Before Chris Pratt donned the iconic Star-Lord suit in the MCU, he was known as the lovable Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation. Pratt’s characters prior to his superhero transformation often embodied a larger physique, evidenced by his deliberate weight gain of 60 pounds for the film Delivery Man, because he believed it suited the character.
Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation (Credit: NBC)
Thus, prior to slipping into the sleek Star-Lord suit, Pratt naturally had to undergo a remarkable physical metamorphosis, shedding the extra weight to fully embody the iconic superhero.
Why Did Chris Pratt Gain 60 Pounds Just Before Playing Star-Lord?
Chris Pratt played a downcast father of four, juggling the responsibilities of parenthood and a career as a lawyer while grappling with all the emotions that followed after his wife left him in the 2013 film, Delivery Man. Burdened by such grief and troubles, Pratt felt it realistic that...
Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation (Credit: NBC)
Thus, prior to slipping into the sleek Star-Lord suit, Pratt naturally had to undergo a remarkable physical metamorphosis, shedding the extra weight to fully embody the iconic superhero.
Why Did Chris Pratt Gain 60 Pounds Just Before Playing Star-Lord?
Chris Pratt played a downcast father of four, juggling the responsibilities of parenthood and a career as a lawyer while grappling with all the emotions that followed after his wife left him in the 2013 film, Delivery Man. Burdened by such grief and troubles, Pratt felt it realistic that...
- 5/2/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Chris Pratt is presently a household name with his experience in renowned franchises like Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World. The role of Peter Quill was a turning point in his career. The MCU character needed him to go through an intense workout and diet routine which was key in elevating him to international stardom.
Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation
Before associating his name with the big franchises and animation flicks, Chris Pratt was known for playing Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation. Pratt made an insane physical transformation to change himself from an adorable overweight to a charming MCU superhero. Interestingly, the actor’s ex-wife, Anna Faris reacted very weirdly to his transformation.
How did Anna Faris feel about Chris Pratt’s MCU transformation?
Chris Pratt in the MCU
Initially, Chris Pratt had a tough time in the industry before landing the role of Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation.
Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation
Before associating his name with the big franchises and animation flicks, Chris Pratt was known for playing Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation. Pratt made an insane physical transformation to change himself from an adorable overweight to a charming MCU superhero. Interestingly, the actor’s ex-wife, Anna Faris reacted very weirdly to his transformation.
How did Anna Faris feel about Chris Pratt’s MCU transformation?
Chris Pratt in the MCU
Initially, Chris Pratt had a tough time in the industry before landing the role of Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation.
- 4/4/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
Austin Butler shined in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi adventure Dune: Part Two with his spectacular performance opposite Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson. However, his immaculate performance was not born out of thin air. The actor had undergone a horrendous training process for the movie.
Austin Butler toned down his method acting process for Dune: Part Two
Michael Mann recently confirmed the sequel to his 1995 classic Heat starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and Butler is in the mix to be featured in the upcoming movie. While Adam Driver could be Mann’s preferred cast in the movie, no one has been confirmed as of writing the piece.
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Austin Butler is heavily rumored to play Val Kilmer’s character Chris Shiherlis in Michael Mann’s Heat 2.
Austin Butler toned down his method acting process for Dune: Part Two
Michael Mann recently confirmed the sequel to his 1995 classic Heat starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and Butler is in the mix to be featured in the upcoming movie. While Adam Driver could be Mann’s preferred cast in the movie, no one has been confirmed as of writing the piece.
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Austin Butler is heavily rumored to play Val Kilmer’s character Chris Shiherlis in Michael Mann’s Heat 2.
- 3/4/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Brad Pitt has usually been in tip top shape for his roles. But he showed just how fit he was in Fury when he hung with a much younger co-star during a physical fight.
