He wanted to be in tip-top shape for the movie.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson had to put in a lot of work in the gym and the kitchen when gearing up to film his new movie Kraven the Hunter. Now, ahead of the movie's release, the British actor is sharing every step of his health journey in preparing for the role.
The Nosferatu star stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Dec. 9 to dish about the new movie. He explained that getting in shape for the movie required just as much dedication off set as in front of the camera.
"It was six months of training and a lot of dietary plans," Taylor-Johnson said. "I had a great trainer."
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As for what he ate, he had to stay away from pretty much all comfort foods. "It was a pretty varied diet, but the thing that I couldn't have was all the good stuff, really—the pasta, pizza, and [I had] zero alcohol for two years while I made the movie."
Taylor-Johnson giving up alcohol for two years caught Kimmel by surprise. "I had not a drop of alcohol when I made this, yeah," he stated plainly.
"The first thing I ate was a pizza. I had a whole pizza and we went to a pub and had a beautiful draft-pulled beer with a great, big, thick head on it and it was ice-cold. It was the best thing that I ever tasted. And about 10 minutes later I felt like I was a balloon," he recounted.
Kraven the Hunter is in theaters this Friday.
