Chris Diamantopoulos is a type of significantly dedicated actors that appears to shape-shift relying on the function at hand. He shredded himself all the way down to 7.1% bodyfat for his function alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot, within the 2021 film Crimson Discover, however in his start-turn on Prime Video’s new comedy-drama, The Sticky, the actor went within the different course with the intention to nail the bodily comedy required of him on set.
Muscle & Health caught up with Diamantopoulos to seek out out extra.
“You already know, on a present like this, there’s some precise bodily heavy lifting,” says Diamantopoulos, who performs gangster, Mike Byrne in The Sticky, a collection that’s loosely primarily based on the Nice Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. “I did numerous pratfalls as a result of my character is carrying the flawed sneakers for this snowy terrain, and I needed to make it possible for once I fell, I may repeat that fall again and again for hours and hours and hours.”
Carrying out this took a while, the actor says. He says a part of his coaching got here from his work on one other Amazon collection. “[It required] completely different setups, completely different digicam angles, completely different takes with out injuring myself. And in order that’s one thing that I’ve discovered to do over time, that if I’m going to do one thing on a take, I’ve to be ready to repeat it over and again and again. I simply got here from Portland, the place I’m taking pictures an thrilling new present, additionally for Amazon, referred to as Legal. It’s an Ed Brubaker present, and it stars amongst different folks, Charlie Hunnam and Amelia Clark and Luke Evans. And now, that’s a present the place not solely are you reciting your traces and strolling and searching on this course and realizing the place the digicam is, however now you’re coping with gunfire and explosions and squibs.”
Chris Diamantopoulos bulked up for ‘The Sticky’
For Crimson Discover, Diamantopoulos famously reduce all the way down to 7.1% bodyfat with the intention to play the evil villain, however in The Sticky, the actor of Greek descent says that placing on some additional weight has helped him to nail a number of the extra bodily stuff.
His brother, Gus, is a energy and conditioning coach and proprietor of Toronto’s The Energy Room in Toronto, Canada. Gus has been overseeing the celebrities’ progress. “I believe I’m nearer to 16% physique fats, however he mentioned to me, ‘You already know, I gotta be trustworthy with you: From an aesthetic standpoint and from an influence standpoint, as a result of my muscle mass is up by about 6.5 kilos as effectively, I sort of like this on you!’”
Diamantopoulos was conscious going into The Sticky that being match was extra essential than being ripped. “The bodily necessities of this job have been completely different,” he explains. “They weren’t a lot from an aesthetic standpoint as a lot as they have been from a useful standpoint. I needed to do numerous literal heavy lifting on this present, and numerous bodily comedy that required falling and getting damage.”
To that finish, Diamantopoulos relaxed his intermittent fasting schedule. His coaching consisted of “gradual physique weight stuff to maintain myself versatile and powerful. A number of gradual chin ups, numerous gradual physique squats, numerous gradual dips and push-ups and stuff like that, and never coaching fairly often. Actually simply giving my physique an opportunity to get better.”
The Sticky additionally stars three-time Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale and visitor stars Jamie Lee Curtis, who additionally served as govt producer on the quick paced six-part comedy-drama. Diamantopoulos says that he liked the shoot and acquired on like “peas and carrots” with the remainder of his illustrious solid. For now, the actor is having fun with his bulkier body. “I don’t thoughts a bit of additional meat on the bone,” he says. Till the following mission requires one other shape-shift, in fact!
The Sticky premieres Dec. 6, 2024 on Prime Video. You may see Chris Diamantopoulos’ whole interview with M&F beneath.
