Whoa! See Matthew McConaughey's Scary, A few -Month Slimdown

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves leaving church with their kids Levi, Vida and their Grandmothers Fatima Alves and Kay McConaughey in Austin, Texas on October 7, 2012.

At least no one can accuse him of not showing ample dedication to his craft.

Matthew McConaughey has been working hard to slim down to perform AIDS activist Ron Woodruff in the forthcoming Dallas Buyer's Club -- and his shocking, gaunt new appear has some fans wondering if he's taken his efforts a tiny also far.

On Sunday, the 42- year - old star, who has reportedly lost 30 pounds so far for the part, not too long ago caused a stir when he stepped out in Austin, Texas searching emaciated alongside his mom, Mary.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves attend the European premiere of Magic Mike at The Mayfair Hotel on July 10, 2012 in London, England.

Matthew McCo naughey and Camila Alves attend the European premiere of Magic Mike at The Mayfair Hotel on July ten, 2012 in London, England.
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McConaughey's film makeover has been each dramatic and speedy : In July, the Magic Mike actor posed on the red carpet alongside his new wife Camila Alves, wanting his typical match self. 1 month later on, the star's newly-bony torso was on display during a mid-August trip to Ibiza, Spain, and given that then, McConaughey has ongoing his intense quest to shed weight.

A pregnant Camila Alves (not pictured) shows off her growing bump while she was on vacation with her husband, Matthew McConaughey on the spanish party island of Ibiza on August 10, 2012.

A pregnant Camila Alves (not pictured) shows off her expanding bump though she was on trip with her husband, Matthew McConaughey on the spanish party island of Ibiza on August ten, 2012.
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On August 15, the Lincoln Lawyer actor opened up to Us Weekly at an NYC occasion about his tactic to the ultra-dramatic part.

" I'm taking part in a guy who was sick and would have loved to have been more healthy but was not. For me, it's additional of a psychological thing than a physical thing," he explained, adding that he's been consuming " modest amounts " of superior -protein, low -carbohydrate food. " I'll get down to the fat I need to have to get to. I am on my way, and it really is what I need to have to do for the job."

The Dallas Buyers Club, due out in 2013, tells the real lifestyle story of Ron Woodruff, a drug addict in 1980s Dallas, Texas who contracts HIV. Woodruff began smuggling potentially daily life - saving medication across the Mexican border, and is credited with launching a single of the very first AIDS help groups.