When most actors take on a big blockbuster type film they usually have to change their appearance because they are either too skinny or too big, Total Film have come up with a list of stars who have buffed up for their roles in these movies.
Chris Evans
The Role: Steve Rogers/Captain America in Captain America
The Technique: Chris Evans did gym sessions a-plenty and ate lots of protein-rich foods. He said to MTV, “It’s the workouts that, you know, make you want to vomit. It’s horrible.”
Did They Keep It Up?:: In a word, no, again, to MTV, he said, “Oh my god, when shooting was done I just stopped going to the gym completely for about three months.”
Christian Bale
The Role: Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins
The Technique: Bale went straight from The Machinist where he was 130 pounds, and got to 230 pounds, 40 pounds more than what Christopher Nolan wanted. He said to IGN, “I couldn’t do one push up the first day. All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that.”
Did They Keep It Up?:: None of his weight-changes have been as drastic as this. However, he has since slimmed down for The Fighter, in the role of heroin addict Dickie Ecklund.
Hugh Jackman
The Role: Logan/Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Technique: According to Mike Ryan, Jackman’s personal trainer, they would train in the morning, so for a 6am filming start, they would be in the gym at 4am, to do an hour and a half of training.
Did They Keep It Up?:: Jackman has to get even bigger for The Wolverine, he told the LA Times: “[Darren Aronofsky] said that Wolverine, in the comics, is powerful, stocky – you know, he’s short and thick. So he said, ‘I want you to go there, get bigger’.”
Sylvester Stallone
The Role: Rocky in Rocky
The Technique: For Rocky III, Stallone would do a two mile jog, 18 rounds of sparring, two hours of weightlifting and skipping. Then he would take a nap, go for a run and go for a swim.
Did They Keep It Up?:: After Rocky, Stallone’s body became instantly recognisable and he’s done another five Rocky films and four Rambo films since then. Plus a whole host of other action films.
Demi Moore
The Role: Jordan O’Neill in G.I. Jane
The Technique: Moore told Harper’s Bazaar, “I just wanted to be believable.” And believable she was, after her two hours a day pumping iron and breaking it up with a six-mile run.
Did They Keep It Up?:: Well, after 1997, Demi Moore took a break for three years. She said that preparing for the role nearly killed her, but her body isn’t looking too bad at all these days.
Christopher Reeve
The Role: Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The Movie
The Technique: High-protein, weights and 90 minutes on a trampoline. Reeve said to a magazine in 1981, “I put on thirty pounds, all muscle, in fact, I found muscles I never knew I had.”
Did They Keep It Up?:: He continued the role for another three films, so had to keep in ship-shape for those.
Mark Wahlberg
The Role: Micky Ward in The Fighter
The Technique: In 2008, he said, “‘I get up everyday at 5am to train for a movie that might not even happen. It’s depressing.” Training for a film that isn’t even definite, there’s dedication.
Did They Keep It Up?:: Wahlberg didn’t keep up quite as intense a workout, but with a Fighter 2 likely to happen, he’ll have to get back into shape.
Robert De Niro
The Role: Jake La Motta in Raging Bull
The Technique: De Niro became La Motta. He trained with him, followed his regime and even fought in three organised boxing fights, winning two of them.
Did They Keep It Up?:: De Niro has been gaining and losing weight for his roles long before Christian Bale became renowned for it. His rolls have come and gone with his roles.
Gerard Butler
The Role: King Leonidas in 300
The Technique: The whole film has Butler in nothing more than a cape and some pants, so he needed to be flawless. Mountain climber and conditioning coach Mark Twight bulked the stars up. The workout involved pull-ups, deadlifts, pushups and flipping tyres. Once Butler was done with his co-stars, he’d then do another training session on his own. We need a sit down after hearing all that.
Did They Keep It Up?:: He’s not a real Spartan, you’d be mad to keep a training regime like that up.
Ed Norton
The Role: Derek Vinyard in American History X
The Technique: High protein and strength building exercises were the order of the day to get Ed from being a weak looking skinny fella to a neo-Nazi prison worn warrior.
Did They Keep It Up?:: Not really, Norton had to split his personality into himself and Brad Pitt to start fighting anyone in Fight Club. He still threw his own punches around though.
You have to admire their dedication, it certainly wouldn’t be me.
Before making it big every celebrity has to get their starting break for them to be noticed and for some of them this means doing some very cheesy commercials. Guyism have come up with a list of 10 commercials that are the most embarrassing “before they were famous” moments. I’m sure the celebrities don’t really care now since they are raking in millions. But it’s fun to watch them back then.
10. Keanu Reeves for Corn Flakes
What kind of event requires a seating placement for hundreds of people and nothing to eat but dozens of boxes of Corn Flakes? Who cares!? The point is, it’s young Keanu Reeves’ job to put all these boxes out while dancing around like a buffoon.
09. Brad Pitt for Pringles
Yep, before he got all famous and into adopting babies and stuff, Brad Pitt was pushing Pringles as a beefed up beach boy. As you can tell by the video, it’s clear that Brad wasn’t likely hired for his acting talent, but rather his ability to keep the prime Pringles target market (ostensibly, girls aged 12 to 25) glued to the TV screen with his ripple-y muscles.
08. Tina Fey for Mutual Savings Bank
This 1995 bank commercial pretty much sums up the poor fashion choices that were the 1990s. While she may be one of the hottest ladies in comedy these days, that short mom haircut and stylish floral vest just don’t do her beautiful personality justice.
07. Leonardo DiCaprio for Bubble Yum
The truth is out, Leo’s actual totem in Inception was a single package of Bubble Yum Bubble Gum. Check the video to see a Growing-Pains-era DiCaprio using his adorable teen looks to blow your mind with the bursting flavor of this outrageous gum.
06. Bruce Willis for Seagram’s Wine Coolers
Hey, check it out — we’re just a bunch of fun-loving guy who like to sing and get tipsy off of totally manly wine coolers! While the advertising idea isn’t all that solid, what is solid is Bruce Willis’ corny dance moves and overly enthusiastic smile.
05. Morgan Freeman for Listerine
Yikes! Poor Morgan Freeman is forced to take on a somewhat racist dialect in this old-school commercial for Listerine. Clearly, Listerine was after that exciting and still fairly new idea of targeting the “ethnic” market.
04. Seth Green for Snapp’s Hamburgers
Ooh… those expensive burger joints make me SO ANGRY!! Thankfully, a young Seth Green (circa 1991) and his enthusiasm for overcharging has shown me just how terribly those “other” hamburger restaurants are treating their customers. From now on, I’m getting my burger fix at Snapp’s (FYI – Snapp’s is now Rally’s)!
03. Jack Black for Atari’s Pitfall
Little Jack Black looks about 200-lbs. lighter in this commercial for the early video game classic, Pitfall. While he may have put on a few pounds over the past couple decades, that unique enthusiasm he brings to the screen still holds true.
02. Demi Moore for Diet Coke
How far would you go to get your Diet Coke fix? Well, if you’re a young Demi Moore, you’d climb out onto a high-rise ledge to get yourself some of the sweet, sweet soda. Thankfully, despite the ridiculous shoulder pads and apparent plummet to her death, lucky Demi seems to find love in the end.
01. Lindsay Lohan for Jell-O
Here’s a sad reminder of innocence lost. Lindsay Lohan and her awesome hat team up with Bill Cosby to push Jell-O in this 1996 commercial. Though her appearance is nothing more than a cameo, I think it’s fair to say those little freckles of hers stole the show.
You’ve got to hand it to Brittney Jones, the alleged mistress of Ashton Kutcher, because she sure does have no shame to her game and now she is selling his jumper on eBay.
Ashton has denied having anything to do with Brittney, even the likes of VH1 don’t want anything to do with her. But that isn’t stopping her because she is selling a jumper on eBay that she claims he gave to her. Here is what the ad says…
This sweater was given to me after spending the night with Ashton. I no longer have any attachment to this sweater and I am hoping someone else will enjoy it.
The sweater started out at $500,00 but it has now gone up to $10,600.00 and there is still 4 days left on the auction. Like I said you’ve got to hand it to her, she sure does have no shame and is making a quick penny all because there was a rumor that she acted like a whore.
