Adrien Brody in Houdini
After giving up everything that he had for the preparation of his role in The Pianist, anything else that the acclaimed actor is willing to do for a role shouldn’t come as a surprise.
For his role as magician Harry Houdini, Brody performed almost all the magic tricks and stunts in the film (he studied magic as a kid, so he had an advantage there, but it still required thorough preparation). Most amazingly – he also performed the stunt where he escapes from a straitjacket while hanging upside down – that’s not something he learned as a kid.