Ahead of filming the biopic, Austin Butler knew he had to add a little bit of weight. And so, he borrowed a page from Ryan Gosling’s book from the time he was preparing for a role in the late 2000s. “I heard that Ryan Gosling when he was going to do ‘The Lovely Bones,’ had microwaved Häagen-Dazs and would drink it. So I started doing that,” Butler recently revealed to Variety. The “Dude” star, however, did not stop at ice cream, as he also recalled consuming more snacks than he normally would have. “I would go get two dozen doughnuts and eat them all. I really started to pack on some pounds.” But even though Butler’s weight gain plans started off on a good note, it did not hold out for too long– for a couple of reasons. First, his unhealthy diet began to take a toll on him, and then the COVID-19 pandemic struck. “It was just impossible,” he explained. So to achieve the right body type for older Elvis, Butler ended up wearing a body suit in some scenes
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But while everything panned out well for Butler, Gosling, who inspired this bizarre weight gain plan, was not as lucky in his time. Having gone on the ice cream diet, Gosling went from 150 pounds to 210 pounds — a development that did not sit well with director Peter Jackson, who ended up firing the “Blue Valentine” actor.
