Adam Devine Jokes That His Recent Weight Loss Was Inspired in Case 'Marvel Calls' with a Superhero Offer (Exclusive)

Adam Devine is ready to suit up!

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the actor and comedian, 41, jokes that his recent weight loss was inspired by the possibility that he may one day be needed for a superhero film.

"I feel like this year, I'm in such a good rhythm with this that I just want to stay on it," Devine says of shedding weight. "And for me, I like where I'm at."

"I'm not trying to get super lean," he continues. "I just want to be in a place where if Marvel calls, I can answer."

"If my phone rings and it's James Gunn saying, 'Hey, we're ready to bring you into the DC universe,' I could say, 'Hey, give me a couple of months, and I'll be there,' " adds the star, who has partnered withMyFitnessPal — an all-in-one food tracker and health app.

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Related: Adam Devine Recalls Weight Gain During Wife Chloe Bridges' Pregnancy: 'I Won't Say It's a Competition, but I Won' (Exclusive)

Devine tells PEOPLE he gained "sympathy weight" when his wife Chloe Bridges was pregnant with their first baby, son Beau, who was later born in February 2024.

"It was a real thing for me," he says of the idea, which is also known as Couvade syndrome. "I just ballooned up, and I felt like I didn't look like myself. I'd look in the mirror, and it was like I was a cartoon version of myself."

"Chloe, she was eating for two and building a human child. I wasn't building a human child, but it looked like I was," the father of one continues. "I gained more weight than she did — I gained 28 pounds, I think she gained, like, 26 pounds."

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The Pitch Perfect star adds that seeing how much weight he put on during Chloe's pregnancy affected how he looked at himself. "I just wanted to get back to feeling like me again," he explains.

"I've always eaten well, and I've always worked out, but it was just the amount I was eating and not knowing that certain things were bad for me," Devine says.

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