Michelle Rodriguez Reveals How Much Muscle She Put on for 'Dungeons & Dragons'
Michelle Rodriguez hits the red carpet alongside her castmates at the premiere of her upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on Thursday (March 23).
The 44-year-old actress was joined by the likes of Chris Pine, Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant (with wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein), Sophia Lillis, Daisy Head, Justice Smith, Jason Wong, Edd Osmand, Edgar Abram, Jeanne Nicole Ni Ainle and Trevor Kaneswaran at the event, which was hosted at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England.
Ahead of the premiere, Michelle gave a revealing interview about how she got ready for the role. Spoiler alert, it involved putting on a massive amount of muscle.
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According to MovieWeb, Michelle told SFX Magazine that she put on 15 pounds of muscle to become Holga.
“I’m still having a hard time losing that muscle. I’ve had to add a new size to my wardrobe,” she revealed.
Prep for the role also entailed growing out her armpit hair.
Michelle also revealed that getting into the costume was a challenge until some changes were made.
“I was incredibly uncomfortable at first because it took me seven minutes to use the bathroom, but we got the hang of it and added some zippers,” she shared.
One of her castmates opened up about collaborating with Michelle on the movie.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves arrives in theaters on March 31. Check out the trailer below!
Scroll through all the pics of the cast of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves at the UK premiere in the gallery…