The whole Glee stars on the cover of GQ Magazine has caused a lot of controversy over the past few days because people view it as too racy, hell The Parents Television Council even compared it to pedophilia. But here is 7 covers that are more racier than the Glee cover, according to BuddyTV.
True Blood on Rolling Stone
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard appeared naked and splattered in blood in a very racy, sexually disturbing cover.
Jennifer Aniston on GQ
If you want a racy magazine cover you need to shed a whole lot of clothes, and Jennifer Aniston took off everything but a necktie for this one.
Demi Moore on Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair broke the mold when they dared to put a nude, very pregnant Demi Moore on their cover.
Britney Spears on Rolling Stone
In April 1999, when Spears was just 17 years old, Rolling Stone came out with this cover. Not only was the photo a lot racier than the one for Glee, but the girl was actually a teenager, not just playing one on TV.
Kim Kardashian on W
It’s all about Kim, and this nude cover with very thin bars that barely cover the naughty bits is certainly more racy than anything Glee has ever done.
The Dixie Chicks on Entertainment Weekly
When the Dixie Chicks caused a commotion by criticizing then-President Bush, this cover exposed them, literally.
Lady Gaga on Rolling Stone
Very revealing and fully loaded, this cover certainly brought out the big guns.
Some of these aren’t racy at all in my opinion, check out the thumbnails below to see some I think are racier than the Glee cover so I would add them to this list.
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source: 7 Magazine Covers Racier Than the ‘Glee’ GQ Photo Shoot [Buddy TV]
Let’s all feign surprise here, but if you’ll remember, I totally called this one. Wow, it’s like I can tell the future….but don’t ask me for any Lottery numbers, those are super secret impossible to get ahold of.
Apparently, Ashton Kutcher’s reported mistress, Brittney Jones, has made a sex tape! And all of the while, Team Demi and Ashton are busy still putting up the united front that everything is okay.
Brittney Jones shot the steamy video with an ex-boyfriend who revealed to RadarOnline.com that the two engaged in various sex acts, all while he recorded it on his cell phone.
“She was definitely into it,” Jones’ ex — and the film’s co-star — admitted to RadarOnline.com.
“We were together at the time so we made short little clips of us having sex in various positions.”
The former lovebirds dated on-and-off for a year before splitting about six months ago when Brittney “cheated on me”, he said.
It’s not official unless Vivid gets involved! The only way this story could be better is if she did the sex tape with Ashton. Then we’d be hearing about how Demi is finally divorcing his butt!
source: EXCLUSIVE: Ashton Kutcher’s Mistress Made Sex Tape – [radar online]
Why can’t celebrities just pick regular old names like John and Susan like the rest of us?
For whatever reason, they have to seemingly pluck the names of their newborns randomly from dictionaries or half-remembered nightmares. Perhaps they believe that their millions and celebrity status will protect their young ones from the inevitable schoolhouse teasing. Or perhaps they believe the adversity can only make their kids stronger.
Either way, we get to enjoy the feeling –that sometimes average Joes and Janes like us have made much better decisions in life than the stars of stage and screen.
Like rocker Frank Zappa (here with parents Rose Marie and Francis), who infamous dubbed his kids Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan, and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen.
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow: Satchel and Moses Amadeaus
Early odd-name adopters Woody Allen and Mia Farrow made a splash when they named their son Satchel, after Satchel Paige. Satchel later changed his name to Ronan Seamus Farrow.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin: Apple
“It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they’re wholesome and it’s biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean! And I just thought, ‘Perfect!’ ” Paltrow told Oprah Winfrey. But it’s hard not to imagine that the actress and musician’s daughter got her name from what her parents had for lunch that day.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore: Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah
Odd choices, but now Rumer Willis has a burgeoning acting career.
Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf: Pilot Inspektor
Yes, you read that right: Pilot Inspektor. With a “k.”
Michael Jackson and ?: Prince Michael, Prince Michael II (aka Blanket), and Paris
Funny how “Paris” doesn’t seem at all unusual anymore, huh?
Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Jackson: Jermajesty
Maybe a royalty fixation runs in the family.
