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Oct 20, 2023 · Christian Bale has undergone extreme physical transformations for his movie roles, gaining and losing significant amounts of weight to portray different characters. This includes massive muscle gain to play Batman and drastic weight loss for films like The Machinist.
Nov 15, 2019 · To play the emaciated insomniac Trevor Reznik in 2004's The Machinist, Bale lost around 60 pounds in just four months, bringing his total weight down to 120 pounds at the start of filming.
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In one of the most extreme transformations, Bale lost 60lbs to play the skin-and-bones Trevor Reznik in The Machinist, only to gain it back and then some in lean muscle mass. The ultimate Dark Knight has become the master of shape shifting.
Jan 15, 2024 · Christian Bale underwent an extreme physical transformation to play Batman, gaining 100lbs to portray the character's imposing physique. Bale's dedication to bulking up for Batman was so high that Christopher Nolan asked him to drop around 20lbs due to how much he had gained.
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Jan 30, 2020 · Bale put on weight for the role and he told USA Today he went from 185 pounds to 228 pounds, gaining 43 pounds in total. He also adopted a bad posture that ultimately caused a back injury.
Dec 8, 2013 · The Oscar winner lost (gulp!) 60 lbs. for 2004’s The Machinist, then bulked up and got ripped for Batman Begins before going back to being boney-thin for The Fighter, which netted him an Oscar in...
