Miles Teller is one of the most talented and highly acclaimed actors in the film industry whose fascinating filmography contains movies of almost all genres. Teller has established himself as a leading star by showcasing his unique cinematic skills and charismatic on-screen presence. In his thriving career, the actor has starred in many monumental, blockbuster, star-studded projects, which have helped him cement his top-shelf place in showbiz.
The 36-year-old star has worked with enough A-list actors, including Hollywood legend Tom Cruise, with whom he teamed up to star in his 2022 American action drama film Top Gun: Maverick. Teller once revealed how he prepared himself to play the role of Lieutenant Bradley Rooster Bradshaw and shared how he managed to stun the audience with his look in the movie. He claimed that before filming that shirtless beach scene, he did this one thing that helped him achieve that ripped and toned physique.
Miles Teller Reveals How He Prepared Himself to Play the Role of Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick
Miles Teller has never shied away from portraying some of the most challenging and physically demanding roles on the silver screen. The actor has done significant physical transformation and followed a rigid diet regimen for several of his on-screen characters. In an interview with JOE, Teller opened up about how he prepared himself to play the role of Bradley Rooster Bradshaw in the Tom Cruise-led commercially successful movie Top Gun: Maverick.
The actor trained hard to build his stunning, shredded physique to play his part effectively. However, he claimed that his shirtless body looked incredibly ripped and sultry playing football in that beach scene because, before filming that sequence, he drank a can of Coke. Speaking on JOE, the War Dogs star shared:
“When I was super lean, you’re trying to cut water out of your system [during filming]. It’s a trick of the trade that people use, that you try to dehydrate yourself as much as possible,” adding, “And then, oddly enough, when you’re on set that day when your body’s been deprived of sugar and sodium and all these things, you drink like a can of Coke. Your body gets all that sugar, and everything tightens up. You get this certain kind of vascular look that looks good on screen.
Miles Teller did a phenomenal job and convincingly demonstrated his character, as he trained hard enough to build those muscles and sultry physique to play his part authentically.
Miles Teller on Working With Tom Cruise in the Movie
On Dan Fogler’s 4d Xperience Podcast, Miles Teller opened up about his experience working with his co-star Tom Cruise in their epic blockbuster film Top Gun: Maverick. The actor gushed about sharing the silver screen with Cruise, who is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in Hollywood whose films often grossed millions, even billions of dollars at the box office. As reported by Cinema Blend, Teller shared on the podcast,
“I’ve never been a part of a big movie like that really, and it’s just I say when you have Jerry Bruckheimer, and you have Tom Cruise, and you also throw in like Christopher McQuarrie and Joe Kosinski and so many different people on that, the quality control is there and Tom is, he’s spending so much time –he spends so much time before you ever show up.”
He continued,
“I mean years and years of f**king carving this thing and then reshooting stuff if it’s not great. It’s just wonderful to be a part of something like that because he’s doing so much heavy lifting, and he’s literally just nonstop, and his attention to detail is just ridiculous. It will never be matched.”
Joseph Kosinski-directed action drama movie grossed $1.496 billion at the global box office and received positive reviews from the audience and critics alike.
Top Gun: Maverick is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Source: JOE, Cinema Blend, Dan Fogler’s 4d Xperience Podcast
