes.

[@TaysanGalovu]

thank you

[@HannahRichardsonTheEleven]

choi minho learned how to smoke for his movie then stopped straight after filming legends only

[@carsonatorworldloveisthena7083]

Legend really did that learning to play instrument isn't crazy compared to that not even close

[@boink3889]

“He had to learn the violin, and some tennis all with his left hand” *shows him playing tennis with his right hand* Me: ._.

[@rin-xh9vi]

This isn't an extraordinary skill but...Sebastian Stan from The Winter Soldier. He did almost all of his stunts as well as having to learn hand to hand combat and knife flipping.

[@wafer2511]

Erin Chan By Screen Rant's standards that's crazy

[@supermalevitality1187]

learning how to brush your teeth is crazy by the standards of these fuckwits

[@TeaAndCroissants]

Natalie Portman didn't learn ballet completely tho, for the real dancing scenes were done by a double.

[@seewhathadhappenedwas328]

TeaAndCroissants Yeah, it makes me really upset that no one even mentions her stage double who did the real dancing

[@nopedeactivatedsorry5232]

Her stage double shulda done the whole thing

[@tianapitesr8553]

Her name?

[@JennaLovesPickles28]

TeaAndCroissants she did do a lot of ballet though

[@katepausig8562]

She still had to learn ballet which is a crazy skill to learn in a few months even if she wasn't doing the hard stuff.

[@dobbytheelf5409]

So..? Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe didn't have to learn magic? Ooh haha I knew that pshh hehe

[@mckennajackson9931]

I love these videos because I get to learn new things

[@NediSafa]

Meryl Streep learned to play the violin, the hardest musical instrument, in 4 months by playing every day - 9 am to 4:30 pm. I am a violinist and a violin teacher. That is amazing.

[@JMNTN]

Chopping wood and skinning a squirrel, that must have took her hours a day for months at a time to master it

[@MichaelDundonP]

ILLUMINATUS I would think hmmm 3 years😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@junkahoolik]

maybe she learned to cut wood with a skinning knife and skin squirrels with an axe.

[@nicolaslofgren]

OMG I CAN'T BELIVE SHE HAD TO LEARN TO CHOP WOOD! WHAT A SPECIALIZED SKILL THAT HARDLY ANYONE KNOWS!

[@dealwitit6563]

Chopping wood isn't hard. But most people don't know how to and wouldn't want to learn how to skin real animals.

[@dealwitit6563]

Oh and in this day and age anyone in Hollywood knowing how to chop wood is probably a miracle.

[@SuperPeterok]

Nicolas Lofgren she can chop my wood anyday.

[@SuperPeterok]

Cams250 lol no chop it with her mouth

[@SuperPeterok]

Cams250 she can also skin my squirrel any day.

[@hishu3980]

The narrator sounds out of breath...

[@MidnightLoveLullaby]

._. bun..is dat u?

[@MrJason300]

LOL always

[@stevenchsu]

Disturbed Bunny

[@shailyn9584]

Disturbed Bunny *sounds

[@animeweebdude7942]

Disturbed Bunny I know right

[@Halla284]

Absolutely crazy man !!!

[@Amlugalen]

She learned to chop wood?!?! Wow. Im so impressed. * eye rolling *

[@amelieparker676]

The whole time i was waiting for Eddie Redmayne in Theory of Everything but it didn't come up :(

[@itskelvinn]

Amelie Parker i think its because he didnt HAVE TO. He chose to do that all himself which is very respectable. Such an underrated actor

[@CptDangernoodle]

PapaKay what did he do?

[@CheeseyMilkshakes]

LowryderKid Learn how to walk like someone with ALS without being disrespectful

[@failedyoutuber8722]

cant escape THE PHANDOM

[@barroldtrumboma9162]

Chopping wood and skinning squirrels is not a hard skill to learn at all.

[@lousanus1660]

+Chris Brooks jennifer lawrence is a woman..

[@lousanus1660]

***** lol yeah, I can get behind that

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

You can hold something equally or more heavy then you know how to chop wood, Skinning however takes precision so that you don't cut through the limbs, organs or joints.

[@barroldtrumboma9162]

halfhumanhalfzombie Which is still incredibly easy. To me it seems the only people with this problem are easterners. (Not all of em, just alot of em)

[@cartoo7594]

Douglass MacArthur especially chopping qood lol

[@hitibiru]

Learning to chop wood? Great skill, much wow.

[@paulisnotonice]

+00WolfSpirit i have and im 13

[@robink9861]

You're joking, right?

[@paulisnotonice]

nope.. my grandad taught me took me a few tires until i got the hang of it

[@Morfeusm]

You forgetting she has to learn to look like it she does it every day for years

[@valentinaannamihely1886]

True :D I was going to post this :D also, magic tricks aren't that hard neither

[@the90sbrain]

This is why actors have my respect. The art and skill of transforming themselves into another individual. Mind, body, and soul/spirit. The philosophy behind it all is deep. There is much to learn from actors, one idea being able to use your mind psychologically to become something or someone at will. That's why when people downplay actors as idiots I either laugh or shudder. This is an individual who can literally rock your world by mere body language, voice, and imagination. You would never know who you're talking to with these people. The ultimate chameleon. Funny thing is, everyone is an actor/actress. Perception is key.

[@anatadeo0510]

the last is the BEST!!

[@suzykaragosian6453]

Natalie Portman actually did very little dancing in Black Swan. Look up her ballet double who deserves much more credit

[@dondragmer2412]

Sarah Hay was one.

[@pandaEmpress]

Natalie Portman actually had a double for many of those dancing scenes. It wasn't all just her.

[@michaelkornfeld7696]

That purple Lamborghini in suicide squad is not a Lamborghini

[@tianawilliamsrn]

yes it is

[@Hola-ip2et]

Michael Kornfeld No it's a Lamborghini, it's just a different model than what your used to see

[@speedfreak9758]

its an infiniti g35 but it was supposed to be a lambo, lambo just didn't agree to the scene I think

[@monicaisyofriend4887]

then why did you call it a Lamborghini

[@michaelkornfeld7696]

Fouad Matta no it's just a completely different vehicle Company we just never heard about until I watched something about supercars you probably never heard about

[@mavg8787]

Tom Cruise held his breath for 6 minutes for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. Should've been on here instead of Margot Robbie

[@TaysanGalovu]

thank you

[@Basement-x3f]

portman had less than 4% of ballet (THAT SHE DID) shot in the movie she only had a months work and then took the credit for the real ballerina who was really the black swan