Christian Bale Has Plumped Up To Play Dick Cheney, And Here Come The Twitter Roasts

By Cory Dudak

Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Turner

Christian Bale is known for his method acting. Not only does he regularly push himself to the limit when taking on new roles by accomplishing such feats as mastering the drums in two weeks time by listening to Pantera and Mastodon, but he fluctuates his body weight constantly. The transformations range from rail-thin to jacked as a superhero, but his latest venture lies somewhere in the middle. Right in the doughy center.

Christian Bale Roasted For Dick Cheney Body On Instagram

In preparation for the upcoming biopic Backseat, Bale not only bleached his eyebrows and shaved his head to better resemble former Vice President Dick Cheney, but he packed on a few lbs., as well. As expected, Twitter was not kind when presented with his new look.

Backseat is also set to star Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney, Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld and the great Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush. The film was helmed by The Big Short, Step Brothers and Anchorman director Adam McKay, as well, so its certainly one not to miss.

h/t Twitter

Also: The 10 Best (And Five Worst) Films Of Christian Bale

Cory Dudak
Cory Dudak

If you couldn't tell by his photo, dignity flew out the window long ago for Cory. But that just means that nothing is off limits, making him the perfect fit to write for Mandatory. Hobbies include: eating pizza, thinking about going for a jog today, writing memes that no one finds funny, and wondering what life would be like if he'd actually put forth the effort to make something of it 10 years ago. He also owns two other hats (not pictured).

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