celebrity transformations
Have you ever watched a movie/series and couldn’t recognize the actor? Or thought that they look familiar?
Well, that makes two of us! The world of actors, films, and tv is a bizarre one. They have to change their entire lifestyle or spend hours in the makeup room to fit a certain role.
So without further ado, here are 12 of the craziest celebrity transformations in modern film.
Christian Bale
Just like Tom Hardy, Christian Bale is well-known in Hollywood for his hardcore body transformations over the years. The most striking and scary transformation the actor has ever made was for The Machinist. He lost more than 60 pounds to portray an insomniac.
Jamie Campbell Bower
The entire process of becoming Vecna was a workday in itself, with the prosthetics taking around eight hours to apply, and a further two hours to remove after filming was complete. Once all of the makeup and latex were in place, the costume was enhanced with CGI so that the final look is a combination of practical and digital effects.
Jonah Hill
21 Jump Street star Jonah Hill is known for his portly figure and hilarious performances in films like Superbad, The Sitter, and This Is the End. The actor intentionally gained 40lbs to portray his version of the real-life arms dealer, Efraim Diveroli, in the 2016 film War Dogs. After the movie ended, Hill decided to slim down again.
Emma Thompson
The actress is simply unrecognizable as Nanny McPhee with all the make up. It took around 2 hours per day, which isn’t that unheard of, but still, look at that nose!
50 Cent
The 35-year-old rapstar ropped from 214 pounds to 160 to play an American football player stricken with cancer. 54 pounds! He did it with with a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks.
Charlize Theron
In the movie Monster, Charlize Theron gained more than 10 kilos, shaved her eyebrows and wore an orthodontic prosthesis. Well, her efforts didn’t go to waste: she won an Oscar for her performance.
Matthew McConaughey
Audiences are used to seeing Matthew McConaughey as a handsome man in drama or romantic comedy, so his transformation into the Dallas Buyers Club shocked everyone. , Matthew McConaughey lost 38 pounds to portray Ron Woodruff, a rodeo cowboy with AIDS.
Jared Leto
A true chameleon, Jared Leto took on more than 30 kilos for the needs of Chapter 27. The transformation is so good that we can no longer recognize him.
Naomi Grossman
After sitting in the makeup chair for about three hours, Grossman transforms into the unforgettable mental patient-turned-circus performer. She had to undergo daily head shavings in addition to having a prosthetic nose, brows, ears and hands fitted, fake teeth and wonky eye created.
Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank isn’t shy about drastically changing her appearance for the sake of her movie roles. To fully fit into this persona, she cut her hair, lost weight, and just like Brandon Teena, she bandaged her chest to flatten it. And just to perfect her role, she also had to go through the make-up box for her transformation to be striking.
Marion Cotillard
In addition to beautiful performance in the movie, the Oscar-winning actress had to shave her eyebrows but also part of her hair in order to look exactly like the legendary French singer. She also had to go through the make-up box, which lasted five hours to have the features of Môme Piaf.
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes embodies the terrible Lord Voldemort in the mythical Harry Potter saga. Ever the dedicated actor, he spent two hours in the makeup chair every time he appeared as Lord Voldemort. In addition to prostheses, his character also asked to wear false teeth.