The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

Jared Leto

Once more, Jared Leto finds himself on this list. Not because of his capability for extreme weight loss in short periods of time, this one exemplifies his ability to put on massive amounts of weight in anticipation of a role. This movie is called Chapter 27, in which Jared Leto plays Mark Chapman, the man who assassinated John Lennon. 

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The More You Know

  • In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
  • In the movie Dredd, they slowed down a Justin Bieber song by 800 times to create the "slow motion" noise.
  • Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in Die Hard.
  • While filming ‘The Machinist,’ Christian Bale only ate an apple and a can of tuna each day. His goal was to weigh 100 pounds before producers stopped him.
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