Timothée Chalamet Was Told ‘You Don’t Have the Right Body’ for Big Movies Like ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Divergent’; Agent Advised Him to ‘Put on Weight’

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/timothee-chalamet-gain-weight-big-movies-1236206607/

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  1. > “If I auditioned for ‘The Maze Runner’ or ‘Divergent,’ things of that variety that were popping when I was coming up, the feedback was always, ‘Oh, you don’t have the right body,’” Chalamet said in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “I had an agent that called me and said, ‘You got to put on weight,’ basically — not aggressively, but you know.”

    > Instead of trying to change his body type to land roles in blockbuster fare, Chalamet said he found a “very personal style” of films, such as “Call Me by Your Name,” “Beautiful Boy,” “Lady Bird,” “Little Women,” “Miss Stevens” and “Hot Summer Nights.”

    > **“Those were smaller budget, but very — I don’t know how else to put it — personable movies that started in this theater space. This is where I found my rhythm, my confidence, my flow, whatever you want to call it,” Chalamet added.**

  3. And now he’s spearheading a whole cadre of floppy-haired twinks – Finn Wolfhard, Alex Wolff, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Grazer.

    So Tim gets the last laugh, I guess.

  4. I mean realistically she looks like a fart could take her out. I’m just glad she made it through COVID

    edit: whoops thought the thumbnail was Lilly Tomlin

  8. Isn’t it enough that’s he like the current biggest movie star? Does he also have to be a victim of something? PR teams are literally insane.

  11. Call me by your name is forever going to be one of those movies for me that just hits home.

  12. why is this even an article? some producers want a certain body type for certain films. so what? tons of actors and actresses changed their body to fit a role. why is this somehow news?

  13. after i saw him in the king on netflix i was an instant fan of his

  14. He looks fine, he’s just not interesting. I can’t like him in anything.

  15. Lol, he’s a twink.

    He has the body for roles built for that.

    He’s laughable as an action star or anything similar but women who both are and aren’t aware that they like feminine body styles will love him as he is in roles that fit that.

  16. Timmy Chatroulette has the same “problem” that Pierce Brosnan had: When you get top results in your life with your face and hair, you can neglect your body and still score the hottest babes. The rest of us need to hit the gym.

  17. I mean they werent wrong. He looks softer than a bowl of mashed potatoes how are we supposed to suspend disbelief and pretend he can be some action hero?

    Hes built for beta movies and thats ok.

  18. Someone said he looks like a sickly Victorian era boy

  19. Great lesson. Don’t change for other people. Eventually the people that really matter will see what makes you special.

  20. I may not like the guy much, but seems like a blessing in disguise to not be part of maze runner nor divergent to end up being the protagonist of DUNE of all things.

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