After gaining 40-plus pounds to play Dick Cheney in last year’s “Vice,” Christian Bale knew he would need to lose considerable weight for his next role, champion racer Ken Miles, in Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari,” or the historical racing film would stall at the gate.
“I had to get in the car,” Bale told Variety at Monday’s “Ford v Ferrari” premiere of shedding Cheney’s physicality to transform into a gritty Le Mans driving pro. “I could not bloody – these things are not made for comfort, these cars. They’re tight. So, I couldn’t bloody get in them. That would have been a whole different film.”
“Ford v Ferrari” began filming in summer 2018, and “Vice” wrapped in late 2017, leaving the actor with a very short window to lose the weight he added for “Vice.”
About playing Miles, who was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame...
“I had to get in the car,” Bale told Variety at Monday’s “Ford v Ferrari” premiere of shedding Cheney’s physicality to transform into a gritty Le Mans driving pro. “I could not bloody – these things are not made for comfort, these cars. They’re tight. So, I couldn’t bloody get in them. That would have been a whole different film.”
“Ford v Ferrari” began filming in summer 2018, and “Vice” wrapped in late 2017, leaving the actor with a very short window to lose the weight he added for “Vice.”
About playing Miles, who was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame...
- 11/5/2019
- by Nicholas White
- Variety Film + TV
With the advent of streaming, European television has successfully solidified its place in Hollywood, conquering international audiences with shows such as “Gomorrah,” “Medici” and “Suburra: Blood on Rome,” all Italian dramas available on Netflix, in addition to HBO’s “My Brilliant Friend” and the Italian-French-Spanish thriller “The Young Pope.”
And now, the first-ever Italian Television Festival, spearheaded by Good Girls Planet and Marco Testa Los Angeles, will showcase quality Italian content to Hollywood.
Ahead of this year’s Emmys, the event will take place Sept. 19 at Soho House and will feature screenings and trailers, an awards ceremony, plus an informative panel focused on the future of Italian television. The industry event will wrap up with a red carpet and poolside bash at the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
“The point of this festival is that Italy is producing so much content with really, really good talent, and it’s starting to be recognized internationally.
And now, the first-ever Italian Television Festival, spearheaded by Good Girls Planet and Marco Testa Los Angeles, will showcase quality Italian content to Hollywood.
Ahead of this year’s Emmys, the event will take place Sept. 19 at Soho House and will feature screenings and trailers, an awards ceremony, plus an informative panel focused on the future of Italian television. The industry event will wrap up with a red carpet and poolside bash at the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
“The point of this festival is that Italy is producing so much content with really, really good talent, and it’s starting to be recognized internationally.
- 9/18/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
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