Star metamorphosis

Sometimes the actors in order to fully comply with the role requires literally a physical transformation.
The most famous examples:

Christian Bale, "The Machinist»
For the role of Trevor Reznik, insomniac, in the movie "The Machinist," Christian Bale lost 28, 5 kg and began to weigh 55 kg at growth of 1, 86 m. A few months Bail was sitting on the toughest diet: eat in a day, an apple and a can of tuna .





Charlize Theron, "Monster»




For the role of a prostitute Aileen Vurnos in the film "Monster" as a result antidiety, which included donuts, cream products and other high-calorie foods, as well as reusable food, Charlize Theron gained 30 pounds (13 kg 5).

Jared Leto, 'Chapter 27 »


For the role of Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, Jared Leto has recovered more than 22 kg. This task is complicated by the fact that in the normal state, it weighs about 63 kg. To gain a lot of weight, Jared sat on the "McDonald diet" - mostly ate burgers, fries and ice cream and tried to move less. At the same time, his health constantly watched the doctor.

Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones's Diary»


For the sake of their own, perhaps best known as Rene recovered on 13 kg.

Benicio Del Toro, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas»




Benicio Del Toro before filming the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" scored 18 kg.

Edward Norton, "American History X»




Edward Norton specifically for filming in "American History X" gained 30 pounds (about 14 kg) of muscle mass.

Tom Hanks, "Cast Away»




To the hero of Tom Hanks, after four years spent on a desert island he looked authentic, in the midst of filming the actor has lost 20 kilograms.

Vincent D'Onofrio, "Full Metal Jacket»




Vincent D'Onofrio gained 70 pounds (about 32 kilograms) for the role of Pyle in the film by Stanley Kubrick.

Eric Bana, "An Inside Look»




To achieve similarity with his hero - Australian criminal Mark Brandon Reed nicknamed Butcher, Eric Bana shaved bald and gained 13 kg in 4 weeks.

Matt Damon, "Courage Under Fire»


For the role of the crippled war junkie Matt Damon dropped nearly 20 kg, which greatly harmed their health.

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