Taylor Kitsch struggled with tough diet and training for John Carter
Taylor Kitsch endured gruelling exercise sessions and embarked on "the most boring diet you could think of" for new movie John Carter.
The actor plays a former military captain who is transported to Mars in the sci-fi epic and he took on a strict regime to get him in shape for the role - but the lifestyle overhaul was a struggle.
He tells the Associated Press, "It's the most boring diet you could
think of, really, it was four months before (filming) and seven
months during, so an 11-month regimen with that.
"Training at 4.30 in the morning before you go to work, and then
training for the four months before as well. And then during the
day, you're training as well before takes.
"I'd say the emotion is probably the toughest thing especially,
it's quite heavy some of the stuff he goes through."