TODAY   |  October 09, 2012

Did Matthew McConaughey go too far for new role?

Matthew McConaughey is making headlines for his recent shocking weight loss – the actor has reportedly dropped around 30 pounds to prepare for his role as a man who contracts HIV in an upcoming movie, “The Dallas Buyer’s Club.”

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>> other celebrity news to look into. have you seen matthew mcconaughey lately? unrecognizable. lost a ton of weight. voted sexiest man alive. that's how we remain him in heavier days, shall we say.

>> that's the poster you both have on the wall.

>> he is a dreamboat then, but look at him now. lost 30 pounds, and apparently it's for his latest role "the dallas buyers club" and plays a patient with hiv so that's why all the weight loss .

>> obviously a lot of actors have done this, lost weight, gained weight for roles, but with him, he's what, 42 years old, as you mentioned. it does make him look dramatically different, not for the better in this role, and i would imagine though he'll be able to bounce back quickly after putting weight back on.

>> look at tom hanks .

>> as an actor putting the weight back on seems like that would be kind of a fun part of it. i could get into that.

>> gorging yourself on milk shakes and stuff like that.

>> yeah.

>> get a room a shake shack and you call it a day .

>> that sounds good.

>> and you can probably win an oscar at the end of the day , too.

>> a lot of actors who