I spent a lot of time on Albert Sparma’s physicality: Jared Leto

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Directed by John Lee Hancock from his own original screenplay, Oscar award winner Jared Leto has played a delivery man named Albert Sparma.

Talking about his prep for Sparma, Leto says, “I spent a lot of time on his physicality; I was pretty adamant that it be a real transformation, that we’d go as far as we could without losing the audience, as far as the performance goes. And that was really rewarding. It was a fun character to play because there were no rules. For whatever reasons, he’s not able to have a job that reflects his intelligence and abilities, so I think that’s why Albert is attracted to Rami and Washington’s characters, because of the complexity of their work. He thinks of himself as a part-time detective, something he does in his free time.”