The Insane Body Transformations These Actors Went Through For Their Roles

Jake Gyllenhaal

Once again, we see what Jake Gyllenhaal is capable of. When he was cast in Nightcrawler, Gyllenhaal rode alongside ambulance chasers with his own camera. He didn't sleep or eat anything healthy for months before shooting...

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  • In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
  • Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, Avatar (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render.
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first American film to have a soundtrack.
  • On the set of one of the Pirates of the Carribbean films, Johnny Depp spent £40,000 on 500 coats for the cast and crew.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.