Orlando Bloom tested his body to its limits while filming The Cut.
The actor's new film will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5th. told people He said, “Literally [he] At one point during filming, he said he “nearly died” because of the “demanding” role, which required him to lose a drastic amount of weight.
According to Movie SynopsisThe film tells the story of a retired fighter who is obsessed with returning to the ring, even if it means sacrificing his life.
“I was very hungry,” Bloom told the outlet.
“My last three weeks in London before filming started was just tuna and cucumber,” Bloom continued.
On-set nutritionists put the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star on a “strict diet,” [him] He was “down” to start the film at his lightest weight.
“Then I gained weight while filming,” Bloom said.
Bloom's longtime partner, Katy Perry, was stunned by his transformation. “She was just blown away,” he said.
“She saw the movie and she was like, 'I want a hard drink,'” the actor said of his fiancée's reaction, noting that she cried after the film's premiere.
“She was really touched. She knew what it took.”
Perry stayed at home to closely monitor Bloom's activities while he was away, supporting him throughout filming.
“She's been there with her kids the whole time,” Bloom said of the “Fireworks” singer. “It's hard on the family.”
Bloom and Perry are parents to four-year-old daughter Daisy Dove. Bloom is also father to son Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr.
