Christian Bale looked really, really full when he was spotted Friday leaving Early World restaurant in Brentwood. The 43-year-old English actor is gaining weight for his upcoming role of Vice President Dick Cheney in the biopic Backseat. When asked how he was achieving such a dramatic body transformation Christian told reporters at the Toronto Film Festival this week, “I’ve just been eating a lot of pies.”
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Christian Bale looked really, really full when he was spotted Friday leaving Early World restaurant in Brentwood. The 43-year-old English actor is gaining weight for his upcoming role of Vice President
Dick Cheney in the biopic
Backseat. When asked how he was achieving such a
dramatic body transformation Christian told reporters at the Toronto Film Festival this week, “I’ve just been eating a lot of pies.”
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The star reportedly admitted that after
American Hustle, in which his character had a potbelly, he had a harder time
losing the weight than he’d expected. Now that he’s in his 40s, it may be even harder this time.
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Backseat has Christian teaming up again with
The Big Short director
Adam McKay and costars
Amy Adams and
Steve Carell.
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At the time when the film takes place, Cheney was about 20 years older than Christian is now. The pies may be helping The Dark Knight star look heavier, but it won’t do much to make him look older.
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Word is that he’s relying on eyebrow bleach to help age him. And of course, the hair and makeup team once filming begins.
Christian Bale looked really, really full when he was spotted Friday leaving Early World restaurant in Brentwood. The 43-year-old English actor is gaining weight for his upcoming role of Vice President
Dick Cheney in the biopic
Backseat. When asked how he was achieving such a
dramatic body transformation Christian told reporters at the Toronto Film Festival this week, “I’ve just been eating a lot of pies.”
The star reportedly admitted that after
American Hustle, in which his character had a potbelly, he had a harder time
losing the weight than he’d expected. Now that he’s in his 40s, it may be even harder this time.
Backseat has Christian teaming up again with
The Big Short director
Adam McKay and costars
Amy Adams and
Steve Carell.
At the time when the film takes place, Cheney was about 20 years older than Christian is now. The pies may be helping The Dark Knight star look heavier, but it won’t do much to make him look older.
Word is that he’s relying on eyebrow bleach to help age him. And of course, the hair and makeup team once filming begins.