The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

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Gyllenhaal started running eight miles a day, doing 1,000 situps before noon, and he trained boxing from noon until night. He was eating six or seven protein-packed meals a day. His training regimen was so rigorous that he actually had to break up with his girlfriend to stick to it. 

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The More You Know

  • Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
  • The beer used while filming of the Hobbit was custom made by New Zealand brewers. It was a 1% dark stout called "Sobering Thought".
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