The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

Matthew Fox

When Matthew Fox took on the role of Alex Cross, aka Picasso, he changed his diet to match that of, well, a serial killer's. He cut out all appetizing food to make him angrier and leaner. He also started a brutal exercise regimen that would have broken the average person...

The Making of a Psycho

Fox's ideal image for Alex Cross was exactly what he wanted him to be like. He told his personal trainer that he wanted to look "menacing." In fact, this look was so iconic that Fox became the victim of a long-term meme storm that took his body in the movie and compared him to things like fences, train tracks, and the alien baby from Alien: Resurrection

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Original drawings for Iron Man’s suit contained roller blades!
  • In the movie Dredd, they slowed down a Justin Bieber song by 800 times to create the "slow motion" noise.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.