13 famous actors who gained a lot or lost weight especially for the role

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The image created by the actor on the screen is just the tip of the iceberg, and there is a lot of work behind it, from psychological preparation to external resemblance. Not always, in order to fully correspond to the role, it is enough to put on makeup and work with a costume designer. Actors have to do a tremendous amount of work on their own bodies. Sometimes destroying a built figure over the years, and sometimes on the contrary, painstakingly creating a completely different body.

1. Chris Hemsworth, Thor

When Chris was cast, he was a well-built guy, with the body of a surfer - athletic but skinny. The suit hung on him, despite the suitable type, he was oh, how far away from the real Thunderer. The director was given the task to throw the main forces to pump the body and correspond to the new role externally. He practically does not leave the hall for six months, the actor jokes that all he did was swing and eat protein food. Of course, an individual program was drawn up for him and he worked with the best Hollywood coach, so he succeeded.

In total, he gained 10 kg of muscle mass, but after filming he stopped such intensive training. In addition, during the fitting of the suit, it turned out that he overdid it a little, he was a little small in his hands.

2. Natalie Portman "Black Swan"

Natalie was never fat, but for this role she had to lose 9 kg. With a height of 160 cm, she weighs 52 kg, during the filming of the film in which she played a ballerina, she weighed 43 kg. A special diet was developed for her, based on vegetarian products. Plus, she spent many hours in a dance class. After playing a ballerina, one had to be not only very thin, but also be able to dance.

After filming, Portman returned to her normal weight and urges her fans not to repeat this dangerous experiment, because the heroine she played was sick with anorexia and ate only grapefruits, believing that her thinness would bring her a role in Swan Lake. Portman won an Oscar for the role.

3. Jonah Hill and his roles

This actor has never been slim, which did not prevent him from building a successful career on the screen. On the contrary, his role is funny fat women, into whose images he fit perfectly. He often changed weight for his roles, for example, for the movie "Macho and Nerd 2" he lost 40 kg, and for "Boys with Trunks" he gained 20. Despite the fact that his weight was already suitable for the image, he decided that his hero will not be disturbed by a colorful second chin. And now burgers, soda and late dinners came into play. It was then that his weight reached the critical mark for him at 115 kg. Feeling on himself all the delights of shortness of breath, sweating and clumsiness, he decided to lose weight.

Now he has not only lost weight, but has also become pumped up, began to eat more rationally, thoughtfully approaches everything that goes into his stomach and this gives results.

4. Jake Gyllenhaal, Lefty

The actor had a hard time, because right before the film "Lefty", in which he was to play a boxer, he finished work on "Stringer", for which he lost 14 kg. Moreover, it was not about just "eating up" his previous weight, but gaining muscle mass, because he had to enter the ring and play the champion.

His workouts were extremely intense, of course, in addition to strength exercises, they also included boxing, because it was necessary for the muscles to develop according to the desired type. Despite the fact that he had to do sports for 6 hours a day, he felt great, admitting that he had 80 kg of energy and rage.

5. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Matthew in this film played a man who was dying of AIDS, it is clear that the handsome man, bursting with health, no matter how he got used to the role, could hardly be convincing. Within 4 months, he threw off 21 kg and began to weigh about 60 kg, which is a critical figure for a man of his age and height. Losing weight took place under the supervision of doctors and, despite the fact that it caused the actor a lot of problems and inconveniences, it was relatively safe.

He practically did not leave the house in order to be not only thin, but also pale, practically did not move, so as not to gain muscle mass, but, on the contrary, to burn it. He had to abandon social events for this period. The first thing after filming ended, he ordered himself a delivery from fast food.

6. Tom Hardy, Bronson

The idea of playing Bronson was approved by the famous criminal himself, and he actually approved Tom's candidacy for this role. Unsurprisingly, thin and wiry Tom, he himself grew up in a criminal area and has a too tough and explosive character, it seemed close to the prisoner. Their communication was built not only on the exchange of information to enter the role. Bronson created a training program for Tom, according to the principle by which he rocked himself over the years.

Bronson, who is 180 cm tall and weighs about a centner, really makes an impression. He does push-ups with inmates on his shoulders, runs even when the guards hold him, and generally pays a lot of attention to his physical fitness. During the period of preparation for the film, Tom became heavier by almost 20 kg. For, as Bronson punished, he was fed to the slaughter and driven in training.

7. Charlize Theron, "Monster"

Charlize is a true professional who sees acting not only in reincarnation on the screen, but also in long-term work on every little thing. In the movie "Monster" she plays a dirty drug addict and for many this role was a real revelation, a revelation that the dazzling Charlize could be like that.

