Aaron Taylor-Johnson Says He's Worked on Marvel Films Where Actors' 'Suits Are Padded': 'Arms, Butts — Everything!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Aaron Taylor-Johnson in New York City on Dec. 10, 2024.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty

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Aaron Taylor-Johnsonis “dishing some dirt” about big-screen superhero bulk.

In a recent interview withCapitalsurrounding his new superhero movieKraven the Hunter, the 34-year-old actor said he has “worked on some Marvel films” in the past where “those suits are padded.”

“Arms, everything. Butts. I’ve seen some crazy pads. I’m not saying who,” he said, coyly answering only, “Maybe!” when asked if the padding extended to the “front” of costumes.

Taylor-Johnson, who previously appeared as Pietro Maximoff in Marvel Studios’Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014) andAvengers: Age of Ultron(2015), confirmed that he himself put on about 40 lbs. ofmuscle to play the titular roleinKraven the Hunter, which involved an intense diet.

“Eating was definitely one of the main ingredients for that one. But not ice cream — healthy stuff,” he said, adding, “The costume was my arms. That was the problem.”

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During the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles back in October, DeBose was asked her thoughts on then-newKraven the Hunterphotos showing off Taylor-Johnson’s muscles.

“Oh, yeah. Those are real. I had the privilege of looking at those,” theOscarwinner, 33, playfully toldVarietywhen shown one of the pictures.

“I think he might’ve been hungry. But, they’re beautiful,” she said. “I appreciate the male form just like many, many humans on the planet. He is a spectacular human; a beautiful and so sweet. He’s much morethan his abs, you know?”

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson inKraven the Hunter(2024).Jay Maidment

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“And, quite frankly, he’s a very good actor. Incredible actor. I was very, very proud to work with him,” DeBose added toVariety.

While appearing on the Dec. 20 episode ofBrittany Broski’s YouTube showRoyal Court, Taylor-Johnson poked fun at his intense commitment to the roles he plays as he jokingly teased, “We’vebarely scratched the surface."

In terms of how he typically preps for a role, the actor detailed, “It really kinda depends,” adding, “I kind of enjoy, like, finding habits, like, good and bad habits of that character, and sort of living in that routine and pattern … or listening to certain music that would be associated with that era of time."

“It’s multiple things, because, you’re also, like,changing facial hairor your hair or what your clothes are or what you’re wearing, so that — eventually — it becomes second nature, and ideally you’re already in that character when you step on set,” Taylor-Johnson added.

Kraven the Hunteris in theaters now.

source: people.com