10 Strangest Movie Changes Made After Filming
7. Making Tyler Hoechlin's Abs Less Visible - Palm Springs
Sci-fi rom-com Palm Springs features a supporting appearance by Superman himself, Tyler Hoechlin, as Abe, the fiance of protagonist Sarah's (Cristin Milioti) sister Tala (Camila Mendes).
There's a memorable sequence where Abe emerges from the shower, showing off his evidently sculpted, Man of Steel-worthy physique.
Yet according to producer-star Andy Samberg, test screenings revealed that audiences were left distracted by Hoechlin's chiselled abs and not actually paying attention to the dramatic content of the scene.
And so, left with few options behind cutting or re-shooting it with the actor more modestly attired, the filmmakers got creative, employing sneaky colour grading to darken the scene and basically make the actor's bod less immediately visible.
Tweaking the contrast of an image can seriously change how defined an actor's body looks in the final cut, so it's reasonable to assume that they used every subtle tool at their disposal to make Mr. Hoechlin look a little less hot - short of just making him look schlubbier with VFX, of course.