Christian Bale is no stranger to getting into the skin of his characters.
While he’s stated he is not a method actor per se, he has gone the distance for numerous roles to make the process of slipping in and out of character seamless.
He embraces immersion to the fullest, whether it’s hanging out with the person he’s going to embody or going to the extreme to physically transform himself via starvation diets or excessive binging.His award-winning role in “The Fighter” is a prime example of how his sometimes extreme methods come together to pay off.
Based on the HBO documentary “High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell,” which focuses on boxer Dick “Dicky” Eklund’s spiral into cocaine addiction, and the direct and indirect impacts that addiction had on his career as a boxer.
Something of a biopic, “The Fighter” highlights Dicky’s struggle, but also ends up highlighting
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