The Edge and Morleigh Steinberg: Blue Angel
It’s probably safe to assume they’re Marlene Dietrich fans, and it could’ve been worse — like “Blade” or “Pinpoint.”
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni: Kyd
Ingenious twist, or just plain laziness?
Bob Geldof and Paula Yates: Peaches Honeyblossom, Fifi Trixibelle, and Little Pixie Geldof
The late Paula Yates had a definite attachment to unusual names.
Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim: Kal-El
Cage, who once almost played Superman, named his son after the Kryptonian name for the Man of Steel.
This is why I love Twitter – it’s a perfect tool for celebrities to post photos of themselves, aka no shame famewhoring. This is what Demi Moore did when she posted photos of herself in a bikini.
Now I know that Demi has a great body and looks fantastic for her age but good lord between this and her Tweets, it’s something that a 14-year-old girl would do on MySpace.
source: If you’ve got it, flaunt it! Demi Moore shows off age-defying bikini-body in sexy Twitter photos [NY Daily News]
A lot of celebrities are asked to take all their clothes off, of course they have no problem doing it if they are guaranteed to be on the cover of the magazine. MTV have come up with a list of their all time favorite nude magazine covers. Take a look for yourself and see if you agree.
Lindsay Lohan, New York
In their “Spring Fashion” issue in 2008, Lindsay Lohan stripped down to her birthday suit and re-enacted a classic Marilyn Monroe photo shoot with only a few sheer scarves to keep herself warm.
Jennifer Aniston, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone has a history of nude and nearly-nude cover subjects (including John Lennon, Christina Aguilera, Brooke Shields and Britney Spears), but the one that really shook the planet was Aniston’s. She appeared completely stripped on the cover of the magazine during the height of “Friends”-mania and with her rear end completely exposed for the universe to gawk at.
Demi Moore, Vanity Fair
Demi Moore might just be the godmother of stars who strip for magazine covers (especially Vanity Fair), but her first nude cover was her most eye-catching. Coming off the success of “Ghost,” Moore appeared completely nude on the cover of Vanity Fair save for one key accessory: her very pregnant belly.
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman, Time
Who knows if Hollywood’s hottest couple (at the time, at least) were dressed from the waist down, but they certainly suggested total nakedness when they appeared together on the cover of Time to promote “Eyes Wide Shut.”
Rachel Weisz, Esquire
Not only did the Oscar-winning star of “The Constant Gardner” take off her clothes for her cover of Esquire, but she also allowed herself to be covered only by a giant snake.
Britney Spears, Harper’s Bazaar
Spears has appeared scantily-clad on just about every magazine cover she has ever done, but for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar, she took a cue from Moore and allowed herself to be photographed both naked and pregnant.
Serena Williams, ESPN The Magazine
For their annual “Body Issue,” ESPN The Magazine recruited a number of professional athletes to wear little more than skin. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, MMA fighter Gina Carano and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrien Peterson all participated, but the true headliner was superstar tennis sensation Serena Williams.
Beth Ditto, NME
In one of the boldest naked-on-the-cover initiatives in history, the British music weekly NME featured the Gossip lead singer Beth Ditto, a plus-sized performer who has helped to make it safe for big girls everywhere.
Thoughts? Any infamous covers that you think are missing?
source: The Best Nude Magazine Covers Of All Time [MTV]
When I came across this list I didn’t realize just how many women in Hollywood over 40 I thought were sexy, a lot of these women usually end up on my sexy lists. Pop Crunch have come up with 50 of the sexiest cougars over the age of 40-years-old, I’ve put 15 of them below:
15. Salma Hayek, Age: 43
14. Julia Bowen, Age: 40
13. Kristin Davis, Age: 45
12. Kristen Chenoweth, Age: 41
11. Lauren Graham, Age: 43
10. Demi Moore, Age: 47
09. Connie Britton, Age: 42
08. Ellen Pompeo, Age: 40
07. Gwen Stefani, Age: 40
06. Julia Roberts, Age: 42
05. Shania Twain, Age: 44
04. Monica Bellucci, Age: 45
03. Courtney Cox, Age: 45
02. Mary Louise Parker, Age: 45
01. Halle Berry, Age: 43
To check who else made the top 50 then head over to the source.
