I think he was being a wiseass throughout the entire interview. He probably was told he needed to bulk up for the role but I doubt he added 100 pounds. From the on set stills I've seen of him I would say he might have added twenty or thirty pounds. I took the steroid comment as a zinger thrown in to get a laugh.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > don't forget the steroids. Always a wise choice. I wonder how he'll > feel about it if get liver cancer or impotency from the steroids so > he could fulfill a look for a role in a movie? I think there's a line > there that I probably would not cross > > That said, I'd love to have personal trainer at my disposal every day > to help me develop and maintain, a nutritionist is a must as well. If > you don't fuel properly for your program, you can't achieve the > desired results. > > Bosco > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > That's one of the few ways I kinda envy actors: they get to train > > and be trained in a wide range of physical things as part of the > > job. I have to make a concerted effort to hit the gym at my job, > > and since I'm IT there's always the possibility some dopey user > > will try to find me to reset their screensaver or something. How > > neat to be able to develop a toned body, endurance, agility, and > > even learn some cool fighting skills as part of a job! I look at > > Keanu Reeves for the Matrix: the guy's my age and could do a split > > before his training was done, and learned a lot of martial arts > > moves. True, it's movie-fighting, not like the real thing, but > > can't deny the shape he was in. Same for Tom Cruise in "The Last > > Samurai". And Tobey McGuire gets a great regime of muscle- building > > and flexibility enhancement for his role as the Webslinger. > > Must be nice to get to a level where you have all manner of > > trainers, clothing and hair advisers, and nutritionists to help you > > be the best you can be all the time. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Thomas Haden Church was shocked when producers of Spider-man # > > insisted > > he work out intensely for over a year to prepare for a part in the > > film. > > The 45-year-old plays the villain Sandman and found it a shocking > > change > > after having to gain weight for his role in Sideways. He explains, > > "When > > I met with the (Spider-Man 3) producers and director last year they > > > > said, 'We probably need you to get in a specific physical shape for > > the > > movie. Do you mind taking off your shirt?' I took off my shirt and > > the > > director Sam Raimi said, 'We're going to need you to gain about 100 > > > > pounds of muscle. You've come here today with the physique of a > > fishwife > > and that doesn't fit into our scheme...' I gained a bunch of weight > > for > > Sideways, because the director wanted me to appear bloated. I > > thought, > > 'I'll make a special cocktail of beer and ice cream in the blender > > and > > it will suit this purpose quite nicely!'" Church began his > > intensive > > training for the role and is now in top-form. He adds jokingly, "I > > had > > to start working out last year, it's been about 16 months of five > > days a > > week lifting weights and all right...steroids!" > > http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-06-26/ > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. > I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. > > You know these things that happen, > That's just the way it's supposed to be. > And I can't help but wonder, > Don't ya know it coulda been me. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
