1. Ryan Gosling Gained 60lbs, Which Got Him Fired - The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Boneswas adapted by Peter Jackson from one of the most tragic novels of the last twenty years. Centring around a young girl, Susie, who has been murdered and haunts the lives of her parents and killer, Ryan Gosling was cast in the part of the girl's father. As filming approached, Gosling got the idea into his head that he should put on 60lbs in preparation. So that's exactly what he did; he sat back and drank ice cream for a couple of months and showed up on set having achieved his target weight. Peter Jackson got one look of him and fired him on the spot. There were rumours that Gosling was extremely difficult to work with on-set, demanding of his peers and always arguing with the costume department. The actor himself initially argued he left the role because he was too old to believably play the part of a father with a teenage daughter due to his age. But, eventually, the truth emerged from a flabby paunch of lies: he'd eaten himself out of the role. Which other actors suffered needlessly for their art? Share any more down in the comments.
