Seth Rogen got into shape to play Green Hornet in new movie

Seth Rogen got into shape to play Green Hornet in new movie
It’s not just women in Hollywood who are expected to drop weight for roles or to conform to a certain look. Men are held to certain standards for roles, too. For Seth Rogen, the curly haired, slightly chubby star of such movies as “Knocked Up” and “Pineapple Express,” this meant dropping the pounds to play a superhero- a role he most likely would never have been considered for based on his physical appearance prior to his movie success. Rogen explained how he got into shape in a recent interview.

What’s the skinny on Seth Rogen’s svelte new self?

“The lamest answer ever,” he said Friday on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show, “I exercised and I dieted.”

He added, “I personally do not care how I look or physically feel.”

She also digs his raunchy new Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno (out Oct. 31).

“It’s a very romantic movie,” Rogen told Seacrest. “My girlfriend likes it and she hates porn.”

While filming, “I was around a lot of body parts…but I dealt with it very maturely,” he said. “It was a very good lesson in anatomy.

“I think I’ve been researching this movie since I was 11 1/2 years old,” he added. “That’s around when the research started.”

Rogen - who bared his bum in Knocked Up - said he doesn’t show much skin this time around.

The actor deadpanned, “I tried to give everyone a break with this one.”

[From Us Weekly]

I like Seth Rogen a lot - ever since I saw him in the short lived but excellent FOX show “Undeclared.” I actually can’t wait to see “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” I’ve seen every Kevin Smith movie- even “Mallrats.” And Seth’s co-star in this movie, Elizabeth Banks, is one of my favorite new actresses. But when I heard that Seth would be taking on The Green Hornet, my first reaction was, “Huh??” I could not see him in the role at all. Even with the weight loss, I am scratching my head over this casting.

Photos are from the Zach and Miri Make a Porno premiere on 10/20/08, credit: WENN. Earlier header image credit: PRPhotos. It looks like his girlfriend lost weight too!

Published 10/27/08 by


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