Updated on February 8, 2022: Unfortunately for Russell Crowe, despite what he put his body through for this film, Unhinged was released to mediocre reviews and mediocre earnings. This time, it’s for his 2020 thriller Unhinged. Several years later, it seems Crowe saw the need to undergo a drastic physical transformation again.
Some rumors suggest he might lose even more weight for a potential Gladiator 2. Perhaps, many may not have realized that Crowe dropped 40 pounds for his role in Gladiator, the very same one which won him an Oscar for best actor. On the other hand, actors who over-commit tend to give a role everything they’ve got, the likes of which include Tom Cruise and his fellow veteran actor, Russell Crowe. RELATED: What Led Azealia Banks To Engage In A Feud With Russell Crowe? That said, they may be unwilling to put themselves through intense body transformations or any other unrealistic demands just to play the part. Actors who commit have a lot of passion for their project. One can say that there are, generally, two kinds of actors in Hollywood: those who commit and those who over commit.