Roles, images, reincarnations, the magic of the set - all this is the world of cinema. He seems awesome, bright, blinding. But this is only one side of the coin. Another is that cinema, like beauty, requires victims. Sometimes you need to get better, sometimes lose weight, and sometimes get a haircut ... under zero. What sacrifices for the most high-profile and successful roles are the Hollywood actors? Let's find out sooner.
Matthew McConaughey for the role in the "Dallas club of buyers" dropped 21 kg Premiere of the "Dallas Club of Buyers" was held back in September 2013. But fans of American actor Matthew McConaughey remember her so far. After all, especially for the role of electrician Ron Woodruff, who is fighting AIDS, the actor had to lose weight by 21 kg. In an interview, he said that his diet at that time consisted of diet cola, two egg whites and several chicken pieces. The actor consistently lost 3 kg a week. When the shooting of the picture ended, he allowed himself to eat a cheeseburger.
I must say that his victim was not in vain. After all, the "Dallas club of buyers" was well received in the world cinema press, and the performers of the leading roles - Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto got their "Golden Globes" and "Oscars".
Note that the track Matthew McConaughey once chose and American actor Matthew Page Damon. For the sake of his role in the military drama "Courage in battle" (1996), he lost 20 kg and subsequently treated the adrenal glands. A significant drop in weight and American actor Ashton Kutcher. Preparing for the main role in the picture "Jobs: The Empire of temptation" (2013), he ate only apples, nuts and drank water. Subsequently, the actor passed the pancreas.
Daniel Day-Lewis for the role in the historical picture waved a hand at pneumonia In 2002, the screens came out a picture illustrating the era of the American Civil War, entitled "Gangs of New York". One of the main roles in it was played by British actor Daniel Day-Lewis - the only one in the history of the American Film Academy, three times awarded the Oscar for Best Actor.
It is interesting that at the time of the casting of the cast, he left the movie in a certain sense, preferring woodworking. Directed by Martin Scorsese, its producer Harvey Weinstein and Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in The Gangs of New York, it took a lot of effort to persuade the actor to take part in the film. And Daniel surrendered, beginning a thorough preparation for the role of Bill "Butcher" Cutting. To do this, he worked as a butcher in one of London's shops and walked around the winter city in a light coat, earning himself pneumonia. So he got used to his image, winning the BAFTA award and the US Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
Martin Lawrence on the set "The House of the Big Mom" ??almost did not say goodbye to life Another ardent admirer of his profession - American actor Martin Lawrence.
On the set of the crime comedy "The House of the Big Mommy" (2000), he nearly died. Getting used to the image of FBI agent Malcolm Turner, he had to walk in a heavy rubber suit in an unbearable heat. Once the body of the actor could not withstand heat stroke and dehydration, and Martin fainted right on the set. For a while, he was even connected to an artificial lung ventilator. But quickly recovered. A sense of duty and love of the profession won.
On the other hand, are they worth the health? !! However, everyone chooses himself.