Christian Bale: from *The Machinist* to Batman

For *The Machinist* (2004), Christian Bale lost more than 60 pounds, about 27 kilograms. Then, preparing for *Batman Begins* (2005), he rapidly regained weight and built muscle: in an NPR interview he said he eventually weighed about 220 pounds (100 kg), and during preparation he even gained more than the suit required. The transformation was dramatic, but it was not simply “turning it all into muscle”: he regained weight and later shed some of the excess.