Before and after photos for body transformations are always great fun to see, so today I’ve
compiled 10 of my favourite transformations for a movie role within the Marvel and DC
universe. If you like watching this video, don’t forget to give it a thumbs-up!
First on the list is Hugh Jackman for Wolverine. Believe it or not it was 17 years ago when
Hugh first appeared as one of the most famous X-Men, and although he was in good shape,
the level of conditioning he has in The Wolverine movie and X-Men Days of Future Past is incredible
by anyone’s standards. Hugh is known for his intense training sessions, an intermittent
fasting approach to his diet and very respectable PB’s for his deadlifts.
Another fairly obvious choice is Chris Hemsworth’s transformation from surfer dude to demi-god,
taking up the role of Thor. He put on a huge amount of lean muscle, but worked with his
personal trainer to strategically add weight in Adonis like proportions so he didn’t
just look like a typical gym goer. I think they did a great job.
Jennifer Garner was someone that was always healthy and lean as you can seem from some
of her early movie roles. However she developed a very athletic physique for her role as the
ninja-mercenary Elektra, while staying extremely feminine. Frank Miller based the comic book
character on 1950’s female bodybuilder Lisa Lyon, and I think they did a great job replicating
this for the movie.
Chris Pratt used to be best known for playing the comedic supporting roles in movies, and
he claimed his physique hit an all time low playing the role of Brett in the Delivery
Man. However on being cast to play Starlord Peter Quill in the Guardians of the Galaxy
movie, he promised the directors to get into shape. He even ditched his beloved pizza and
beers. His transformation is amazing, and he has now started to become known for playing
leading roles in action films such as Jurassic Park and the Magnificent Seven.
Gal Gadot started her career as a model at age 18, and as such had a very slender frame.
Her time serving as a combat trainer in the Israeli army helped her get the part of Gisele
in the Fast & Furious movies, where she performed all her own stunts. Her physique remained
extremely slender, so when she was cast as Wonder Woman in the new DC universe, many
thought she was too small for the role. However after her extensive training and diet, I think
we can all agree she looks fantastic!
Henry Cavill certainly has the look of Superman, but in his early career such as in the Tudor’s,
his physique was pretty ordinary. In fairness it was quite good when you consider he was
known as “Fat Cavill” at school. However he developed an extremely impressive and athletic
physique for his role as Theseus in the film, Immortals. This likely laid the foundation
for the lean mass he added to his frame to take on the role of Superman in the Man of Steel,
which was a result of strict dieting and extreme progressive workouts.
Christian Bale is now very well known for gaining and losing weight for a role, but
his physique in American Psycho and Equilibrium at around 175 lbs helped him win the role
of Batman. However in a film called the Machinist, Bale dropped as low as 110 lbs eating only
an apple and can of tuna fish a day. In an attempt to put the weight back on ready for
the Batman Begins movie, he regained the weight in time for filming, but also a lot of fat
too leading to the name of “Fat Man”. Filming was postponed for 3 months so he could
get trim back up.
Scarlett Johansson always has a good figure, but between filming her weight can fluctuate
just like anyone else. She is often criticised for this by Hollywood standards, but she never
fails to get back in shape to play the role of the Black Widow in the Marvel Universe.
Her figure needs to be spot on to wear that super-tight black costume!
Tom Hardy needed to gain significant weight to play the muscle-bound mercenary Bane in
Batman. In Hardy’s early career he was very slender, perhaps most notably in his role
in Star Trek Nemesis. However prior to his role as Bane, he did bulk up for two movies
very successfully. The first was for the role of Charles Bronson, and the second as for
the role of an MMA fighter called Tommy, in the film warrior. Nonetheless, his transformation
into Bane was impressive and perhaps one of the most talked about super hero transformations.
The final transformation on my list is Anne Hathaway. Again she is always typically very
slender, but clearly worked hard to get a very athletic physique for her role as Cat
Woman in the Batman movie. That cat suit is very unforgiving and revealing, but Hathaway
looks perfect.
So thank you for watching my Top 10 Transformations for a Super Hero movie role. If there’s
someone you think I’ve missed that should be on the list, then let me know in the comments
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