Bradley Cooper Had to Go Naked for Six Hours on 'Nightmare Alley' Set

On the poster for

(released on January 5) and

(in theaters on Wednesday), Bradley Cooper confided in an interview with the podcast

of American radio KCRW.

The 45-year-old actor notably returned to the filming of the second

directed by Guillermo del Toro, which recounts the dark adventures of a scam mentalist in New York in the 1940s. The interpreter of the anti-hero remembered this scene where he stands in a bathtub facing actress Toni Collet.

“It required us to be naked emotionally, and even physically,” reveals Bradley Cooper.

Before continuing: "I still remember that day, I was just naked in front of the team for six hours, (...) and it was Toni Collette's first day".

And to summarize: “It was quite heavy”.

In video, "Nightmare Alley", the trailer

"Like a Miner"

Bradley Cooper added that filming a nude scene was a "big deal" for him, especially in a project directed by Guillermo del Toro.

"I remember reading the script and thinking, 'He's a marinated punk in this bathtub and that's the story. You have to do this.'" The

actor also explained how he was able to fit into his character and become one with him.

"It's really like putting on a miner's kit, a hat and a flashlight, looking at each other and then walking down the tunnel, knowing that you may be digging a route that will never get you to the end that day. .

But you go back up and come back down the next day,” he said.

Nightmare Alley

, in theaters Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

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