Orlando Bloom is far from the first actor to play a boxer on the big screen, but the star of the upcoming drama The Cut certainly faced a unique challenge in preparing for the role. Boxing dramas often tell a classic underdog story, where an unranked fighter receives the opportunity of a lifetime, usually fighting for some kind of championship belt. The movies usually show their hard upbringing, before jumping to a kick-ass training montage, and then leaping to the big fight. But a lot of boxing films leave out one of the most grueling parts of being a professional fighter, the weight cut. That’s something Sean Ellis’ The Cut is looking to rectify.
Orlando Bloom shed almost a third of his weight for his latest role in The Cut. Read More