6. Matthew McConaughey “Dallas Club of Buyers” 2013
During the filming of Matthew McConaughey in the film “The Dallas Club of Buyers”, the press launched a rumor about the incurable disease of the actor. And it’s just because McConaughey got the role of AIDS patient Ron Woodruff. The responsible actor, achieving the most plausible similarity with his character, got rid of 22 kg and deliberately acquired a painful look.
Confident that a dying person a priori can not look fat, McConaughey sits on a tough diet. He reduces his diet to diet cola, egg whites and a small piece of chicken per day. Strong by nature, once muscular handsome actor lost weight to 62 kg and began to resemble a skin-covered skeleton. The torture of his own body brought the actor two of the highest awards – “Golden Globe” and “Oscar”.
7. Chris Pratt in the fantastic action movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” in 2014
American comedian Chris Pratt extra pounds have never burdened. The protruding abdomen and plump cheeks only added a special charm to his characters. The only drawback of the actor’s appearance was the absence of outstanding roles, Pratt was increasingly trusted to play the minor friends of the main character.
When for the role of the “Guardians of the galaxy” good-natured fat Mr. Pratt was strongly recommended to lose weight, he seriously began to work. Six months of strict adherence to the diet and exhausting work in the gym have borne fruit. Lose 27 kg, Pratt today shows fans not a rounded tummy, but elastic cubes of the press.
8. Natalie Portman in the film “Black Swan” in 2010
The physical parameters of actress Natalie Portman on the eve of filming the film “The Black Swan” were quite close to the standard ballet requirements. However, for the role of a fragile pretender in prima Nina Sayers, she had to get rid of another 9 kg. For the sake of achieving cherished parameters, Portman had to combine daily sixteen hours of ballet exercises with an unusually tight diet.
The depletion of the actress reached the maximum limit, and at times she felt dying of hunger. All torments Portman fully filled such prestigious awards as the Golden Globe, the Academy Award and the Oscar for Best Actress.
9. Jake Gyllenhaal in the blockbuster “Lefty” 2015
For the main role in the blockbuster “Lefty” actor Jake Gillnhol required to gain 13 kg of muscle mass. He was to portray on the big screen world champion Billy Hope, who is at the peak of boxing glory. The situation was greatly complicated by the fact that the actor’s weight was only 67 kg after filming in the movie “Stringer”.
According to the script, the new hero Gillinhola is a middle-class fighter who is preparing for the most important battle of his life. Not having a naturally sculpted musculature, the actor had to build an impressive mountain of muscles on an exhausted body for eight months. Jillinhole took up jogging, jumping rope, practicing crossover and genuinely addicted to boxing.
10. 50 Cent in the sports drama “Different things” 2011
Curtis Jackson, better known to the public as a rapper 50 Cent, starring in the sports drama “Different Things”, played the role of a dying person. His hero – once a big hope, and now slowly dying from cancer football player Deon. For the role, the artist had to lose more than 23 kg and it’s only 9 weeks. 50 Cent observed a hard liquid diet and daily practiced on the treadmill for at least 3 hours.
50 Cent, not sparing his own appearance, sought full plausibility of the image, perceiving the role as a kind of tribute to the deceased from cancer friend. Do not stop the famous rapper, or the admonition of the manager about the harm of such a transformation for health, nor the severity of debilitating fasting and constant training. And although all the efforts of the artist were ignored by film critics, fans appreciated them. With some irony, they even joked that 50 Cent has now become 25 Cent.
