Good friends aren’t afraid to reveal all of it.
Robert Downey Jr. deemed his longtime pal and former co-star Mark Ruffalo “pretty bangable” on Monday’s episode of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series.
In a wide-ranging conversation, the duo spoke in regards to the movie-making measures Ruffalo took to drag off a thicker physique in his latest film, “Poor Things.”
“Do you understand I had an a– pad in?” Ruffalo, 56, asked Robert Downey Jr., 58, about his commitment to the role.
“My legs were, like, 4 inches larger,” he continued. “My calf was 4 [inches]. He [director Yorgos Lanthimos] really wanted the silhouette. So I used to be wearing a corset with shoulder pads, so I used to be so squeezed in.”
“Poor Things” is a period fantasy comedy also starring Emma Stone who portrays a lady who’s brought back to life by a scientist and runs off with a lawyer (Ruffalo).
But the additional padding seems tame in comparison with the opposite details of Ruffalo’s costumes.
“It was much more extreme. [Lanthimos] wanted me to appear to be a bird, so I had this whole built-out chest piece that never made it since it was just an excessive amount of,” he explained.
“But the massive a– pads, the leg pads, the thigh pads, the calf pads, those were all playing. So once you have a look at that and also you’re like, ‘Wow, he looks great’ — now you understand, I used to be just wearing what the Avengers wear, but underneath my clothes,” the “Hulk” star told the “Iron Man.”
Not only did Ruffalo add extra lawyers for “Poor Things,” he also got naked for the film’s steamy sex scene.
“I used to be like, ‘Do I even have to?’ All I can hear is, ‘No one desires to see your old a– anymore. Possibly you shouldn’t be doing movies like that anymore,’” he laughed.
“I mean, it’s my least favorite a part of it, but I also saw it as very comedic and in addition, like, an extension of the physical comedy that we were already finding. So it was just one other solution to tell the story.”
Downey backed up Ruffalo’s claim with a memory from filming one among the six movies they’ve done together.
“I just wish to say this, too, because knowing you endlessly, on one among these ‘Avengers’ movies, you’re taking off your shirt, and also you were in really good condition. And the director was like, ‘We got it.’ You’re like, ‘Oh, can I please stop weight-reduction plan and understanding now?’”
Downey continued, “There isn’t a one I’ve ever come across who’s more anxious to not be vain past the purpose where it’s essential to realize an end for their work.”
“Was that a compliment?” Ruffalo asked, to which Downey confirmed he meant it as such.
“But I’ve got to say, you look pretty bangable to me, in case you were wondering,” he admitted.