Going Skin and Bones for a Role
With the millions they make, they can afford to eat steak everyday. But for the sake of art (and their career), they choose to go on drastic diets to look alarmingly and unattractively skinny!
Ewan McGregor. To stay faithful to the character of a heroin addict Mark Renton in the 1996 adaptation Trainspotting, Ewan McGregor had to get super thin.
Christian Bale. He had to lose 62 pounds for his role in The Machinist. His character had chronic insomnia than turned him into skin and bones. To play the part, Christian Bale had to ingest no more than 300 calories everyday for four months. After this film, he got back to his hulking physique for Batman Begins.
Emile Hirsch. To play the iconic Chris McCandless is a real challenge. Director and screenwriter Sean Penn wanted to stay faithful to the real story as much as possible. Hence, Hirsch lost weight not only because his character actually did, but because the filming itself was rigorous and physically demanding.
Cate Blanchett. She played Bob Dylan in the biopic I’m Not There. Not only is it difficult to play a male character when you have Blanchett’s hourglass body, but Bob Dylan was really a thin guy. So to play an authentic Bob Dylan, Cate had to be extra skinny.
Anna Faris. Just last year, she played a pothead in the film Smiley Face. Since you can’t have a thin pothead, Farris appeared chubby for the film. But this year, her role as a Playboy bunny in House Bunny demanded that she gets extra thin and sexy.
Colin Farrell. Some people were alarmed to see this hot star’s bulky and sexy build turn into a thin stick for a role. He lost 40 pounds for Triage. His role as a war photographer demands that he gets super thin.
Their willingness to sacrifice their diet and play with their appearance shows their dedication to their art. We all just hope that their health does not suffer.
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