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True Dough

(17,304 posts)
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 03:14 PM Aug 2017

Christian Bale to play Dick Cheney in movie

He's putting on weight for the role...




It’s unclear what part of Cheney’s life the as-yet-untitled biopic will portray.

Bale’s most famous physical transformation to date came back in 2004, when he played a man with crippling insomnia. Bale dieted for four months prior to filming, losing 28kg and bringing his total body weight down to an emaciated 54kg. After filming finished, the 6ft tall actor then had just six months to bulk up for his role in Batman Begins.





http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/christian-bale-unrecognisable-after-latest-physical-transformation/news-story/1e1c6a10fcee29bfb8376fec8d377953
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Christian Bale to play Dick Cheney in movie (Original Post) True Dough Aug 2017 OP
A movie called "Empire of the Sun" SonofDonald Aug 2017 #1
He played "Laurie" (Lawrence) the neighbor boy in Little Women Ilsa Aug 2017 #3
That's dangerous. Ilsa Aug 2017 #2
I don't see it- he looks like my stepdad lol Luciferous Aug 2017 #4

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
1. A movie called "Empire of the Sun"
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 03:43 PM
Aug 2017

Spielberg I'm sure, little boy blew me away, years later it was "American Psycho", didn't see him between those films.

Amazing actor.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
3. He played "Laurie" (Lawrence) the neighbor boy in Little Women
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 03:51 PM
Aug 2017

awhile back. It's the version with Wynona Ryder as Jo and Susan Sarandon as the mother.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
2. That's dangerous.
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 03:50 PM
Aug 2017

Going through those rapid weight gains and losses can wreak havoc on your health. Tom Hanks said his doctor believes that his weight changes for roles may have been the preciprocating factor in the development of his Type II diabetes.

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