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Penn Badgley Details Rapid Body Transformation for 'You Deserve Each Other'

He describes quickly leaning out to match a physique-obsessed role, with the completed Amazon MGM rom-com still awaiting a release date.

Overview

  • On his Jan. 29 Podcrushed episode with costar Meghann Fahy, Badgley said he was “consumed” with losing weight on a short timeline after signing on just before filming.
  • He said the script envisioned a “shredded eight-pack” or “Marvel body” for Dr. Nicholas Rose, marking the first time he trained to get visibly ripped for a role.
  • The film adapts Sarah Hogle’s novel and pairs Badgley with Fahy as an engaged couple who try to push the other to call off their wedding.
  • Badgley said he focused on making the first 15 pages emotionally clear so the couple’s combative dynamic would feel earned.
  • Production wrapped last year with no release date set, and Amazon MGM says Timothy Busfield’s role will be digitally removed following child sexual abuse charges.