Actors who for the role seriously changed appearance.

Actors who for the role seriously changed appearance.

1. Christian Bale "Batman Begins." (45 kg)

Recognized by the Welsh actor lost weight dramatically. He threw 55 kg harass a 4-month diet consisting of coffee and an apple each day (or cans of tuna). On the day he ate no more than 275 calories, and all for the role of Trevor Reznik in "The Machinist." His hero, an industrial worker, not sleeping for over a year and this had strange visions begin. Only Bale returned from filming, director Christopher Nolan said that he approved for the role of Bruce Wayne in "Batman Begins." For this role, Bale initially recovered 27 kg in two months, using a diet high in carbohydrates (bread and pasta). Then he recovered another 18 kg in three months, bringing its total weight to 100 kg. His diet consisted of chicken, tuna fish, steamed vegetables, and daily 3-hour running and strength exercises.



2. Vincent D'Onofrio, "Full Metal Jacket" (32 kg)

Vincent D'Onofrio made his film debut in 1987, starring in the movie Stanley Kubrick "Full Metal Jacket". For this, he has recovered on 32 kg, beating the previous record of Robert De Niro, add 27 kg for the role in the film "Raging Bull." To recover, D'Onofrio seven months ate greasy food. Its weight at the end amounted to 127 kg. He later added another 20 kg for the role in the movie "The Salton Sea».



3. Jared Leto, "Chapter 27" (30 kg)

To play the role of Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer thick in "Chapter 27" (2007), usually slender Jared Leto thoroughly recovered, gaining 30 kg. For this he was eating high-calorie foods: pizza, pasta, ice cream and melted chocolate. In addition, he used the olive oil and soy sauce. The use of such food giving him so much better. Unfortunately, this proved unnecessary casualties. The film flopped at the box office, collecting all 56215 dollars in North America. Moreover, critics of very negative things about the game of the actor.



4. Russell Crowe, "Body of Lies" (29 kg)

For the role of a CIA agent in the spy thriller Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" (2008) Russell Crowe has recovered on 29 kg. In recognition of the actor, he even liked to be complete. However, the Australian did not drink alcohol to weight gain. The reason for this became his children. According to him, there are many things that make him irritable. For him, it is unacceptable when it comes to children.



5. Robert De Niro's "Raging Bull" (27 kg)

One of the most famous actors Robert De Niro has recovered on 27 kg for the role of boxer Jack LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" (1980). He first gained 9 kg to your muscle mass, bringing his weight to 66 kg. That was it necessary for the opening scenes of the film. Then he took a 4-month break, during which recovered 27 kg for the last scenes of the film, where the actor portrays Lamotte now as owner of a nightclub. According to the magazine Vanity Fair, I had the feeling that the actor has visited all the best restaurants in Europe, where the main course was Italian pasta. Scorsese was concerned about overweight actor, in particular because of his shortness of breath. But De Niro's sacrifice was not in vain. This compelling game earned him the "Oscar" for Best Actor.



6. Ryan Gosling, "The Lovely Bones" (27 kg)

While most actors to gain weight for the role in the film, receive praise or award in recognition, Ryan Gosling was fired for it. The actor has recovered on 27 kg, to play in the film Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." In his view, it was necessary that his hero, the grieving father Jack Sammon, appeared on the screen more clearly. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Gosling admitted that he and the director had different visions as to how it should look like a hero. Actor truly believed that his character must weigh 95 kg. For this he tried ice cream in large quantities. But when the director saw it that way on the set, he was unpleasantly surprised. As a result, the actor Mark Wahlberg replaced.



7. Rob McElhenney, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (24 kg)

Most of the actors are gaining weight to convincingly play a role. Rob McElhenney, author and performer of one of the main roles in the series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," did it for fun. The actor has recovered on 24 kg by eating 5,000 calories a day. First he ate chicken breast with vegetables and rice. In an interview with The Trap MakElhenni admitted that he consumed a meal for four months in a row to gain weight. He said that when we use the next 1,000 calories in the third or fourth time in a day, you should eat three or chicken breasts, two cups of rice and two cups of vegetables or a Big Mac. Of course, Big Mac - it's a lot easier. Also an actor ate three donuts during each meal. And always present on the table a high-calorie protein shake.



8. Benicio Del Toro, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (18 kg)

Winner of the "Oscar", actor Benicio Del Toro always completely dissolved in his character. To play the role of a revolutionary leader in the film "Che", he lost 16 kg. This was necessary in the final stages of the film. But for a role in Terry Gilliam's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" Del Toro has recovered on 18 kg. His character - Raoul Duke, one deranged lawyer "Dr. Gonzo", who in one scene of the film has reached the point that wanted to set themselves on fire. To recover, Del Toro ate every day a large number of donuts.



9. George Clooney, "Syriana" (14 kg)

Sometimes the actors to play a role, change your weight. To many it brings the "Oscar". So it was with George Clooney, who played the role of CIA agent Robert Bayer in the movie "Syriana" (2005). For 30 days he recovered 14 kg eating a plate of pasta after another (and even grown a beard). He admitted edition The Tech, that it was not nearly as fun as it sounds. The actor said that within a month he was eating a lot of fast and as long as it felt that it was about to be sick. But he had to gain weight. The sacrifice has paid off. For his role in this film, Clooney received the "Oscar" for Best Supporting Actor. Today is his only reward Film Academy.



10. Charlize Theron, "Monster" (14 kg)

Former model Charlize Theron recovered 14 kg to exist in reality play a serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster" (2003). She had to shave his eyebrows, to insert dentures, her face after makeup was all stained. She began to recover from eating the donuts, but after a while it was of them badly, and she stopped eating them. Theron then began to eat potato chips. She was completely unrecognizable in the role, which earned her the "Oscar" in the category of Best Actress.



11. Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones's Diary" (13 kg)

Typically, slender, with slanting eyes actress has recovered on 13 kg for the role in the 2001 film "Bridget Jones's Diary." For her, she was nominated for "Oscar". Diet actress consisted of pizza and donuts. She admitted the publication The Daily Mail, which continually frightened statements of experts that is very harmful for the body to quickly recover in the short term. But despite this, she again gained weight for the filming of the movie "Bridget Jones. The Edge of Reason ».



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