Tom Hardy is probably one of the most legendary actors of this generation. His skills have constantly been proven by the range of roles in his pocket. With movies like Venom and Mad Max: Fury Road its versatility is quite out in the open. Along with his ability to get into the minds of his characters so perfectly, there’s one more thing the actor does to prove why he has all this fame to his name.
The ability to physically and radically transform is not many people’s cup of tea. Well, count Tom Hardy out of this group as he has proven time and time again that he is more than willing to work hard when it comes to changing his body to adhere to his roles. This statement can be backed up by when Tom Hardy had to transform his body to look bulkier and bigger for his role as Bane in The dark knight rises.
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Tom Hardy and his special pizza diet
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Gotham’s Villain Role Wasn’t Easy Enough Tom Hardy. Apart from giving his best while playing, he also had to give his best in the gym. To make Bane look much more intimidating while being the movie’s antagonist, Hardy had to pump up his body, and he did just that. The guy took on thirty pounds just for the role. Take a minute to reflect on the dedication he has for his characters!
While he said it was nothing compared to his co-star Christian Bale, the role has always had a mental and physical impact on the actor. Demanding changes required demanding training. According to Men’s Health, Hardy’s training regimen included a four-round circuit with reps decreasing with each circuit. Due to this the Creation the actor was able to build muscle mass in no time.
Of course, we must not forget the strict diets that accompany the workouts. However, for Hardy, his diet was loaded with food and he more or less blamed his “a little dirty » watch the binge-eating pizza. Isn’t this the dream diet? Well, not quite. The high calorie diet did the job for him, but didn’t really leave him feeling good. He said it just made him overweight and the bulky look was the result of Hollywood magic, AKA lighting and angles.
“It’s the magic of lighting and three or four months of eating lots of pizza. It was not good for my heart. The goal was to look as tall as possible.
Hardy also said they would shoot him from lower angles so he would appear much taller. In reality, however, he was just”bald, slightly piggy and with pencil arms. He said people who met him in real life were always confused and said they thought he would be much taller in public.
While her lifestyle wasn’t so good for her body back then, the efforts certainly paid off. His role as Bane is still loved to this day and is one of DC’s best characters. Hardy certainly knows how to make each of his roles memorable.
How Tom Hardy’s Transformations Affected His Health
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In his acting debut with the series band of brothers, Hardy was more on the lean side of the scale. Needless to say, Hardy is now long gone. Although he gained immense respect for his transformative abilities, the excessive stress placed on his body caused turmoil in his health.
The Legend The actor said he thought he damaged his body a bit too much. He added that if this continues, he could collapse like a “House of cards under too much pressure.” While it was manageable for Hardy to go very far in his youth, it doesn’t seem like the best idea to him anymore.
“I think you pay the price with any drastic physical change. It was good when I was younger to put myself under this kind of constraint, but I think that at the age of 40 you have to be more attentive to training fast, gaining a lot of weight and getting physical , and then not having enough time to keep training because you’re busy filming, so your body is swimming in two different directions at the same time.
Hardy also explained that while his body isn’t completely damaged, it’s much more.”more complete” now that he keeps hearing clicking joints that aren’t supposed to. Even carrying children is a little more difficult now than before! Looks like Hardy isn’t going to be taking the extreme route anytime soon!
Source: BBC Radio 1
