Vi har gennem tiden hørt mange historier om, hvordan diverse skuespillere har forberedt sig på deres kommende filmrolle ved at gennemgå vanvittige transformationer - som for eksempel Christian Bale, der tabte sig næsten 30 kilo forud for sin rolle i filmen The Machinist.
Der findes dog også de transformationer, som er over i den lidt sjovere boldgade. Til denne kategori kan vi nu tilføje Henry Cavills transformation til Geralt of Rivia i Netflix' The Witcher-serie. For udover masser af makeup-sessioner har Cavill også fortalt Vanity Fair, at han faktisk rullede sig i mudder for at komme til at ligne The Witcher:
"The costumers were, towards the end, quite horrified with me. Before takes I would look at myself and say, 'We need more dirt on me.' They'd come up to me with this tiny little -- it's like a pair of tights rolled up into a ball, with some dust in, and they'd sort of pat it on me. And I'd say, 'Yeah, guys, that's not enough.
So I'd go stand out in the rain. Sometimes I'd roll around in puddles. I would just try and get as much of the world on me, so this character looked like he had lived within it."
Der kan man da tale om dedikation. Vi sætter pris på den mudrede ofring, Cavill.