Brad Pitt showed his younger ‘Fury’ co-star that he was still in ‘Fight Club’ shape Brad Pitt | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Pitt worked alongside several younger actors when he starred in David Ayer’s Fury. His castmates at the time included the likes of Shia Labeouf, Scott Eastwood, and Logan Lerman. Given the nature of the war film, tensions occasionally ran high between the actors on set. Labeouf and Eastwood famously almost came to blows, with Pitt having to break up the impending fight between the two.
Pitt also once got involved in the action. It turned out, Ayer would frequently pit the actors against each other in regulated fights. After seeing what Pitt was still capable of,...
Brad Pitt showed his younger ‘Fury’ co-star that he was still in ‘Fight Club’ shape Brad Pitt | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Pitt worked alongside several younger actors when he starred in David Ayer’s Fury. His castmates at the time included the likes of Shia Labeouf, Scott Eastwood, and Logan Lerman. Given the nature of the war film, tensions occasionally ran high between the actors on set. Labeouf and Eastwood famously almost came to blows, with Pitt having to break up the impending fight between the two.
Pitt also once got involved in the action. It turned out, Ayer would frequently pit the actors against each other in regulated fights. After seeing what Pitt was still capable of,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Since his days on the hit TV show Parks and Recreation, Chris Pratt has come a long way. The actor has starred in blockbuster films like Jurassic World and The Tomorrow War. While he’s now known for his chiseled physique, it wasn’t always that way. In fact, Pratt weighed almost 300 pounds when he auditioned for his role as Peter Quill in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film. The actor was given less than six months to get in shape.
Chris Pratt was told he was ‘too fat’ to be cast in ‘Moneyball’ Chris Pratt attends the “Guardians of the Galaxy” photocall on July 25, 2014 in London, England. |Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Starring as Andy Dwyer on the smash NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation propelled Pratt to popularity in the early 2000s. And by 2010, the actor had already appeared in several comedy films like Bride Wars and Deep in the Valley.
Chris Pratt was told he was ‘too fat’ to be cast in ‘Moneyball’ Chris Pratt attends the “Guardians of the Galaxy” photocall on July 25, 2014 in London, England. |Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Starring as Andy Dwyer on the smash NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation propelled Pratt to popularity in the early 2000s. And by 2010, the actor had already appeared in several comedy films like Bride Wars and Deep in the Valley.
- 4/12/2023
- by Deisy Ventura
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Austin Butler has opened up about the intense physical preparation required for his role in the forthcoming Dune sequel.
The Elvis star revealed that the training sessions would cause him to “throw up every time”.
In the film, a sequel to Denis Villenueve’s 2021 sci-fi blockbuster Dune, Butler will play Feyd-Rautha, the younger nephew of the villainous Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård).
During an apperance on the YouTube series Hot Ones, Butler was asked about his preparation for Dune: Part Two.
“Yeah, I mean, [my trainer] basically just worked me until I would throw up every time,” he said.
For the film, Butler worked with Duffy Gaver, a fitness expert who previously worked with Chris Hemsworth for Marvel’s Thor films.
“Duffy, I found him because he’s this sort of legend. He was a Navy Seal and he trained Brad Pitt for Troy. And he’s the nicest guy as well. But...
The Elvis star revealed that the training sessions would cause him to “throw up every time”.
In the film, a sequel to Denis Villenueve’s 2021 sci-fi blockbuster Dune, Butler will play Feyd-Rautha, the younger nephew of the villainous Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård).
During an apperance on the YouTube series Hot Ones, Butler was asked about his preparation for Dune: Part Two.
“Yeah, I mean, [my trainer] basically just worked me until I would throw up every time,” he said.
For the film, Butler worked with Duffy Gaver, a fitness expert who previously worked with Chris Hemsworth for Marvel’s Thor films.
“Duffy, I found him because he’s this sort of legend. He was a Navy Seal and he trained Brad Pitt for Troy. And he’s the nicest guy as well. But...
- 2/17/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
We try a lot of celebrity workouts but a California woman has already attempted Chris Pratt‘s intense Guardians of the Galaxy workout so we don’t have to.
