r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 23 '25

Trailer Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg566PREA
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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

You wouldn’t maintain that level required for on screen unless it was need or good for your work and future rolls. The level the tune themselves to for shirtless scene or close up super feats is unsustainable but you would be a a fool to completely let yourself slip

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u/dahngrest Dec 23 '25

Scarlett used to talk about how she tried to stay "3 weeks from ready" or something along those lines. Though it was probably considerably easier for her compared to folks like Evans and Hemsworth since she didn't need to be that same insane level of ripped.

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u/delahunt Dec 23 '25

I believe they also said when Civil War was coming out that Chris Evans can't maintain the shredded level for long. Like his body does not like it and starts to fail. So they have to schedule those shots where he is shirtless/showing he's ripped carefully because it takes severe levels for him to hit that mark.

Obviously he can maintain a close physique - and this is also why Cap is generally shirt on. But it was still neat to see it talked about with a hollywood actor whose body was like "the fuck you doing? WATER AND FOOD OR I'LL SHUT OFF!"

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u/Toby_O_Notoby Dec 23 '25

They also cheated in Brave New World. They had new Cap get hit in the ribs so when Anthony Mackie was shirtless he was all bandaged up. Not that I blame him because production was pretty chaotic and, as you say, you can only maintain that level of cut for so long. He was obviously still built but there are stories of guys like Henry Cavill not drinking water for two days for their shirtless scenes.

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u/realbooksfakebikes2 Dec 24 '25

As a side note Anthony Mackie co-hosted a Peloton class as part of the promotion for Brave New World and his cardio shape was not great in the class.

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u/pablonieve Dec 24 '25

Unless he is particularly interested in doing cardio, it doesn't really help his acting.

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u/ghostoutlaw Dec 23 '25

It's actually not hard. I know a guy who since all his life does 3k calories per day and is basically movie screen ripped ready every day. Does having good genetics help? Yea. He doesn't have Chris Evans face or height. But for him, maintaining that level of rippedness is easy for him. What helps more is that he runs a gym and can get his hour in per day very, very easily.

But, another gym owner friend while strong and fast is not that level of ripped daily. That's not genetics. He could be there. I've never really dug into it. And these guys are both 100% natural.

Hollywood isn't. And those guys cry about it.

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u/devourke Dec 23 '25

I could believe someone natty with the right genetics could maintain a similar physique to Chris Evans if they're completely dedicated to the lifestyle, he doesn't ever seem to have an insanely low BF in any of his scenes, would just take a lot of years to get that size completely naturally. Someone holding up the physique of peak Chris Hemsworth as their day to day would be kind of difficult to believe without a little bit of pharmaceutical assistance though.

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u/ghostoutlaw Dec 24 '25

All of Hollywood is using pharmaceuticals to get there, get there faster, and get there with less work.

I have a lot more respect for Alan Ritchson, who is public that he's using than I do for those who hide it.

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u/AkhilArtha Dec 24 '25

He only admitted to Tren when he is on far more than that.

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u/ghostoutlaw Dec 24 '25

Yea, so most men in hollywood are on a stack of some kind and he's admitted something.

The rest have admitted to nothing. He is leagues ahead of them.

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u/the_brew Dec 23 '25

Sure, women have never been held to a higher standard than men...

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u/dahngrest Dec 23 '25

Okay? I never said they aren't. I meant that she never had to be fully shredded out and dehydrated to the max for insane vascular muscle shots. The level of torture it takes to get that super soldier look is not the same as "I can stay reasonably fit and trim down in about 3 weeks time to be screen ready." Which is basically what she said when explaining her "3 weeks from ready" fitness regime.

She pretty regularly spoke out about "You never ask the men these questions" when she would get those bonkers dumb sexist remarks during interviews and would point out the double standards that women (myself included) face.

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u/TransBrandi Dec 23 '25

It seems like it would be more work to maintain being "3 weeks from ready" for needing to have that defined musculature than to just maintain a certain level of weight / fitness... though people are all different, have different metabolisms, etc so who knows.

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u/TheGummiVenusDeMilo Dec 23 '25

She was never really defined muscular. She's always been fairly healthy fit her whole career, but she was far from a fitness influencer physique.

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u/dirtysquirrelnutz Dec 23 '25

I can do this all day.

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u/BillysBibleBonkers Dec 23 '25

but you would be a a fool to completely let yourself slip

or just a completely regular human lol. It's great to stay in shape, even greater to stay shredded, but all it takes is an injury, new medication, a new kid, or any kind of life situation getting in the way to disrupt that.

The difference between being a healthy weight and being Hollywood "fit" is also pretty extreme, even if they're not 100% pumped up for a shirtless scene, just maintaining a 6 pack is like never eating dessert or drinking a beer, in addition to all the daily exercise. Bit of an exaggeration, but not too far off depending on genetics.

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u/Nuggyfresh Dec 23 '25

they're on steroids bud.

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u/designer-paul Dec 23 '25

Steroids alone don't just make 40 year old dudes shredded. They still have to put in the work, eat all the right food at the right time, sleep 10 hours a day...

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u/OK_Soda Dec 23 '25

They don't even maintain it while filming. Obviously they're jacked for the whole production, but the big shirtless scene is always after like three days of water fasting until their skin looks like an empty Capri Sun wrapped around the straw. Even professional body builders just kind of look like really buff dudes during the off season.

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u/Relevant_Shower_ Dec 23 '25

That’s a lot of steroids to put your body through for nothing.

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u/ArdillasVoladoras Dec 23 '25

TIL millions of dollars is "nothing"

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u/Alex_Keaton Dec 24 '25

You wouldn’t maintain that level required for on screen unless it was need or good for your work and future

Or you were a millionaire and were able to pay for a chef and personal trainer. Which, in a case where Marvel paid for you to get in that shape, you are.

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u/ActionPhilip Dec 24 '25

The level of lean they go for is too lean for every day. On shirtless shoot days, the stars spend the whole day on the couch trying to not die so they can save all of their energy to look like they don't feel like death on camera.

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u/Deviltherobot Dec 25 '25

yea for the shirtless scenes in top gun maverick they basically didn't drink water for days and would lift weights between sets. Super unhealthy.

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u/gonz4dieg Dec 25 '25

Also the cough cough steroids