Joaquin Phoenix

In 2019, Joaquin shed 52 pounds to take on the title role in DC Comics movie 'Joker' ,and despite the extreme hunger, he was able to find a side to the character he thinks was necessary.

He said: "I think the interesting thing for me is what I had expected and anticipated with the weight loss was these feelings of dissatisfaction, hunger, a certain kind of vulnerability and a weakness. But what I didn’t anticipate was this feeling of kind of fluidity that I felt physically. I felt like I could move my body in ways that I hadn’t been able to before. And I think that really lent itself to some of the physical movement that started to emerge as an important part of the character."