Playing a serial killer can be something that can mess with the psyche of an actor, so Hunnam has spoken about how important it was for him to unwind.
Speaking on the TODAY show, he revealed that his wife had agreed that he would not come home until he had been able to leave the role behind properly.
This involved Hunnam staying behind in Chicago an extra week before going home.
Speaking on the talk show, however, the actor revealed that he had made an eight-hour drive to where Gein was buried in Wisconsin.
Hunnam said: “I thought … it was a good conclusion to go visit his grave and say what I wanted to say to him and basically that I hoped we had told his story honestly at the very least and didn’t invite him to come on the journey with me moving forward.”
Monster: The Ed Gein Story is available to stream on Netflix now.
