10 Actors That Totally Underprepared For A Movie Role
1. Taika Waititi - Adolf Hitler (Jojo Rabbit)
When it comes to playing any real-life historical figure, no matter how despicable and infamous, there's usually a level of research most actors will commit to in order to understand the person they're playing on the big-screen.
Taika Waititi had other ideas, though. And instead of scanning through many a book or documentary to piece together vital information in the lead-up to playing a version of Adolph Hitler in his 2019 flick Jojo Rabbit... he did the complete opposite.
Claiming that he didn't do even so much as a lick of research for his part of Jojo's imaginary pal Hitler, the fact this was also a version of the vile figure dreamed up by a 10-year-old ultimately resulted in a portrayal of himself that just so happened to boast "a bad haircut", "sh***y little moustache" and "a mediocre German accent."
The mind behind the movie was also very much aware how folks likely wouldn't enjoy the imaginary friend version of the character as much had he played him like "the actual Hitler." Because as Taika effectively summed up, "he was such a f***ing c***, and everyone knows that as well."
So, why waste your time researching such a prick, eh?