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Old 10-09-2010, 07:13 AM  
Jarmusch
 
 
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Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions View Post
Christian Bale has done the same thing several times. Dropped a ton of weight for The Machinist, eating and drinking only coffee and apples, if I remember correctly. Put it back on for movies like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and I just read he dropped a lot again for some new movie where he plays a crackhead.
Yeah, but he went the opposite way, losing, not going overweight.

Leto's weight gain for this movie is a new 'record' beating De Niro's 60 pounds gain for Raging Bull. According to wikipedia, Leto had to use a wheelchair due to the stress of the sudden increase in weight put on his body.
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