Christian Bale looks unrecognisable once again in a new avatar after gaining weight

The Dark Knight star Christian Bale has drastically put on and shed weight several times for his films in the past and he has done it once again. The actor was spotted looking chubbier than ever as he prepares for an upcoming movie.

The 43-year-old was clicked by the paparazzi while on an errand run in Los Angeles last week. He will play former US vice president Dick Cheney in an upcoming biopic by Adam McKay.

Not much of a resemblance, is there?

Christian was seen in a simple grey shirt with shorts, sporting a buzz cut and a clean shaven look.

He was spotted a few days ago as well in a dark T-shirt with some facial hair.

Christian is well known for putting his body through extreme routines to gain weight or lose it for movie roles. The most drastic perhaps was when he lost 28kgs for his role as an insomniac in The Machinist. We was merely 54kgs during the shooting.

Here’s how much he has weighed during some of his movies:

American Psycho (2000) - 81 kgs

Reign of Fire (2002)- 83 kgs

The Machinist (2004)- 54 kgs

Batman Begins (2005)-86kgs

Rescue Dawn (2006)-61 kgs

The Dark Knight (2008)-86kgs

The Fighter (2010)-66 kgs

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 90 kgs

American Hustle (2013)-103 kgs