For the role, she gained 14 kg. It was not difficult, she just leaned on donuts, soda and other sweets, so the excess weight was not long in coming, and he ruled out sports, which made her figure flabby. The rest was done for her by professionals. The hairdresser made tow from golden curls, make-up artists "spoiled" the skin, and they came up with special pads on the teeth. Already at the next Oscar ceremony, Charlize looked amazing as always, no excess weight.

8. Tom Hanks, Outcast

The actor has played more than 70 roles during his career, but filming in this film made him first gain weight, and then lose weight extremely quickly. In total, during the filming period, he lost 23 kg. According to the plot of the film, a middle-aged man gets into a plane crash and is forced to live on a desert island. Of course, he had to lose weight and grow over this time, because the hero lived from hand to mouth.

But Tom is one of the richest actors in Hollywood and he certainly does not live from hand to mouth, so he had problems with fast weight loss, and events are shown on the screen in accelerated mode. Therefore, the shooting was even suspended for a while, so that Tom would grow and lose weight properly.

9. Demi Moore "Soldier Jane"

A cult film that turned the career of an actress, making her look not just as a romantic person playing fatal beauties, but as a characteristic actress. For filming in the film, she spent several months in a military camp, training under the program of "SEALs", which was not slow to bear fruit.

Her training program included not only cardio and strength exercises, but also psychological techniques. After all, only a person with a hardy psyche was able to withstand all this. Demi Moore proved that she is not just a beauty, but also a real fighter; in the struggle for this role, she proved not only to others, but also to herself that such loads are within her power. By the time filming began, the actress was doing push-ups on one hand without any problems.

10. Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) "Miscellaneous Things"

A boy with cancer and a pumped-up dark-skinned rapper are two looks that do not fit well with each other. But in Miscellaneous Things, the role went to a rapper known as 50 Cent. Not many fans immediately recognized him in this role, the difference was too obvious.

For this role, the benchmark dropped 27 kg in a little over a month. Of course, this was an extremely difficult task, and he noticeably shook his health. He lost weight on the so-called drinking diet, that is, he did not eat, but drank - water, teas, soups. And he did cardio. Strength training has been locked up as it promotes muscle growth.

11. Christian Bale and his roles

His serious dramatic performance is not the only thing that draws attention to in the movie "The Machinist". According to the script, Bale plays a character who does not eat or sleep for a year, looks appropriate. Bale dropped 28 kg for this role. Moreover, he wanted to continue losing weight, but the doctors sounded the alarm, assuring him that further weight loss could lead to irreversible consequences. The actor did not adhere to a special diet, he simply did not eat, ate an apple and a can of canned tuna a day.

After The Machinist, Christian starred in Batman Begins and gained 45 kg for this role, proving that his body can transform into anything if he really wants to.

12. Renee Zellweger, "Diary of Bridget Jones"

It was not so difficult to gain 15 kg for the role, how to fold them back later, especially since Rene is so overweight and he looks extremely harmonious on her. In ordinary life, she carefully monitors the indicators on the scales and rarely allows herself any excesses, but an interesting role is a strong argument in order to forget about training and dieting for a while.

The actress was gaining in the same way as everyone else at fast food and beer - this is the main secret of those who want to gain weight, and so loose and unpleasant. I shed the gained pounds in a short time, sat on mono diets and actively trained.

Jared Leto "Chapter 27"

An athletic actor has never weighed more than 70 kg, and it was difficult to imagine him being overweight. However, after he was approved for one of the main roles in the interesting film "Chapter 27", he decided to gain weight in order to have the maximum resemblance to the hero - he played a killer with mental disabilities, who conceived an attack on an idol.

With the help of ice cream and olive oil, he gained 20 kg. But this weight gain was not in vain, he spoiled his metabolism and hardly returned to his usual indicator on the scales only after a while. Many fans did not recognize the idol in the new image, the changes turned out to be too striking.

13. Russell Crowe "The Loudest Voice"

The unsurpassed Russell Crowe has repeatedly proved that it is he who owns his body, and not vice versa. He was flawless in the role of gladiator, and the role of the aging Roger Isles was on his shoulder. For this look, he gained weight, and reaching his maximum of 135 kg.

Needless to say, Crowe, who has excellent control over his body and has repeatedly lost weight and gaining weight for roles, did an excellent job with this task. By the way, Crowe usually gains weight without alcohol, although the rest of the actors use it to increase appetite and worsen digestion.

Despite all the gloss that surrounds the profession of an actor, you definitely cannot call it easy. Body transformations always leave traces on overall health, especially if done repeatedly. But real professionals are ready for such metamorphoses, and are not hostages of their outer shell. Bye the whole world is fighting for the right to be fat and is fighting for body positive, one of the actors eats hamburgers as if not in themselves, and another is trying on a new diet and all for the sake of one single role.