11 Amazing Bodies from Godzilla and Kong Films

With Godzilla Minus One packing houses in theaters, and Monarch a hit on Apple TV, we started to think about the stars of the US-based Monsterverse—and how they got fit. Get an peek into the personal wellness and skincare routines of stars like Elizabeth Olsen, Brie Larson, and Mae Whitman. These actors share more than just their acting skills; they reveal the secrets behind their enviable physiques and radiant skin. From Olsen's selective sunscreen use to Larson's natural oil-based skincare, and Whitman's mindful approach to self-care, these celebs maintain their amazing bodies while battling ogres. Read on to find out how.

1. Elizabeth Olsen

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Elizabeth Olsen played Elle Brody in the first film. She shared some of her favorite skincare products with CNN. Olsen says that she always uses sunscreen. “I use Supergoop!, but I always check the UV index. I don’t want to wear SPF for no reason. So it’s on the weather app and if it says it’s like one or two, I’m not going to wear SPF even if the sun’s out. I don’t love wearing sunscreen unless I’m out in the sun.”

2. Brie Larson

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Brie Larson played Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island. She shared some of her favorite skincare tricks with Allure. Larson says that she loves coconut or olive oil on her face. “To wash my face, I might use coconut or olive oil. When I used to travel and do pressers and things and I didn't want to bring tons of products, I would just ask the hotel for olive oil. Oil my face, hot towel.”

3. Mae Whitman

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Mae Whitman played Annie in Skull Island. She opened up about having endometriosis in an interview with Allure. Whitman says that self-care is more important to her now. “To me, self-care really is about putting everything aside, going to a special place in your mind, and actually finding a way back to the present moment,” she says. “To be able to taste the tea that you're drinking, to enjoy the food that you're eating, to enjoy the smell of the soap that you're using or relaxing into the bath, as opposed to racing through my day with anxiety, which contributes to the pain.”

4. Kiersey Clemons

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Kiersey Clemons plays May Olowe-Hewitt in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. She talked about the importance of having self-confidence to POPSugar. “I think we have this definition of confidence that means that a person wakes up and looks in the mirror every day and is like, 'You're a queen! I love you! You're beautiful! You're perfect!' But I think confidence is looking in the mirror sometimes and being like, 'You look like sh*t! You goofball!' and that's fine. It's accepting the fact that you're a person and you're going to rock the fact that you're a human."

5. Betty Gilpin

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Betty Gilpin plays Irene in Skull Island. She shared her morning wellness and skincare routine with Women’s Health. "As a result of having a long and arduous road with my skin, I start my morning with certain things that have helped me combat acne,” she says. “I really notice that when I have these things in the morning, I break out less. I drink this green thing, called Macro Greens with some mint-flavored chlorophyll. Then I take all these vitamins—to try to tell myself that I’m a person who takes vitamins. I take fish oil and turmeric and zinc, all this skin stuff."

6. Eiza Gonzalez

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Eiza Gonzalez played Maia Simmons in Godzilla vs. Kong. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she talked about how important wellness is to her. “I’m a health freak and I like to give back to my body. Doing my beauty routine regimen in the morning and night is like a way to say ‘thank you for everything you do for me’ to my body. Working out and giving blood flow to my legs is saying ‘thank you for allowing me to walk around.’”

7. Aisha Hinds

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Aisha Hinds played Diane Foster in King of The Monsters. She shared her skincare secrets with Us Weekly. “I’m all about cleansing and Murad has a line that is good for cleansing and toning. It’s good for acne. I have cystic acne when my skin starts to act up, so I have started using their clarifying cleanser, which has 1.5% salicylic acid, so that helps the acne. I also use their exfoliating acne treatment gel, so that helps to keep the acne at bay. I make sure to moisturize with their skin perfecting lotion. So it’s like a 1-2-3 step that I do every morning and every night. Every two or three days, I’ll do an acne masque.”

8. Bradley Whitford

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Bradley Whitford played Rick Stanton in King of The Monsters. He revealed that he walks to stay in shape in an interview with People. "I started walking a lot [during the pandemic], which I love to do. It's sort of an anti-anxiety, anti-depressant. As I've gotten older, I have to be careful with my knee. I'm doing a play right now, and so I've been going to a gym and sort of pathetically lifting weights sort of regularly, and walking, and just getting up and down counts as a squat."

