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Christian Bale's shocking transformation in ‘The Machinist’ saw him lose 62 pounds on an extreme diet, pushing his body to dangerous limits for the role.

He tried, but allegedly failed, to reach the weight needed to play the lead in Michael Mann's film about the legendary automaker. As we reported last year, Bale was to play Ferrari during a dark ...