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Love it or loathe it, Jared Leto\u2019s flamboyant performance in House of Gucci<\/a> is bound to get film fans talking now the true-crime melodrama has been released in UK cinemas.<\/p>\n The former Academy Award winner stars alongside Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons in Sir Ridley Scott\u2019s latest, and his scenery-chewing turn has already seen some critics tout him for a possible second Oscar.<\/p>\n Ahead of the release, Leto spoke to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about what made him \u201cfall in love\u201d with Paolo Gucci \u2013 revealing he had initially been approached to play a different character.<\/p>\n \u201cI was approached for a different character, but when I read it, I just fell in love with Paolo,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought there\u2019s something special here \u2013 I didn\u2019t know what he looked like, but I connected to his heart, to his humour and to his corduroy underwear!\u201d<\/p>\n The Blade Runner 2049 star added that he \u201cdidn\u2019t know anything about\u201d the Gucci family before he read the script, but said he was \u201ctotally shocked\u201d by the story and reckons it will have a similar impact on audiences.<\/p>\n \u201cI think a lot of audiences will be shocked and surprised by this story,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a fun one because it is a revelation, it\u2019s a wild film. It\u2019s a film of extremes and a lot of fun to sit there and spend time with.\u201d<\/p> Leto has been known for his method approach to acting in the past, and given Lady Gaga revealed she had spoken with an Italian accent for nine months in preparation for her role in the film, you might wonder if Leto took any similar steps.<\/p>\n But while he confirmed that he worked in \u201ca very immersive way\u201d, Leto declined to give any details about exactly how he got into character.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like a meat pie,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, you might want to take a bite of it, but do you really want to know what\u2019s inside? Sometimes it\u2019s better to let those mysterious meat pieces kind of dangle around and just be in the back of your tongue rather than under the microscope.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019ve been working in a very immersive way for a long time,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd I enjoy that process, it works for me. But you know, everyone has their own way of doing things, and I demand for myself absolute commitment, absolute focus and I like to climb that mountain. It\u2019s fascinating for me and I always learn a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Friday, 26 November 2021 at 12:00 am Love it or loathe it, Jared Leto\u2019s flamboyant performance in House of Gucci is bound to get film fans talking now the true-crime melodrama has been released in UK cinemas. 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