9. Kyle Chandler

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Kyle Chandler played Mark Russell in King of The Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong. He revealed to Men’s Health that he was bullied growing up, and shared his secret to finding confidence. "I couldn't fit in, and I wanted so badly to find a reason for that," he says. "I got so frustrated that I put a piece of paper over my bed that read, 'I'm no better than anyone else, and nobody's better than I am.' It was the only way I knew to make sense of my place in the world."

10. Rebecca Hall

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Rebecca Hall played Ilene Andrews in Godzilla vs. Kong, and will reprise her role in The New Empire. Hall revealed in an interview with Vogue that she has a relaxed approach to wellness. "I've gone through plenty of times in my life when I've thought, 'Oh, I've got that premiere coming up, I must detox for a week, or go to the gym, or only eat grapefruit' or whatever. And I always think I'll do it but I never ever do. Everyone wants to have a crack at every [fad diet] going don't they. I think I'm fairly healthy so generally I just wing it."

11. Thomas Middleditch

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Thomas Middleditch played Sam Coleman in King of The Monsters. He revealed that he loves to bike ride, and encouraged others to do so, in an interview with LA Magazine. “Everyone says L.A. is a really stressful, bad place to ride bicycles. A lot of people from New York say that, and I would NEVER ride a bike in New York City. I think L.A.’s a fine place to ride bicycles. You just have to be very aware. So ride your goddamn bike.”

1. Zoe Saldana

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Zoe Saldana plays the female lead character, Neytiri. She shared her diet secrets with Byrdie. “Nutrition is super important in my life. It always has been. These days, I’m really heavy into having a green juice in the morning because it’s hard for me to have a balanced meal sometimes as a working mom. I’m a professional; I’m working all the time. I want to make sure that I get my greens in, so I do that every day, and it helps me a great deal. But I try to be balanced. I don’t like hearing, ‘Oh, I’m doing this diet, or I’m doing that diet.’ I like when people use words like ‘my lifestyle.’ When we use the word ‘diet,’ we’re preparing ourselves for a big sacrifice that we know, the older we get, we’re going to be too weak to fulfill. We just end up crashing and defeating ourselves. So I like telling myself that I’m not doing a diet, that this is my lifestyle, and I’m choosing to have a balanced meal. I don’t like having zero carbs or all protein. I like getting all the nutrition that my body needs so that it can heal itself naturally.”

2. Michelle Rodriguez

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Michelle Rodriguez appeared in the first film as Trudy Chacon. She shared her skincare secrets with Beauty Logic Blog. "My must-have beauty product is my moisturizer. I care more about my skin and its maintenance than I do covering it up. I cover my blemishes when I go out on the town with some tea tree oil to disinfect them, and then I'll put on an oil-free cover up under my eyes if I didn't sleep. After that I will apply a little lip stain on the cheeks (if I've neglected my weekly vitamin intake) for a fresh complexion. I'll put a little mascara, but that sums it up.”

3. Sam Worthington

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Sam Worthington played Jake Sully in the first two films. Despite all his success, Worthington wants to stay humble and live a low-key lifestyle. “My life is still the same,” he said to The Telegraph. “There is a fantastical element to my job because there is loads of glitz and glam attached to it. But I don’t like all that, I didn’t get into this to have my photo taken. If I wanted to be famous I would go on Big Brother.”

4. Sigourney Weaver

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Sigourney Weaver played Dr. Grace Agustine in the first movie, and Kiri Sully in the second. She tells InStyle that being prepared is one of her biggest pieces of acting advice. "You've got to do your work ahead of time," she says. "Then you just go for it. You jump off the cliff."

5. Kate Winslet

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Kate Winslet played Ronal in the second film. She opened up about eating a plant-based diet and loving juicing to MindFood.com. “Our fridge is always full of spinach, kale, cucumbers. I’m vegetarian and my husband is vegan, so there’s a lot of plant-based focus in our home. My husband turning vegan is relatively recent, so that’s been a really fun education because you have to learn to be a little more inventive with foods.”

6. Stephen Lang

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Stephen Lang played Miles Quarich in both films. He shared his approach to fitness in an interview with Men’s Health. "At this point in my life, What's important to me is flexibility, stamina, and strength. And I've added one other thing to that, which is alignment.”

