Mehcad Brooks is opening up about the intense diet and fitness regime he adopted ahead of filming “Mortal Kombat“. The actor took some extreme steps in order to beef up before playing Jax in the action movie, which HBO Max dropped on Friday, April 23.
RELATED: Warner Bros. Shares First Look At ‘Mortal Kombat’ Brooks revealed how he prepared for the role while appearing on Global’s “The Talk” on the same day as the film hit screens. “I went from eating vegan to eating a small organic farm, more or less,” said the “True Blood” star. “I was doing boxing training five days a week and I think the one thing about gaining that much weight that fast, I gained 45 pounds…your jaw hurts because you’re chewing, you’re processing so much food.” RELATED:
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