London, July 15 : Brit actor Christian Bale was seen sporting an emaciated appearance on July 13 in preparation for his new movie role.

Bale, 35, who will be playing the part of drug-addicted boxer Dickie Eklund, looked gaunt as he walked through Los Angeles, where he is filming `The Fighter', reports the Daily Express.

The `Dark Knight' star is a method actor, and he lost 63 pounds (29 kilograms) for his role in 2004's `The Machinist'.

And now, he has apparently embarked on a severe diet to play Eklund, whose welterweight boxing career ended in 1985 because of his addiction to cocaine. (ANI)