7. Edie Falco

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Edie Falco played Frances Ardmore in the second film. She is known for following a vegetarian diet for years, and recently became vegan. Falco says to The Guardian that this impacted her time on The Sopranos, because her character made a lot of Italian food. “If you watch the scenes in the show where I’m supposed to be cooking, you’ll see the camera never showed my hands, because I have no idea how to do that. That food is not even the kinda stuff I eat. I was vegetarian on the show and I became vegan in the past 10 years.”

8. Matt Gerald

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Matt Gerald played Lyle Wainfleet in both films. He talked about how he chooses roles to play with The Action Elite. “When considering a role, I like to ask a few specific questions. 1) Is the piece well-written? 2) Is the character well-rounded with meaningful impact? 3) Does the project shoot in either Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, New York, New Orleans, or London? Yes to any two of these questions will generally suffice.”

9. Joel David Moore

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Joel David Moore played Dr. Norm Spellman in both films. Ahead of the second film, he talked about his hopes for the franchise with People. "It's not about my small part of this big machine, it's about everybody coming together and finding the joy of filmmaking in a hybrid between tech and emotional quality. The third film is going to be even more [emotional]. We're just piling on every time with the emotions because every time that you take that next step with that family, it's going to be a more emotional journey. And the beautiful thing about that is Jim [Cameron] is never going to leave a question unanswered."

They live their lives a quarter mile at a time. And then hit the gym. Here, Fast and Furious star Jordana Brewster talks healthy eating, while Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shares his workout motivation. Michelle Rodriguez focuses on a protein-rich diet, and Tyrese Gibson emphasizes the mental aspect of wellness. Gal Gadot incorporates pilates, and Brie Larson values skincare. Nathalie Emmanuel targets goal-oriented fitness, with Charlize Theron discussing her diet regimen. Jason Momoa and Jason Statham reveal intense training methods. Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, and John Cena adapt their routines for long-term health. Nathalie Kelley and Lynda Boyd also share their health-focused lifestyles.

1. Jordana Brewster

Jordana Brewster has played Mia Toretto since the first film. She shared some of her favorite healthy meals with OK! Magazine. “[I’ll] steam tons of vegetables and add avocado. And then I have soup with chicken or salmon for at least one of my meals. And then I’m getting all my vegetables in one meal, and I don’t really have to worry about it after that.”

2. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined the franchise as Luke Hobbes in Fast Five. He’d later get his own spinoff film, Hobbes & Shaw. He talked about wanting to stay motivated to stay in shape to Muscle & Fitness. “It occurred to me that all of the men I knew who had achieved success were all men of great physical stature,” Johnson said. “And I knew that they all got that way through sweat equity—putting callouses on their hands. So in my mind, the key was simple: I’d continue going to the gym and work harder than before, and then I’d follow their path to greatness.”

3. Michelle Rodriguez

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Michelle Rodriguez plays Letty Ortiz. She shared her diet in an interview with OK! Magazine. “I eat a lot of free-range chicken. I eat a lot of salads. I gravitate towards broccoli, spinach, beets — beets are great. As far as sustenance goes, I feel I need that protein like fish or chicken to give me the boost."

4. Tyrese Gibson

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Tyrese Gibson joined the franchise in 2 Fast 2 Furious, playing Roman Pearce. He shared to Men’s Journal that his mindset is important when it comes to wellness. “I struggled for years with my focus. I got lazy and started enjoying the fruits of my labor too much. When I changed my mind, it helped me change my life—and how I look.”

5. Gal Gadot

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Gal Gadot is known for her action roles. She plays Gisele Yashar in the film series. Gadot talked about her fitness routine to Good Housekeeping. “I incorporated pilates into my workout routine, because I feel like there's something so holistic about pilates, and opening your rib cage and actually focusing on breathing."

6. Brie Larson

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Brie Larson played Tess in Fast X. She shared her skincare secrets in an interview with Allure. “My skin-care routine has become how I begin and end my day. I am much more regimented about it than I ever was before because it's like, ‘Okay, the day has begun. I'm going to wash my face. I'm going to moisturize.’”

7. Nathalie Emmanuel

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Nathalie Emmanuel plays Ramsey, and joined the franchise in Furious 7. She shared her approach to fitness with OK! Magazine. “I’m not working out to be a certain weight or size,” she said. “I’m a goal-oriented person. My fitness goals at the moment are to do pullups and a Pincha Mayurasana, which is a forearm stand in yoga.”

8. Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron has appeared in three films as the villain Cipher. She shared her diet secrets with OK! Magazine. “I have juices and kale and green salads every day. When I’m eating healthily, getting enough sleep and not drinking alcohol, that’s when I look my best. That’s when I’m happiest, and I think it shows.”

9. Jason Momoa

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Jason Momoa played Dante Reyes in Fast X. His trainer, Damien Viera, shared his secrets with Men’s Journal. “Jason couldn’t do something like a ketogenic diet, because he needs readily charged energy from carbs to be explosive. And when I say carbs, I’m not talking about breads and pastas—those are long gone. I’m talking about cruciferous vegetables and fruits. You can’t train the way we do with fat for fuel; you need the carbs for explosive movements.”

10. Jason Statham

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Jason Statham plays Deckard Shaw in the franchise, and its spinoff film, Hobbes & Shaw. Statham talked about working with trainer Logan Hood to Men’s Journal. "Everything he asks me to do, he can do. I had met a couple of Hollywood trainers, but when I met Hood, I was hooked. He's like a machine."

11. Daniela Melchior

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Daniela Melchior plays Isabel Neves in Fast X. She shared some of her favorite skin products with Byrdie. “In the morning, I do toner, Vitamin C, hyaluronic acid—but only when my skin needs it because sometimes it [makes me] break out. After hyaluronic acid, I put on moisturizer, eye cream. And sunscreen all the time—even if I stay home—because it's so important."

12. Alan Ritchson

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Alan Ritchson played Aimes in Fast X. He opened up about his approach to diet and exercise to Men’s Health. He says that since he works out a lot, he can indulge from time to time. “If your lifestyle is one of health and fitness, every day can become a cheat day,” Ritchson said. “You don't have to go on these insane calorie deficit sprees and punish yourself in the gym. I work out 30 to 45 minutes a day. I get it in, get a little pump [and then] I might have a slice of pizza for lunch because I feel like it and I earned it.”

13. John Cena

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John Cena plays Jakob Toretto. He talked about his fitness routine in an interview with GQ. “My training has switched a lot because I’m old,” Cena says. “I started lifting weights in a dedicated fashion when I was 12 years old. If you do the math, I’m coming up on 35 years of that. That’s a long time. The biggest shift when I was in the WWE is, every day, I tried to be the strongest version I can be that day. Now, I’m trying to be able to lift weights when I’m 80, so I need to take a little bit more care of myself for the long term. I have a 40,000-foot perspective. It’s a lot more work on flexibility and a lot more warming up.”

14. Nathalie Kelley

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Nathalie Kelley played Neela in The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift. She shared some of her favorite foods with The Cut. “I try to have a hot water and lemon juice in the morning and something fermented. Then I’ll have broccoli cooked in beef lard or some kind of animal fat for breakfast. I kind of try not to have grains at all in my life, although they are my weakness. I try to eat a lot of animal fats and vegetables together.”

15. Lynda Boyd

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Lynda Boyd played Ms. Boswell in The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift. She loves to spend time outside, and shares a lot of outdoor photos on Instagram. In this one, Boyd and a friend are seen on a walk. She captioned the post, “I spent a lovely afternoon with @lunaferguson in the beautiful Queens Elizabeth park… She is a kindred spirit… XO.”

In "15 Amazing Bodies of Mandalorian Stars," we delve into the fascinating off-screen lives of the cast from "The Mandalorian," a series set in the Star Wars universe. This show follows the story of Din Djarin, a lone bounty hunter navigating the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic. As we explore the health and wellness routines of actors like Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, and Ming-Na Wen, we gain insights into how they prepare for their roles in this thrilling narrative of loyalty, combat, and interstellar adventure.

1. Pedro Pascal

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Pedro Pascal plays the titular Mandelorian, also known as Din Djarin. He talked about his life and career to Esquire. He says that he is very protective over the people he cares about. “The possibility of you feeling bad about the record place the other night? That haunts me. I would want to erase that for you.”

2. Katee Sackhoff

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Katee Sackhoff plays Bo-Katan Kryze, and joined in the show’s second season. Sackhoff has her own YouTube channel. She shares a lot of her workouts on it. In this video, Sackhoff does upper body exercises, including lat pullovers, arm circles, and squat curl presses. She wrote in the post’s caption, “This is a full upper body workout but get ready to feel a REALLY good burn in your arms and shoulders 🔥😃 This one will need some homemade equipment if you don't have any weights.”

