Title: Paul Rudd's "Horror Trip" Diet for Ant-Man and the Reward of Mineral Water
Paul Rudd, the 54-year-old Marvel leading man, isn't shy about sharing his less-than-enthusiastic feelings about his superhero diet. In a humorous chat on the comedy podcast 'Off Menu', Rudd revealed that the diet regimen for playing Ant-Man in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" was a "terrible" and "restrictive" experience.
Even when he was required to follow a harsh diet plan, mineral water became his coveted treat. Rudd shared that during his strict regimen for the "Ant-Man" film, getting to enjoy some plain mineral water felt like a well-deserved reward. The monotonous diet had him yearning for a simple taste of unflavored H2O, as reported by CNN.
"Once you're in it, it's not too hard," Rudd quipped, referring to the physical demands of his superhero role. But, no matter how much he trained or ate healthily, he always felt like his co-stars like Chris Hemsworth outshone him.
Rudd vented, "I trained harder than everyone else, I ate better than everyone else, and I looked worse than everyone else." With a humorous tone, he acknowledged that his intense workout routine and meticulous diet resulted in a less than impressive physical transformation.
Despite these challenges, Paul Rudd's dedicated performance as Ant-Man has earned him recognition. In 2021, he was crowned as People's "Sexiest Man Alive." Rudd has been synonymous with the role since the 2015 "Ant-Man" film, appearing in "The First Avenger: Civil War" in 2016, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" in 2018, and "Avengers: Endgame" in 2019. Fans will see him reprise his role in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" in 2023.
As golden as his career has been, it seems that Paul Rudd still finds humor in the challenging aspects of playing Ant-Man. And, perhaps, the simple pleasures like a cold glass of mineral water, served as much-needed reminders of his quest as the superhero everyone loves.
[1] The enrichment section does not contain information that directly contributes to the base article. Instead, it mentions the sources that mention that Rudd transformed his body to play Ant-Man but do not specify the nature of his diet and training regimen.
[3] The Original article mentions Paul Rudd's appearance at universities in Pennsylvania to hand out water to students waiting in hours-long lines to vote, but this point doesn't contribute to the base article's focus on Paul's diet and opinion on it for his Ant-Man role, so it won't be included in the rewrite.
