Paul Rudd reveals “horrible” and “restrictive” Marvel diet to play Ant-Man
nme.comPaul Rudd has opened up about his “horrible” and “restrictive” Marvel diet, revealing he would drink sparkling water as a “reward”.The Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania star described the strict measures he went to while appearing on the comedy food podcast Off Menu, which sees guests asked to recall their “dream menu” by hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster.When asked what kind of water he preferred, the 54 year-old actor told the comedians he was still a fan of sparkling.“When I was having to train for the Ant-Man movie, and I was on a very restrictive diet, my reward was sparkling water,” he said, with an incredulous laugh. “That’s how horrible that diet was.
I was like, ‘Alright, I can have some sparkling water now, I’ve earned it.’”Rudd said that as he was training and “working out” so much, he would have “a lot of sparkling water” and joked that he would go for certain brands on a “cheat day”.“Did it feel like a treat?” Acaster asked, to which Rudd replied: “Yeah, it was great.
It wasn’t flavoured, I wasn’t gonna go crazy.”Rudd added that he “kind of did it” for all the Marvel films, and that it was sometimes easier than expected. “Once you’re in it, it’s not too hard,” he said, admitting that the really “boring” diet actually gave him “tons of energy”.Acaster then asked Rudd if the other Marvel stars would “compare notes” when working together on ensemble films such as Avengers: Infinity War or its follow-up Endgame.“I mean, I think people kind of are,” he responded, “but I also think I worked out harder than anyone, I would eat better than everyone, and I looked worse than all of them.
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