10 Crazy Sacrifices Actors Made For A Role (That Totally Backfired)

2. 50 Cent Loses 50lbs For A Direct-To-DVD Movie - Things Fall Apart

A riposte to the argument going 'method' guarantees success in the film industry can be found in 50 Cent's work on Things Fall Apart. Playing an AIDS sufferer, he was required to lose over 50lbs for the part, and did so by running three hours every day. Fiddy had been operating in movies for a long time with little success and, apparently, saw this as the moment the industry would finally accept him. Even after the film was released 50 was calling it his break-out part and was predicting big things for himself off the back of it.. The thing is, the film went straight to DVD, meaning nobody actually saw. In other words, 50's career-defining role defined his career as a bit of a flop. It just goes to show that even if you have fame and go method it doesn't always work out.