August 2004
August 20th, 2004
By Jefferson Reid, E!Online.com, August 20, 2004
Bat's Entertainment: As it turns out, maybe it was typecasting to make Christian Bale a superhero, because he really came to the rescue on the set of Batman Begins, according to the National Enquirer. Seems a studio truck on the Chicago set accidentally backed into a car parked atop a hill and sent it rolling toward the production's expensive equipment. People scattered as the vintage Plymouth gained speed, but Bale didn't bail. Instead, he raced after the runaway car, jumped into the open driver's-side window, grabbed the wheel and hit the brakes - to wild cheers from cast and crew. Holy heroism, Batman, that's what they call Method acting.
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And you are curious enough and you can't wait until next year - there is apparently some footage of Batman in his Batsuit available here
There is a poll at ComingSoon.net asking "Which of the following summer 2005 movies are you anticipating the most?" You can vote there for "Batman Begins"
August 6th, 2004
Hurry up to check out a glimpse of "The Tumbler" in action during filming in Chicago right here The clip is only available for a couple of days. Good luck! Filming in Chicago will continue until August 21, 2004.
August 2nd, 2004
If you think Christian would make an excellent Bond, go and vote for him here