YouTube star Jordan Shalhoub, 27, followed the actor’s CrossFit-style exercise regime which he utilized to get in shape for the 2014 Marvel/Disney movie. Using Pratt’s trainer Duffy Gaver’s interview with Men’s Fitness as a guide, Shalhoub aimed to complete circuits of cardio and bodybuilding.
Though Gaver had Pratt to finish five rounds of 800-meter runs, power cleans, bench presses and box jumps, Shalhoub modified the star’s workout...
YouTube star Jordan Shalhoub, 27, followed the actor’s CrossFit-style exercise regime which he utilized to get in shape for the 2014 Marvel/Disney movie. Using Pratt’s trainer Duffy Gaver’s interview with Men’s Fitness as a guide, Shalhoub aimed to complete circuits of cardio and bodybuilding.
Though Gaver had Pratt to finish five rounds of 800-meter runs, power cleans, bench presses and box jumps, Shalhoub modified the star’s workout...
- 9/6/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
For those who saw Guardians of the Galaxy and thought Star Lord‘s face looked awfully familiar, but were thrown by his super-ripped body, your eyes were not deceiving you: that is Andy Dwyer from Parks and Recreation, both played by Chris Pratt! (Body on fleek.) To get Chris superhero ready, Marvel reached out to celebrity trainer Duffy Gaver for the challenge. An obvious choice, considering Duffy’s other ass-kicking clients are Chris Hemsworth, Channing Tatum, and Scarlett Johansson, just to name a few. Duffy reveals that when he first met Pratt, he did not see a superhero at all. “When we got [Chris] he was very deconditioned and out of shape,” he tells us. “When you start from point A, his point A was not good. But his point B was fantastic!”
Watch Duffy walk us through a full-body workout that will help get our bodies super toned, just like...
Watch Duffy walk us through a full-body workout that will help get our bodies super toned, just like...
- 2/20/2015
- by Kameron Mack
- TheFabLife - Movies
For those who saw Guardians of the Galaxy and thought Star Lord‘s face looked awfully familiar, but were thrown by his super-ripped body, your eyes were not deceiving you: that is Andy Dwyer from Parks and Recreation, both played by Chris Pratt! (Body on fleek.) To get Chris superhero ready, Marvel reached out to celebrity trainer Duffy Gaver for the challenge. An obvious choice, considering Duffy’s other ass-kicking clients are Chris Hemsworth, Channing Tatum, and Scarlett Johansson, just to name a few. Duffy reveals that when he first met Pratt, he did not see a superhero at all. “When we got [Chris] he was very deconditioned and out of shape,” he tells us. “When you start from point A, his point A was not good. But his point B was fantastic!”
Watch Duffy walk us through a full-body workout that will help get our bodies super toned, just like...
Watch Duffy walk us through a full-body workout that will help get our bodies super toned, just like...
- 2/20/2015
- by Kameron Mack
- VH1.com
Sculpting an unknown Australian actor into a Norse god whose physique has to mirror the bulging shoulders and thick forearms of men in Greek paintings is a job that involves pleasing not only the studio and comic book powerhouses who have serious stake in how their hero looks but also a rabid audience who has grown up with dog-eared copies of the Marvel classic on their bedside tables.
Luckily Duffy Gaver, a former member of the Marines and Navy Seals, has 13 years of experience getting A-listers like Brad Pitt, Tobey McGuire and Adam Sandler into the best shape of their lives and had a willing participant in the handsome 27-year-old Chris Hemsworth, whom he says was already in good shape when they first met to work on Thor, Kenneth Branagh's summer blockbuster co-starring Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings and Tom Hiddleston.
Luckily Duffy Gaver, a former member of the Marines and Navy Seals, has 13 years of experience getting A-listers like Brad Pitt, Tobey McGuire and Adam Sandler into the best shape of their lives and had a willing participant in the handsome 27-year-old Chris Hemsworth, whom he says was already in good shape when they first met to work on Thor, Kenneth Branagh's summer blockbuster co-starring Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings and Tom Hiddleston.
- 4/25/2011
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
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