Christian Bale gained 90 pounds (ish) of muscle between 1 and 2 years - the machinist 2004 to Batman begins 2005 (I couldn't find filming dates). If it was one year, is
![Inside actors' extreme body transformations - from Christian Bale's Batman to Charlize's 'doughnut-fuelled' bulk up | The US Sun Inside actors' extreme body transformations - from Christian Bale's Batman to Charlize's 'doughnut-fuelled' bulk up | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/NINTCHDBPICT000714582049.jpg)
Inside actors' extreme body transformations - from Christian Bale's Batman to Charlize's 'doughnut-fuelled' bulk up | The US Sun
![To prepare for his role in Batman Begins, Christian Bale gained 220 pounds from January 30, 1974 to the start of shooting in March 2004. : r/shittymoviedetails To prepare for his role in Batman Begins, Christian Bale gained 220 pounds from January 30, 1974 to the start of shooting in March 2004. : r/shittymoviedetails](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/13284/production/_97786487_balebatmanbegins976.jpg)
To prepare for his role in Batman Begins, Christian Bale gained 220 pounds from January 30, 1974 to the start of shooting in March 2004. : r/shittymoviedetails
STRUCTURED on Instagram: "Christian Bale's body transformation. 1. Amerycan Psycho, 2000. (80 kg) 2. The Machinist, 2004. (55 kg) 3. Batman Begins, 2005. (86 kg) 4. Rescue Dawn, 2006. (61 kg) 5.
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