The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

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At 29 years of age, Portman shaved off 20 pounds to play Nina in Black Swan. Portman remembers that, in the heat of her training and extreme dieting, there were nights that she genuinely thought that she was going to die. 

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The More You Know

  • ‘Schindler’s List’ relied on advertisements to get costumes for extras.
  • Natalie Portman dislocated her rib while shooting Black Swan and had to give up her trailer so the low budget film could afford a medic for the rest of shooting.
  • Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
  • When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston.
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