10 Actors Who Learned Incredible Skills for Their Role, Some for A Single Scene

Many of us believe that to be actors we only have to stand in front of the camera and say our lines, but few consider the hours and hours of preparation behind each paper, because in some cases the actors are asked to know certain skills and they do not have any other than taking music, dance or athletics classes.

Here we present 10 artists who had to learn the most extra skills and in some cases took months of training just to get out in one scene.

1. Adrien Brody learned to play piano for The Pianist.

In this film Adrien Brody learned to play the piano to interpret all the pieces that appear and not to use double of hands.

2. Robert Downey Jr. learned violin and tennis for Chaplin.

To play this icon of the comedy, Robert Downey Jr. got into violin lessons and also learned to play tennis.

3. Jennifer Lawrence learned to cut out squirrels for Blood Loops.

In this film he learned life in the field and mastered skills such as cutting wood and even cutting off a squirrel.

4. Joseph Gordon Levitt learned to swing on a tightrope for The Walk.

In the biopic of Philippe Petit, the actor learned to ride and walk the tightrope. Although he did not do it at the height of the Twin Towers, he had to master this art to not use double.

5. Natalie Portman learned ballet for Black Swan.

To get out in this movie, she went to ballet classes every day for five hours. Not for nothing did he win the Oscar for his performance.

6. Channing Tatum learned to dance for Hail, Caesar.

Although he only went out with the tap moccasins in a scene, Channing Tatum learned the art of this dance to do it perfectly.

7. Margot Robbie learned to skate for I, Tonya.

To give life to one of the most controversial ice skaters in the United States, Tonya Harding, Margot Robbie had to learn to skate, although she liked it a lot because she can not practice it because all cinematographic contracts prohibit this sport because of the risks involved.

8. Jesse Eisenberg learned magic tricks for The Illusionists.

In order to be a master of deception, this actor learned to do different card tricks ... this talent not only served him for the movie, he also uses it at parties to impress his friends.

9. Demi Moore had military training for JI Jane.

If you thought that the most difficult thing that Demi Moore did in this movie was to shave, you are in a mistake, because she underwent a military training: she learned how to arm and disarm weapons, shoot them and fight hand to hand.

10. Olivia Munn learned to master swords for X-Men Apocalypse.

His dedication was such that he trained up to six hours a day to master the swords and play Psylocke in X-Men.