![TIL that in preparing for his role in "The Machinist," Christian Bale lost so much weight that he stopped losing body fat and started losing muscle elasticity, causing his ass to "drop" : TIL that in preparing for his role in "The Machinist," Christian Bale lost so much weight that he stopped losing body fat and started losing muscle elasticity, causing his ass to "drop" :](https://external-preview.redd.it/1MpXuLytRZ1JlNeK9T0bSOPy4jeWxHVju6yBoFSUssY.jpg?auto=webp&s=95b122fb1182244242b532979713cafb5fdab071)
TIL that in preparing for his role in "The Machinist," Christian Bale lost so much weight that he stopped losing body fat and started losing muscle elasticity, causing his ass to "drop" :
![Christian Bale explains why he dropped to 8 stone and slept for two hours a night to play The Machinist Christian Bale explains why he dropped to 8 stone and slept for two hours a night to play The Machinist](https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a/blt041d4c439a02b122/63402dc7e77b38457e8f01d7/Christian_Bale_explains_why_he_dropped_to_8_stone_and_slept_for_two_hours_a_night_to_play_The_Machinist._Credit-_Castelao_Productions.png)
Christian Bale explains why he dropped to 8 stone and slept for two hours a night to play The Machinist
![I did Christian Bale 'Machinist' diet - I lost over a stone in a week, it was brutal | The Scottish Sun I did Christian Bale 'Machinist' diet - I lost over a stone in a week, it was brutal | The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/bale4.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1620&h=1080&crop=1)
I did Christian Bale 'Machinist' diet - I lost over a stone in a week, it was brutal | The Scottish Sun
![Christian Bale weight: Nutritionist explains why the Vice and Machinist actor's extreme dieting is a bad idea Christian Bale weight: Nutritionist explains why the Vice and Machinist actor's extreme dieting is a bad idea](https://wp.inews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-23-at-12.25.15.png?resize=380,247&strip=all&quality=90)
Christian Bale weight: Nutritionist explains why the Vice and Machinist actor's extreme dieting is a bad idea
Did Christian Bale suffer any lasting effects from losing all that weight in 'The Machinist'? - Quora
![From 'Vice' to 'The Machinist': Here are Five Stunning Christian Bale Body Transformations | Decider From 'Vice' to 'The Machinist': Here are Five Stunning Christian Bale Body Transformations | Decider](https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/many-bodies-of-christian-bale.jpg?quality=80&strip=all)
From 'Vice' to 'The Machinist': Here are Five Stunning Christian Bale Body Transformations | Decider
![Christian Bale — "The Machinist" | Stars Who Were Radically Transformed for a Movie Role | Purple Clover Christian Bale — "The Machinist" | Stars Who Were Radically Transformed for a Movie Role | Purple Clover](https://images.ctfassets.net/jxsch4jish6b/photo-55753/ce2c9b78b8b6394e76d80874031cfc08/55753-christian-bale-snap-shutterstock.png?fm=jpg&fl=progressive&w=900&q=50)
Christian Bale — "The Machinist" | Stars Who Were Radically Transformed for a Movie Role | Purple Clover
![I TRIED CHRISTIAN BALE “ THE MACHINIST” DIET 🍎🐟|| WEIGHTLOSS CHALLENGE || EXHIBIT NTU #weightloss - YouTube I TRIED CHRISTIAN BALE “ THE MACHINIST” DIET 🍎🐟|| WEIGHTLOSS CHALLENGE || EXHIBIT NTU #weightloss - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BBlN36zBReY/maxresdefault.jpg)
I TRIED CHRISTIAN BALE “ THE MACHINIST” DIET 🍎🐟|| WEIGHTLOSS CHALLENGE || EXHIBIT NTU #weightloss - YouTube
![Almost Died in Machinist But Couldn't Shave For MCU?': Fans React to Christian Bale's Bald Look in Thor: Love and Thunder - FandomWire Almost Died in Machinist But Couldn't Shave For MCU?': Fans React to Christian Bale's Bald Look in Thor: Love and Thunder - FandomWire](https://fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Fans-React-to-Christian-Bales-Bald-Look-in-Thor-Love-and-Thunder.jpg)