All for the role: the wonderful transformation of Christian bale

30 Jan was born British actor Christian bale. He is one of the greatest actors of our time, and not only because of talent, but his extreme dedication with which he takes on every role. One of the facts to serve his transformation for the film — in particular, the transformation of weight. Perhaps, few of the actors during his career, overcame such fluctuations in weight, as Christian bale.

Sellers news (1992)

Seventeen-year-old Christian appeared in the usual way in the musical "Sellers news." His hero with a kerchief so professionally sang and danced that for this role, bale was nominated for the award "Young actor".

Velvet goldmine (1998)

One of the most delicate and graceful transformations in the career of Christian. This film is about glam rock shows artist as already absolutely adult. The man who sometimes uses shadows, but commits acts of courage.

American psycho (2000)

For the role of serial killers bale had to gain a little muscle mass. To create such sculptural forms he spent four months working out in the gym for three hours six times a week.

The machinist (2004)

For the role of Trevor Reznik in "the Machinist" bale dropped 28.5 kg. This is one of his most famous roles. The actor had to get rid of their athletic forms and to lose 26 lbs in just four months. His diet consisted of water, coffee and one Apple per day. For her role in this movie Christian bale was awarded best actor at the Catalan international film festival in Sitges.

Batman Begins (2005)

The actor was required to gain weight for a short period in order to portray the invincible Batman in all its glory. Bale went on a high carbohydrate diet and returned to three-hour training. Scored 27 kg before the movie and 18 kg during filming. Was awarded the prize of MTV as the "Best hero".

Rescue dawn (2006)

Being a professional in the field of weight control, bale is easily dropped 24 kg for the role of the hero, who is forced to endure hardship in order to survive. Stunning makeup, depicting the last stage of exhaustion, the image is extremely realistic.

Terminator: salvation (2009)

New loop in a roller coaster of weight changes. To successfully deal with the rise of the machines, the film needed an actor who has a sufficient amount of muscle. Bale again went to the gym.

The fighter (2010)

To play cocaineseeking former boxer, bale had to engage in intensive cardio to lose weight and authentically portray a drug addict. For this role he received the award "Oscar", "Golden globe" and the award screen actors Guild USA in the nomination "Best male role of the second plan" and was generally favored by critics.

The dark knight: the legend (2012)

Body of Christian bale may change as you like, unlike Batman, who needs to look invariably athletic and muscular. It was for the role in the third part of the trilogy, bale again build muscle.

From hell (2013)

Goodbye, muscle, welcome bone. The actor once again it took a lot to lose weight for the role tortured and cornered factory worker.

American hustle (2013)

For the role in the criminal tragicomedy "American hustle," where he played the role of a con man Irving Rosenfeld, bale leaned on the wrong foods, mostly cheeseburgers, and gained 20 lbs. For this role, Christian was nominated for the award "Oscar" for the award "Golden globe" and for the award of the British Academy of film and television arts BAFTA in the category "Best male role".

Exodus (2014)

As a matter of fact, no one knows exactly how much weight was Moses, Christian bale just returned to his normal weight and slim standard appears in the Ridley Scott.