Russell Crowe sheds more than 51 pounds for the next movie

After gaining weight for a role in the upcoming film The Nice Guys Russell has been working extremely hard to get fit again. During a recent interview on an Australian Radio show, Fitzy and Wappa, Russell Crowe talked about his weight loss journey. The 51 year old actor revealed that he has lost more than 51 pounds after beefing up for his role in the upcoming movie, Nice Guys which also features the award winning actor, Ryan Gosling. On the first week of August last year, Russell Crowe weighed 268 pounds. He had gained weight so as to physically juxtapose Ryan Gosling.

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in The Nice Guys

At the moment, Russell is clawing his way back from 268 pounds since he has lost more than 51 pounds. An avid biker, Russell Crowe is currently weighing a whopping 216 pounds. Back in February this year, Russell Crowe had showed off his svelte frame. This is not the first time that Russell Crowe gains or losses weight due to a role he is expected to play. The Australian actor is widely known for losing or gaining weight so as to fit the role that he has been slotted to play. Before mesmerizing the audience back in 2002 with his ripped physique in the movie Gladiator, Crowe had to lose weight first, because he had gained weight for his role as Jeffrey Wigand back in 1999.

Despite the fact that his waistline expanded to depict the private eye, Jackson Healy, Crowe revealed that he had a great time acting together with the hardboiled Ryan Gosling in the mystery crime comedy, The Nice Guys. While speaking at a recent interview, Russell Crowe revealed that Ryan Gosling is a comic genius. He went ahead to add that, Ryan is also a great company, exceedingly smart and also loves what he does. Working alongside Ryan Gosling was indeed a treat for the 51 year old actor.

The film was directed by the award winning director, Shane Black who is widely known for Iron Man 3. Judging from what we have seen from the trailers, it is hard to believe that Nice Guys is Shane’s third feature film as a director. Within such a brief time, he has managed to come up with a rather unique style of directing. The Nice Guys is set in the 1970’s and follows a single father and a private investigator, Ryan Gosling, together with a hired leg breaker, Russell Crowe. The two characters work together to solve the death of a porn star and also track down a girl who had been missing. While conducting their investigation, things get heated up and at some point in the movie, Ryan Gosling character brings his own daughter along on their sleazy adventures.

Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer and Kim Basinger also stars in the comedic thriller, written by Anthony Baragozi and black. Nice Guys is expected to hit the theatres on the 20th of May 2016. The movie was initially slotted for a June 17th release date but Warner Bros decided to move the release date up. In the new release date, Nice Guys will compete against Angry Birds which is also expected to hit the theatres on the same date.