Celluloid Heroes - The transformative Christian Bale - from left to right: "The Machinist" (2004), "Batman Begins" (2005), "The Fighter" (2010), "Vice" (2018). Christian Bale strenuously dieted for over four months in
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I did Christian Bale 'Machinist' diet - I lost over a stone in a week, it was brutal | The Scottish Sun
Christian Bale and his crazy weight transformations. ⠀⠀ The Machinist had weighing in at 54kg (120 lbs), American Psycho at 86kg (190 lbs)… | Instagram
![Going through hell for Hollywood: Christian Bale shed 62lbs using cigarette-and-coffee diet for role in 2004's The Machinist, while Charlize Theron gained 50lbs to play pregnant mom in 2018 - as Cillian Going through hell for Hollywood: Christian Bale shed 62lbs using cigarette-and-coffee diet for role in 2004's The Machinist, while Charlize Theron gained 50lbs to play pregnant mom in 2018 - as Cillian](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/20/16/73398941-12315989-For_his_role_in_the_Machinist_above_Bale_lost_62lbs_by_switching-a-30_1689866466210.jpg)
Going through hell for Hollywood: Christian Bale shed 62lbs using cigarette-and-coffee diet for role in 2004's The Machinist, while Charlize Theron gained 50lbs to play pregnant mom in 2018 - as Cillian
Did Christian Bale suffer any lasting effects from losing all that weight in 'The Machinist'? - Quora
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