The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Smith did a ton of running and weightlifting while he was training for the role. In the beginning, he was only able to bench 175 pounds, but in the end, Smith was able to bench 365 pounds in two reps. He was even given an Academy Award for Best Actor for Ali. 

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The More You Know

  • After a slew of drug related offences, Robert Downey Jr. was a semi-blacklisted celebrity until Kiss Kiss Bang Bang reignited his career.
  • The Hulk was originally gray, not green.
  • Forrest Gump has more CGI than Jurassic Park.
  • For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.
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