“If you’re a young up-and-coming actor, whether you’re vying for an action film or not, you’d better get used to being shirtless.
Logan Hill begins a piece for Men’s Journal reminding us that Marlon Brando didn’t do crunches and Cary Grant never even heard of burpees. Sixties’ James Bond was a weakling compared to Daniel Craig’s muscle-bound version of the spy. But the times, they are a-changing, Hill writes: “Today’s actors spend more time in the gym than they do rehearsing, more time with their trainers than with their directors.”
Hill delves deep into the Hollywood ab-building machine, talking with various actors, movie executives, and, of course, trainers.”*
Are you a fan of abs or do you hate fun? How many abs are too many abs? Is that guy from True Blood for real? For real for real? Do you agree it’s more fun to pronounce it ‘Ab-raham Lincoln?’ When will Zac Efron write you back? Since abs make human lives better, should we force animals to get them too? What are YOUR thoughts? Is that guy from True Blood for real? For real for real?
Pop Trigger super editor Elle Kuan joins us to break it down
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http://jezebel.com/hollywood-men-its-no-longer-about-your-acting-its-abo-1565779471
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