3. Ming-Na Wen

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Ming-Na Wen plays the recurring role of Fennec Shand. On her wellness Instagram, Wen shares a lot of recipes and meals. In this one, she enjoyed a piece of fish. Wen captioned the post, “Lunchtime! Flounder fillet topped with panko crumbs, cilantro & pomegranate. Cooked in a little butter & olive. Only took 5 mins to make. Fast food never tasted so good! I added a side of beets with buffalo mozarella, basil & tomato drizzled in my own mustard balsamic vinaigrette.”

4. Taika Waititi

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Taika Waititi voices IG-11 on the show. He shared some of his favorite products in an interview with CNN. Waititi says that he intermittent fasts, and loves Taika Black Coffee. “I have my first meal, something light around 1 p.m., then I have one of their Oat Milk Lattes or, if I’m feeling really daring, a Macadamia Latte,” he shares. “I used to feel so lethargic at the end of the day, but since drinking these, it’s gone away.”

5. Omid Abtahi

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Omid Abtahi plays the recurring role of Penn Pershing on the show’s first two seasons. He talked about bringing diversity to the Star Wars franchise to ComicBookMovie.com. “It does mean a lot. I get asked a lot, ‘Who would you be or who would you play if you were a superhero?’ I don’t know how to answer those because I never saw myself playing anybody. Maybe I don’t know the universe too well, but I never saw myself in anybody, so once I learned about Hawkman’s soul and where he came from in Egypt and Prince Khufu, I felt for once, ‘There is a reason I’m here.’ Maybe he’s Carter Hall, but his soul is from the Middle East, and that’s what I can provide.”

6. Mercedes Varnado

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Mercedes Varnado plays the recurring role of Koska Reeves. She is also a WWE wrestler. She shared some of her health tips with Fox Sports. “When I first started (wrestling) I would try and find healthy restaurants which is really hard. A lot of tons only have fast food. Recently a lot of the boys started bringing their own food on the road and I decided to do the same thing.”

7. Amy Sedaris

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Amy Sedaris plays the recurring role of Peli Motto, and has appeared on all three seasons. She talked about how she manages her stress to The Cut. “I can get stressed out. Sometimes an easy way to manage it is to pick up a book that takes you out of everything. Or calling a family member or a friend. I’m not a big drinker. I still like weed. When I get high, I like it.”

8. Emily Swallow

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Emily Swallow plays the recurring role of The Armorer on the show. She talks about how she deals with pressure to Exit 6 Film Festival. “In the beginning I thought, 'Oh my gosh. If I don't come out of this without having created this magnificent project that's just everything I've ever wanted, then I've failed.' It's challenging me to be patient with myself and it's been more of a gradual focus on the smaller things that I've wanted for a while. From that, I've seen some ideas for projects come to light and collaborations take shape."

9. Katy M. O’Brian

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Katy M. O’Brian plays the recurring role of Elia Kane. She opened up about her workout routine and advice on Twitter. “Lots of people hit me up requesting workout tips. I’ve spent years working w/various trainers to learn what works for my body. I don’t have time to write out plans or diets for people BUT I will say 1 key to getting ‘in shape’ is consistency. These are great tips to help w/that.”

10. Simon Kassianides

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Simon Kassianides plays Axe Woves on the show, debuting in season two. In addition to acting, Kassianides loves to write. He talked about this to Numero Magazine. “I have always written. Being involved from ideas’ inceptions with talented people is one of the most rewarding experiences. The high level of skill around me allows for me to take that all on. It’s a lot, but seeing how such talent elevates the projects to levels I’d never dreamed of is something I am thoroughly enjoying and motivated to continue pursuing. I find all areas of this business exciting to be honest.”

11. Tait Fletcher

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In addition to playing Paz Vizsla, Tait Fletcher sells coffee and MCT oil. He talked about the importance of MCT oil, and some of his diet secrets, with Brainwiz.org. “MCT is a nice healthy fat that you can derive from coconuts or palm oil. But with palm oil, you have destruction of rainforest and great ape habitat, so we try to be careful of how we source, and we do it from coconuts. I use it in my coffee to keep my fats high. I keep my fats high because I feel better that way. I spoke a little bit on the ketogenic diet; personally, I’ve found that keeping my carbohydrate count to 50 or 30 grams a day or less, I feel great. But in order to do that, I have to eat a ton of fat. Then my body creates ketones, and my body is fueled off adipose tissue.”