How Much Weight Christian Bale Gained For Vice (& How He Did It)

Christian Bale is a versatile actor who is always up for changing his accent or physical appearance, depending on the role, as he does with Vice. The actor — beloved for playing Batman in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy and starring in memorable films like American Psycho and American Hustle — transformed his physique to play former Vice President Dick Cheney. Bale gained weight for the role and underwent an entire process to emulate Cheney for the film, which followed the politician during his vice presidential tenure alongside former President George W. Bush.