‘American Sniper’ Weight Gain By The Numbers - video Dailymotion

Bradley Cooper Gained 40 Pounds for 'American Sniper'.

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00:00How committed was Bradley Cooper to playing the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history?

00:0540 pounds and 8,000 calories a day committed.

00:08This is his biggest transformation since he shrunk himself and grew all that fur for Guardians of the Galaxy.

00:16That's a fake laugh.

00:18It's real!

00:19To break it down, 8,000 calories equals 13 Happy Meals, assuming he ate the toy too.

00:25And 40 pounds? That's like one Christian Bale and the Machinist.

00:29Or one Christian Bale baby bump in American Hustle.

00:32Cooper worked out for 4 hours a day and ate about every 55 minutes for 10 weeks.

00:38And next month, we'll see if that adds up to 8.5 pounds of pure gold-plated joy.