• Christian Bale Loses a Shit Ton of Weight Again for a Movie
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[b]Christian Bale: Frighteningly Skinny 'Fighter' [/b] [quote]Christian Bale has proven that he's willing to throw himself entirely into each of his roles, whether it meant tanning and working out excessively to play Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" or, most famously, nearly starving himself death for "The Machinist," in which he played an insomniac so tortured by guilt that he drops to a shocking 120 pounds. Shortly after his skeletal turn in that film, Bale added more than 100 pounds to his emaciated frame to play the decidedly more buff, titular hero of "Batman Begins." Bale is back at it again, as witnessed in the trailer for the upcoming Mark Wahlberg-Amy Adams film "The Fighter" the real-life story of "Irish" Mickey Ward, a boxer (played by Wahlberg) who rises from obscurity to win the light heavyweight championships. Bale plays Dickie Eklund, Ward's crack-addicted brother, who trains Ward until his drug problems send him to jail. You can't cast Bale as a crack addict without him diving way too deep into the role. In the trailer, he looks gaunt, unhealthy, fully tweaked, and apparently missing a few teeth; it's said he lost 30 pounds to play the role. Bale isn't the only one who went through a weight transformation for the film. Wahlberg trained obsessively -- even going so far as to build a boxing gym in his backyard -- to play Ward and then, after a break in filming, gained some weight to play a heavier Ward during his three-year hiatus from boxing. And, come to think of it, Amy Adams (who plays Ward's wife) isn't exactly looking like her usual immaculately put-together self, either. The film is directed by David O. Russell, most famous for the Gulf War drama, "Three Kings," which also featured Wahlberg. Russell's career has hit the skids since then -- his followup to "Kings," "I Heart Huckabees," which also featured Wahlberg, was a poorly reviewed flop, and his Jake Gyllenhaal-Jessica Biel comedy, "Nailed," was eventually taken away from him and has yet to be released. The hope is that "The Fighter," seemingly more straightforward and less affected than Russell's other films, will put him back in Hollywood's good graces.[/quote] God damn this man is really dedicated to his work. He's great at it, too. Done it before for that fucking awesome movie The Machinist. This was him last time [img]http://www.getthebigpicture.net/storage/pics/09/baleweight.jpg[/img] I laughed at this one. Also it's what he looks like now. [img]http://www.ramasscreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Christian-Bale-The-Fighter.JPG[/img] [url="http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-christian-bale-frighteningly-skinny-fighter.html"][b]Source[/b][/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zijS_UAtw"][b]Trailer[/b][/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zijS_UAtw[/media]
Fuck me, he looks weird.
At least he isn't a skeleton this time
You gotta give the guy props, he goes the extra mile when it comes to acting
I see Mark Wahlberg bulked up quite a bit for his role too! I like Christian Bale, even his "flip-out" on Terminator didn't phase me like it did some ragamuffins...
the machinist fucking creeped me out. i heard he only had an apple and a coffee a day for like six months.
I love Christian Bale, but what the fuck is he doing to his body, that can't be healthy D:
That guy is crazy, yo
[QUOTE=feloix13;24888959]I love Christian Bale, but what the fuck is he doing to his body, that can't be healthy D:[/QUOTE] I swear Renée Zellweger had to gain and lose weight due to her role in Bridget Jones and inbetween the films?
Then he will gain a shit load of weight for the next Batman film.
Knowing Christian Bale's dedication. He probably addicted himself to crack to get all the traits and features perfect.
amazing dedication from an amazing actor.
I fucking love Christian Bale's acting and his dedication to his roles.
This one is going to be nominated for a lot of stuff.
His body is probably going to kick out early from this shit but god damn, that's dedication.
Someone get him some fuckin' cheeseburgers, god damn
...How?
And yet he's still bigger than 50% of you on this forum... Seriously, compared to what he did to himself for the Machinist, this is nothing. He looks about 70-75kg there, about the average man. Dude is a fucking machine, that's for sure.
He probably has 2-3 doctors carefully keeping watch on him at all times.
Apparently Christian Bale wanted to drop his weight to about 99 pounds for the Machinist, but the producers wouldn't let him due to health concerns. [editline]10:39PM[/editline] Also, to get to 120 pounds, all he had was a cup of coffee and an apple or can of tuna each day for 4 months.
[QUOTE=lil_n00blett;24892965]Apparently Christian Bale wanted to drop his wait to about 99 pounds for the Machinist, but the producers wouldn't let him due to health concerns. [editline]10:39PM[/editline] Also, to get to 120 pounds, all he had was a cup of coffee and an apple or can of tuna each day for 4 months.[/QUOTE] weight* Also that sounds really unhealthy.
it's ridiculous how much better at acting christian bale is than mark wahlberg
I want to know how Hollywood bulks up or slims down actors in just months. It's fucking amazing (and probably unhealthy)
I wonder what it would look like if they changed the roles. Mark as the coach and Christian as the fighter.
I imagine it would be better... how the hell Mark got the main role is beyond me, that guy can't act for shit.
Jesus, that skeleton image is just wrong.
[QUOTE=booster;24894875]I wonder what it would look like if they changed the roles. Mark as the coach and Christian as the fighter.[/QUOTE] it would look like the movie it should have been
I'm convinced Bale will make an oscar worthy performance in the future. Great actor
[QUOTE=Metroid;24889124]I swear Renée Zellweger had to gain and lose weight due to her role in Bridget Jones and inbetween the films?[/QUOTE] It was absolutely nothing compared to what Bale has done / is doing. She was still a perfectly healthy weight at all times.
[QUOTE=Handsome Pete;24888070][b]Christian Bale: Frighteningly Skinny 'Fighter' [/b] God damn this man is really dedicated to his work. He's great at it, too. Done it before for that fucking awesome movie The Machinist. This was him last time[/QUOTE] To be honest, many other actors do this too. It's not like he's doing something unique compared to other actors. Besides, the guy sucks, he's too big headed and thinks his sh*t smells better than most.
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