Top 10 Most Extreme Things Actors Have Done To Prepare For Roles
3. Christian Bale in The Fighter
Bale is certainly a strong dude fit to play a boxer, but a drug-addicted, beaten has-been is a whole different story.
His transformation from a healthy and buff athletic guy to Dicky Eklund, a former welterweight boxer now a crack head, has been one of the most memorable in Hollywood history.
Transformation coupled with Bale’s outstanding performance translated into an Oscar for best performance by a supporting actor for the 2010 boxing drama The Fighter.
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Bale looked gaunt, pale and incredibly thin as Dicky, and his devotion took him straight to a gym for boxing lessons to make the story as believable as possible. Bale has certainly taken method acting to the extremes and although we’d hate to see him damage his health we can’t say we don’t enjoy his devotion to each and every role he plays.
