When actors like Christian Bale have to gain massive amounts of weight in order to play fat characters, are they sabotaging their long-term health? - Quora
FilmFreeway - The producers of the film claim that Christian Bale dropped from about 173 pounds in weight down to about 110 pounds in weight to make this film. They also claim
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Christian Bale explains why he dropped to 8 stone and slept for two hours a night to play The Machinist
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Going through hell for Hollywood: Christian Bale shed 62lbs using cigarette-and-coffee diet for role in 2004's The Machinist, while Charlize Theron gained 50lbs to play pregnant mom in 2018 - as Cillian
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Do you also think that Christian Bale uses his weight gain/loss technique to overshadow his mediocre acting range? - Quora
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