Why Joshua Jackson binged 4,000 calories daily for his new role?
The actor said that preparing for his new role was 'harder than he thought'
May 28, 2025
Joshua Jackson went through a big change for his character in an upcoming movie.
During his recent appearance on the Today show on May 27, the Doctor Odyssey actor revealed that to portray the role of former boxing champ and pizzeria owner Victor in Karate Kid: Legends, he gained 20 lbs.
"I walk around at 175," he revealed on the show "I was almost 195 for the film."
The reason behind why he put all that weight, Jackson said that Victor was an "ex-heavyweight" boxer.
But putting on weight was not an easy task as he thought.
"It was harder than I thought it was going to be," he said. "I was eating 4,000 calories a day," he admitted.
Jackson noted that he accepted the challenges as he always does for any new roles.
"The training part is the fun part of my job," Jackson remarked. "Every time you pick up a new job, you’ve gotta pick up a new skill. But the training hits different at 45, 46 than it did when I was in my 20s."
Karate Kid: Legends is all set the hit theaters on May 30.
