Guy Pearce bulks up for sci-fi thriller 'Lockout'

Guy Pearce was an amateur bodybuilder in his younger days, so he's no stranger to a strenuous workout regimen.

The former Mr. Junior Victoria drew on that past to get into shape for the part of Snow, the wisecracking tough-guy protagonist of the Luc Besson-produced sci-fi actioner, "Lockout," which hits theaters Friday.

We spoke with Pearce ("Memento") about the flick, in which his character is tasked with breaking the president's daughter (Maggie Grace) out of an orbiting maximum security prison after the inmates take over.