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Did Matthew McConaughey go too far for new role?
Hellbent_Heidi
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What do you guys think? He's playing an AIDS patient in his next movie and reportedly has lost 30 lbs for the role....
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Hello Tom Hanks about 20 years ago.
Welcome to Philadelphia.0 -
Tom Hanks did it and won an Academy Award for it.0
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No.0
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Christian Bale in The Machinist was the most extreme example of damaging a body for a movie role I have ever seen.
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My first thought was Philadelphia too...0
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I'm sure once the movie is filmed and done he will go back to being his hunk of a man self.0
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Christian Bale in that pic is horrifying. What was the role?0
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Tom Hanks did it and won an Academy Award for it.
Yeah, but he's a good actor...0 -
Christian Bale in The Machinist was the most extreme example of damaging a body for a movie role I have ever seen.
I've never heard of this movie... but it kinda looks awesome.0 -
Christian Bale did it alsoTom Hanks did it and won an Academy Award for it.0 -
Christian Bale in The Machinist was the most extreme example of damaging a body for a movie role I have ever seen.
dude just did a nice cut so he could put back some lean mass in time for batman begins...0 -
It is awesome. What made Bale's transformation so insane is that he dropped down to 105 lbs (he's 6'2) for the role, then bulked back up to 220 lbs for Batman Begins 6 months later.
I've never heard of this movie... but it kinda looks awesome.
How he didn't die is beyond me.0 -
Christian Bale in that pic is horrifying. What was the role?
He played a man who never slept and who was starting to doubt his own sanity, thought people were out to get him.0 -
It is awesome. What made Bale's transformation so insane is that he dropped down to 105 lbs (he's 6'2) for the role, then bulked back up to 220 lbs for Batman Begins 6 months later.
How he didn't die is beyond me.
And I try to claim I can't lose 15lbs *giggle*0 -
Bale is the master at this. He also did it for the Fighter to a lesser extent.0
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“Christian Bale starved himself for over four months prior to filming, as his character needed to look drastically thin. Allegedly, his eating consisted of one cup of coffee and an apple (or a can of tuna) each day (approximately 275 calories, or 1.2 kilojoules).[2] According to the DVD commentary, he lost 28 kilograms (62 lb), reducing his body mass to 54 kilograms (120 lb). Bale wanted to go down to 45 kilograms (99 lb) but the filmmakers would not let him due to health concerns. He later regained the mass, plus an additional 18 kilograms (40 lb) through weightlifting and proper eating, in preparation for his role in Batman Begins.”
Yeah... I've already eaten more than that today
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Yeah...but if we were making $15 million (or whatever it is) to lose weight, I bet motivation would take on a whole new meaning! :ohwell:And I try to claim I can't lose 15lbs *giggle*
I do wonder what kind of lasting effects these dramatic transformations will have on these guys....0 -
Actors do that all of the time... He's going to be fine, and if not, he's rich enough he can go get fixed.0
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I read somewhere that all Bale ate for weeks was a can of tuna and a granny smith apple a day to drop the weight, what a shame it never became a fad diet, it worked well.0
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No wonder Bale is so moody. I'd be an effing witch if I ate only that for......well a day.0
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Right???No wonder Bale is so moody. I'd be an effing witch if I ate only that for......well a day.0 -
It is awesome. What made Bale's transformation so insane is that he dropped down to 105 lbs (he's 6'2) for the role, then bulked back up to 220 lbs for Batman Begins 6 months later.
How he didn't die is beyond me.
The Machinist is an incredible flick. And his cut/bulk during that period was mind-blowing.0 -
Christian Bale in that pic is horrifying. What was the role?
You're really pretty.0 -
I think any actor that does this is rediculous. Going back and forth on weight like that cannot possibly be good for your health. I've heard of actors, though, that have done this multiple times. Once is too much. Get at a healthy weight and just stay there.0
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I'm just sad for McConaughey's abs.
...or lack thereof... 0 -
Came into this post and all I ended up seeing was Batman. I may have a serious addiction.0
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Seriously!! Its a shocking thing for someone who is known more for his abs than for his acting skills. It will be interesting to see how soon he returns to his former self after this (I'm not really sure if this one is filming right now or what...)I'm just sad for McConaughey's abs. ...or lack thereof...0 -
Jared Leto gained a large amount of weight for a role and was reportedly in a wheel chair by the end of filming Chapter 27.0
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I'm just sad for McConaughey's abs. ...or lack thereof...
I know! What happened to the man I've always wanted to play the bongos with naked??? Haha
The Christian Bale thing is insane. Kinda shocked it didn't kill him. I remember seeing the Machinist on DVD and Batman the next. Mind=Blown. It couldn't accept they were the same person.0 -
I'm just sad for McConaughey's abs. ...or lack thereof...
Me too
His body is always the pic I post in the 'What kind of body do women like" threads
I will choose to imagine he still looks like this:
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