I'm thinking Tobey Maguire. Not only did he bulk up an impressive amount for the first movie, but then he dropped it all and then some to be in "Seabiscuit". Though Christian Bale going from "Equilibrium" to the "Machinist", to "Batman Begins" was also impressive.
Not a super hero or an actor, but Linda Hamilton's transformation between "Terminator" and T2 rates up their as well.
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To finish my thought on Tobey Maguire, much like Bale going from the "Machinist" to "Batman Begins", Maguires transformation between "Seabiscuit" and "Spiderman 2" was impressive. More impressive perhaps then just his bulking up for "Spiderman" 1.
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No contest. Only reason she doesn't win it is because she didn't play a superhero, but she was so ****ing badass and intense she makes Punisher look like a sissy.
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Bale's "Machinist" to "Batman Begins." I can't even look at him at times in "The Machinist," he looks like some alien life form, not even a human being.
Hugh Jackman should get some credit, though. He is that ripped in everyday life, although he did get even bigger for Wolverine. But it just wasn't as much loss and then gain of poundage, as Bale did.
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I'd agree...It was a huge transformation between those films and it was only a relatively short period of time between the filming of them...What's even more impressive is that Bale bulked up even more and had to lose a fair bit of excess before BB could begin filming.
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Another honourable mention although not playing a superhero is Vincent Reagan in 300....He was apparently one of the most dedicated people the trainers from Gym Jones had ever seen. Transformation below only took 8 weeks.
yeah i was going to sat Christian Bale should be listed in there.Tobey Mcguire? come on,he was in shape no doubt but he was hardly buff like those others.so far I would have to say its a tie between Hemsworth and Bale.
Yeah, there's a short list of people that watch those bonus features. Most of the time, most people only watch the bonus features for movies they like rather than most to all they watch. I watch them out of respect for the "art" I just viewed.
Maybe I need to correct my original post. It's not about who was able to make the biggest change to his body... I was pretty much more concerned on asking who was in the best shape physically when they played the super hero.
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