He is preparing to play ex-Vice President Dick Cheney in upcoming biopic Backseat.
And Christian Bale’s preparations are proving his levels of dedication as he has been gaining weight for the part, as illustrated when he stepped out on Tuesday, showing his fuller frame and also his bleached eyebrows.
This comes 13 years after the 43-year-old Batman star lost nearly 60lbs for his cult hit movie The Machinist.
Fuller frame: Christian Bale’s preparations are proving his levels of dedication as he has been gaining weight for the part, as illustrated when he stepped out on Tuesday, showing his fuller frame and also his bleached eyebrows
Slender man: This comes 13 years after the 43-year-old Batman star lost nearly 60lbs for his cult hit movie The Machinist
He kept things casual following a workout.
The star sported a loose-fitting T-shirt and shorts while grabbing a coffee, all while displaying his thicker frame ahead of the role as the politician.
Shortly before his workout, he appeared at the Telluride Film Festival with his new film, Hostiles, and to receive a special award on Saturday.
Dramatic change: The Oscar-winning actor displayed a fuller physique after piling on the pounds to play former Vice President
The role: Here Cheney is seen with President Bush in 2002 in Washington DC
All eyes were on his new look as he arrived at the event in the Rocky Mountain resort in Colorado.
The Oscar-winning actor displayed a fuller physique after piling on the pounds to play former Vice President in Backseat, written and directed by Adam McKay.
The actor also appeared to have dyed his normally dark eyebrows blond for the role.
Appearance: Shortly before his workout was at the Telluride Film Festival with his new film, Hostiles, and to receive a special award on Saturday. All eyes were on his new look as he arrived at the event in the Rocky Mountain resort in Colorado
Cheney, now 76, served under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and is widely-regarded as the most powerful VP in US political history.
Christian certainly has the former politician’s more portly build, with the actor wearing a baggy black shirt and pants. The star is certainly no stranger to transforming himself for roles.
The star honed his body to perfection to play the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins in 2005 and The Dark Knight in 2008. Meanwhile, the actor’s new movie, Hostiles, screened during the festival.
Ripped: The former child actor with a chiseled body for the 2000 film American Psycho
More bulked up: Bale put on muscle to play Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader in the 2005 film Batman Begins
Pot bellied criminal: The star with an out-of-shape physique with a co-star in the 2013 movie American Hustle
He plays a 19th-century Army captain, near retirement, taking a terminally ill Cheyenne Indian back to his homeland to die after being pardoned for murder.
Christian was joined in Telluride by co-star Wes Studi, who plays the Cheyenne Indian. He is already gaining Oscar buzz for the bloody Western, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it ‘a gut punch of a performance.’
Variety described Christian’s performance as ‘among the greatest he’s given, one that could become an instant Oscar contender.’
Of course, all this is moot if the film isn’t released before the cut-off date for the Oscars, which is usually sometime in December.
However, the movie is hotly tipped to pick up a distribution deal at Telluride. The 90th Oscars will be held on March 4 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC.