In Colin Farrell's new dark dramedy The Lobster, the Irish actor plays an unlucky-in-love schlub with a bit of a paunch -- meaning the handsome leading man needed to pack on quite a few pounds.
Farrell and co-star John C. Reilly opened up to ET's Deidre Behar on Monday where they opened up about how Farrell put on 45 pounds in just two months.
"I
was wondering, 'How is he doing it? How is he doing it so fast?' and
then he's like he's like, 'I just eat Haagen-Dazs or ice cream or
whatever,'" Reilly recounted. "I was like, 'But how can you eat that
much ice cream in a day without getting a freeze headache?' And without
missing a beat, he was like, 'Oh, I just warm it up and just drink it.'"
"In the microwave," Farrell added. "I was always a better drinker than an eater so I just applied that rule!"
Farrell,
who said that the high-fat diet was only fun "for about two days," said
that his health -- especially his sleep schedule -- suffered quite a bit.
Farrell
revealed that it wasn't just eating melted 4,000-calorie meals that
helped him put on weight -- he also refrained from exercising or really
even moving at all.
The
39-year-old star said his sister, who was on set with him during
filming, would ask if he'd like to walk around the luxurious estate
where the movie was shot, to get some fresh air.
"I'd
say, 'No can do,'" Farrell explained, joking that he'd ask his sister
for a "piggyback" ride from one room to another when she would return
from her walks.
Now,
Farrell appears to be back in tip-top shape, and his method for losing
all the extra pounds was apparently very straightforward: "I dropped the
weight so quickly just by starving and working out," he explained.
In The Lobster,
Farrell plays David, a newly-single introvert who, according to the
rules of society, must find love within 45 days or he'll be turned into
an animal of his choice -- which happens to be the eponymous lobster.
The surreal comedy, which also stars Rachel Weisz and Ben Wishaw, hits theaters Friday.
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