How David Harbour Dropped 80 Lbs for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: ‘Never Again’

David Harbour turned to Ryan Reynolds for advice when Hellboy was on the brink of flopping.The Stranger Things star, 47, has revealed he went to the 45-year-old actor for reassurance that he was 'gonna survive this' as the Canadian star had experienced the same with his 2011 movie Green Lantern.Speaking to the latest issue of GQ Hype, he said: 'I know [Ryan] a little bit. I called him and I was like, "Hey man, I just need to know something.

Stranger Things” star recently told GQ about his brief fling with method acting and how far he almost dived into it.“When I was younger — it’s so embarrassing — but I remember playing that famous Scottish king,” he told the magazine. “And being like, ‘I’m gonna kill a cat’ or something: ‘I’m gonna go murder something to know what it feels like to murder.’ I didn’t actually do it, obviously.

Thanks to “Stranger Things,” actor David Harbour is basically a household name now. And his role as Sheriff Jim Hopper is one of the series’ most beloved characters.

If you’ve watched the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix, you know that David Harbour‘s character, Jim Hopper, spends the majority of the season in a Russian prison camp.

David Harbour has shared that he turned to Ryan Reynolds after finding a flop on his hands in 2019’s Hellboy, also touching on a casting idea for Stranger Things‘ spin-off series in a recent interview with GQ.

Metallica are 'beyond psyched' to have Master of Puppets feature in Stranger Things.The heavy metal band - made up of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo - are big fans of Eddie Munson's (Joseph Quinn) rendition of their 1986 track in the final episode of the Netflix sci-fi show's fourth season when he and Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) are deployed to lure and distract the demobats out of the Upside Down to ensure Steve, Nancy and Robin's safety.After the last two episodes dropped, they wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: 'The way The Duffer Brothers have incorporated music into Stranger Things has always been next level, so we were beyond psyched for them to not only include 'Master of Puppets' in the show, but to have such a pivotal scene built around it.' Rock n' roll moment: Metallica are 'beyond psyched' that their track Master of Puppets is featured in that now iconic Stranger Things scene featuring Eddie Munson (played byJoseph Quinn) 'How crazy cool is that': Metallica, including singer James Hetfield, were 'blown away' by the use of their song in the show The band also gushed about the 'final result' of their song being used in the show - which is set in the 80s and features stars such as Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown - and Joseph's guitar skills.They added: 'We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away… it's so extremely well done, so much so, that some folks were able to guess the song just by seeing a few seconds of Joseph Quinn's hands in the trailer!'How crazy cool is that? It's an incredible honour to be such a big part of Eddie's journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing

Onscreen lovers and offscreen besties! Since Stranger Things debuted in 2016, Winona Ryder and David Harbour have gushed about getting the chance to collaborate on Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper’s love story.

David Harbour underwent a dramatic physical transformation for season 4 of Stranger Things, surprising viewers with his new look following the complex storyline of his character, being locked up in a Soviet prison for a long period of time.The 47-year-old actor recently opened up about the process, revealing to British GQ that he lost a significant amount of weight to achieve the look for the fan-favorite character of the Netflix series. “I lost about 80 pounds from season 3.

David Harbour may have returned for season four of Stranger Things, but his typical Hopper bod did not — and now, the actor is revealing how he made that happen!

Zack Sharf Who should you call when you’ve got a box office flop on your hands? Ryan Reynolds, apparently. “Stranger Things” Emmy nominee David Harbour recently told GQ magazine that he contacted Reynolds to help him process the debacle around Neil Marshall’s 2019 “Hellboy” reboot. Harbour led the reboot in the title role, but the movie misfired with critics and only grossed $21 million in the U.S.

British GQ.However, it seems as though it wasn’t the best of experiences, admitting, “I don’t think I’ll ever do that again.”The actor said he “gained it all back” for his upcoming film “Violent Night,” in which he plays Santa Claus.“But now, yeah, never again. The prosthetics are too good,” Harbour added.In September, Harbour said he discovered the ultimate weight-loss tip.“It’s just not eating,” he told Page Six with a laugh.

David Harbour and Lily Allen are one of the low key, amazing couples of Hollywood.

Now that fans begin the long wait for the fifth and final season of Netflix's Stranger Things, star David Harbour has some ideas about a possible spin-off or prequel.Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have confirmed a spin-off is happening, though they said it was '1000% different' from the original series.Regardless, Harbour was promoting the fourth season of the Netflix hit in an interview with GQ, when he revealed he'd like Euphoria star Jacob Elordi to play his character, Sheriff Jim Hopper in a potential spin-off or prequel series. Prequel:Now that fans begin the long wait for the fifth and final season of Netflix's Stranger Things, star David Harbour has some ideas about a possible spin-off or prequel Young Hopper?:Regardless, Harbour was promoting the fourth season of the Netflix hit in an interview with GQ , when he revealed he'd like Euphoria star Jacob Elordi to play his character, Sheriff Jim Hopper in a potential spin-off or prequel series'He could pull off being as handsome as I was at 20,' Harbour said of Elordi and his ability to play a young Sheriff Jim Hopper.'At this point, I think Hopper is a character that can exist independent of me,' Harbour said of his role.

David Harbour has revealed he shed over five and a half stone for Stranger Things season 4. The 47-year-old Jim Hopper actor appeared remarkably slimmer in the latest chapters of the beloved Netflix show, which saw his character taken prisoner in a Russian gulag while his on-screen partner Joyce (Winona Ryder) attempted to rescue him. Opening up on his gruelling diet that consisted of ‘not eating’, David said that shifting the pounds was a ‘hard process’.

David Harbour is sharing the epic story behind the sword he wielded during a season 4 episode of “Stranger Things”. In a post shared to Instagram Tuesday, Harbour revealed that the sword was actually the same one used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the “Conan” films.

broke Netflix on Friday when the release of its final two episodes caused a website crash and record-high Nielsen streaming numbers. Atop the nail-biting mystery and heart-wrenching reveals, the newest installment of Netflix's hit show was also filled with new chapters of more than one iconic romance.

David Harbour has his own ideas about which actor could play a younger version of Hopper in a Stranger Things prequel.

Arnold Schwarzenegger used in the "Conan" films."Nerd alert. The prop at the end of episode 9 is the Atlantean sword from the CONAN films," David revealed on Instagram, while sharing several scenes from the Netflix show.

David Harbour is sharing the epic story behind the sword he wielded during a season 4 episode of . In a post shared to Instagram Tuesday, Harbour revealed that the sword was actually the same one used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the  films.«Nerd alert.

Stranger Things season 4 has come and gone — but that doesn’t mean the behind-the-scenes secrets are stuck in the Upside Down!

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Conan the Barbarian has a connection to the fourth season of Stranger Things.In the finale, titled ‘The Piggyback’, Jim Hopper (David Harbour) picks up and wields a sword against a demogorgon inside a Russian prison.Speaking to British GQ, actor David Harbour revealed the prop blade is the same one wielded by Schwarzenegger in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian.“I don’t know if you saw this, but that sword I pick up – it’s the actual prop sword they used in Conan the Barbarian,” Harbour said. “It’s the sword that Schwarzenegger swings in the movie.”In the same episode, Hopper and Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) also share a kiss, which Harbour described as “a bit of fan service”.“It’s always something that Winona and I have talked about – on set riffing about what their relationship was in high school, and y’know, who they are to each other,” Harbour said.