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In the new movie Caught Stealing, Austin Butler’s character, Hank, is a former baseball player who takes up bartending \u2014 which called for a very specific physique<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\u201cI actually have a whole section of just baseball players\u2019 asses that he would send me,\u201d Butler said of the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Butler’s prepping included lots of hip thrusters, working with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine trainer and simultaneously consuming a diet of pizza and beer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Austin Butler<\/a> is hip-thrusting into character.<\/p>\nThe actor, 34, spoke to Men’s Health<\/a> ahead of the debut of his new thriller, Caught Stealing<\/a>, and opened up about the unorthodox regimen that was required to get his body for the role. In the movie, Butler plays a former baseball player-turned-bartender named Hank \u2014\u00a0thus his character’s story demanded a very particular physique.<\/p>\nButler told the outlet the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky, had a clear image in mind for Hank: it heavily revolved around having a baseball butt. The actor said Aronofsky, 56, wanted his build to be in line with the character’s backstory, and to be believable during action scenes.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n\nMatthew Brookes for Men’s Health<\/p>\n
Austin Butler for Men’s Health.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cI actually have a whole section of just baseball players\u2019 asses that he would send me,\u201d Butler said. \u201cHe was like, \u2018Look how thick they are!\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
A large part of the butt building routine included “a ton of hip thrusters,” he said, which gained him Aronofsky’s desired body. However, it did cost him “a whole section of Celine pants that I just can’t even wear anymore,” he told the outlet.<\/p>\n
Beyond his behind, Butler also had to incorporate Hank’s bartender present alongside his athletic past. To achieve both at the same time, he trained with Beth Lewis \u2014\u00a0who helped Hugh Jackman achieve his Wolverine physique \u2014 while also consuming a regular diet of pizza and beer.<\/p>\n
While he enjoyed the work he did with Lewis, it was the addition of consistent drinking he didn’t love.\u00a0“Drinking has never been my thing,” he told Men’s Health, noting he didn’t like how it makes him feel.<\/p>\n
When Butler first began working on the film, his body had since reverted from his Elvis build, a role for which he needed a bulkier frame. He started meeting with Aronofsky during awards season, which often results in increased anxiety and a subsequent tendency to forget to eat.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n\nMatthew Brookes for Men’s Health<\/p>\n
Austin Butler for Men’s Health.<\/p><\/div>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\nBut after six months of training for Caught Stealing, he had grown from 150 lbs. to 185, he said.<\/p>\n
The film begins when Hank is enlisted by his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith<\/a>) for cat-sitting duty, where he “suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters,” per a synopsis. The movie also stars Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/a>, Bad Bunny<\/a> and Regina King<\/a>.<\/p>\nCaught Stealing will open in theaters on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n
In the new movie Caught Stealing, Austin Butler’s character, Hank, is a former baseball player who takes up bartending \u2014 which called for a very specific physique<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
\u201cI actually have a whole section of just baseball players\u2019 asses that he would send me,\u201d Butler said of the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Butler’s prepping included lots of hip thrusters, working with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine trainer and simultaneously consuming a diet of pizza and beer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Austin Butler<\/a> is hip-thrusting into character.<\/p>\n The actor, 34, spoke to Men’s Health<\/a> ahead of the debut of his new thriller, Caught Stealing<\/a>, and opened up about the unorthodox regimen that was required to get his body for the role. In the movie, Butler plays a former baseball player-turned-bartender named Hank \u2014\u00a0thus his character’s story demanded a very particular physique.<\/p>\n Butler told the outlet the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky, had a clear image in mind for Hank: it heavily revolved around having a baseball butt. The actor said Aronofsky, 56, wanted his build to be in line with the character’s backstory, and to be believable during action scenes.<\/p>\n Matthew Brookes for Men’s Health<\/p>\n Austin Butler for Men’s Health.<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cI actually have a whole section of just baseball players\u2019 asses that he would send me,\u201d Butler said. \u201cHe was like, \u2018Look how thick they are!\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n A large part of the butt building routine included “a ton of hip thrusters,” he said, which gained him Aronofsky’s desired body. However, it did cost him “a whole section of Celine pants that I just can’t even wear anymore,” he told the outlet.<\/p>\n Beyond his behind, Butler also had to incorporate Hank’s bartender present alongside his athletic past. To achieve both at the same time, he trained with Beth Lewis \u2014\u00a0who helped Hugh Jackman achieve his Wolverine physique \u2014 while also consuming a regular diet of pizza and beer.<\/p>\n While he enjoyed the work he did with Lewis, it was the addition of consistent drinking he didn’t love.\u00a0“Drinking has never been my thing,” he told Men’s Health, noting he didn’t like how it makes him feel.<\/p>\n When Butler first began working on the film, his body had since reverted from his Elvis build, a role for which he needed a bulkier frame. He started meeting with Aronofsky during awards season, which often results in increased anxiety and a subsequent tendency to forget to eat.<\/p>\n Matthew Brookes for Men’s Health<\/p>\n Austin Butler for Men’s Health.<\/p><\/div>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n But after six months of training for Caught Stealing, he had grown from 150 lbs. to 185, he said.<\/p>\n The film begins when Hank is enlisted by his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith<\/a>) for cat-sitting duty, where he “suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters,” per a synopsis. The movie also stars Zo\u00eb Kravitz<\/a>, Bad Bunny<\/a> and Regina King<\/a>.<\/p>\n Caught Stealing will open in theaters on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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