Yes, that’s Christian Bale… and yes, he’s got himself a fuller figure.

But don’t worry… the actor is just gearing up to play Dick Cheney in the upcoming film, Backseat, which is set to start filming later this month.

We shot these exclusive photos of the star as he was out and about in Los Angeles California… and it may be hard to see – but check out his eyebrows.

Completely bleached.

Yep, Bale is no stranger to transforming his body to take on a role.

In 2004 he lost 70 pounds to play an insomniac in The Machinist… and then he put it all back on plus 30 pounds of muscle to play the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins.

And it appears he’s going to the same length to play the former vice president.

Yep, Christian Bale is a heavy-hitter.