Peaky Blinders' Cillian Murphy's dramatic weight loss transformation for blockbuster role
express.co.ukPeaky Blinders star will play theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the upcoming film.Cillian, 46, has reportedly lost a stone to play the famous theoretical physicist, who is credited as being the “father of the atomic bomb”.The actor is best known for playing Thomas Shelby, leader of the Peaky Blinders in the iconic BBC series.
However, the star looked rather different while he was filming in Los Angeles for Christopher Nolan’s latest cinematic offering.
Worlds away from the suave, well-dressed gangster he is known for portraying, Cillian instead looked rather gaunt. Pictures showed him wearing a loose-fitting grey suit with a white button-up shirt, suspenders and a short green tie.
He wore a large brown brimmed hat, which covered much of his face, and some black formal dress shoes on his feet.While his character Thomas had an intimidating stature, his new character appears to be rather frail-looking, and the change to Cillian’s face caused by the weight loss was noticeable.
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