May 2008
May 30th, 2008
Batman - Bale's financial woes
Batman star Christian Bale faced financial ruin just five years ago, when he was so deep in debt his house was repossessed.
Despite starring roles in American Pyscho in 2000 and Reign
of Fire in 2002, the former child star reveals that in 2003 he wasn't earning
enough money through acting to support himself and his wife Sibi Blazic.
He was rescued by his pay cheques for 2004's the MAChinist and Batman Begins
the following year, which helped lift him out of near-poverty and turn him
into one of Hollywood's biggest earners.
And Brit Bale insists he isn't alone in the movie industry, despite the misconception
that all actors are multi-millionaires.
He tells Details magazine, "I don't believe that there's an actor alive who hasn't been in that position - and in that position many years after people recognise you and have a very wrong impression of what they imagine your life to be like."
When asked about his own encounter with financial ruin, Bale, reveals, "I know absolutely when it was. I'm just trying to decide how comfortable I am talking about it. "(It's) only going back five years. Absolutely, yeah. House repossession - all that."
Bale adds that he accepted film roles, while broke, just to clear himself of debt - including one particular movie that he doesn't name: "I won't tell what it was, but it was following closely on the heels of (the repossession). It ended up that I found a great many experiences from it - but the motivation was completely keeping the head above water."
Source: contactmusic.com
May 29th, 2008
Batsuit literally left Bale breathless
By Ani
The Batsuit actor Christian Bale wore in the new Batman movie left him breathless - literally.
The star reveals that the new figure-hugging attire made him claustrophobic.
"I was just thinking, 'This isn't going to work. I'm claustrophobic, I can't breathe, I'm getting a headache already and this is all going to go very badly'" The Sun quoted him, as saying.
"I just said to myself, 'Breathe deeply for a few minutes. Try this out. Don't run around yelling... trying to pull the whole thing off'. I wasn't going to get it off by myself. It takes three people."
He was also all praise for his late co-star Heath Ledger, who plays The Joker in the movie.
"He was incredibly intense in his performance, but incredibly mellow and laid-back."
Source: dailyindia.com
May 28th, 2008
Christian Bale - Bale's interviews lies blur fact + fiction
Batman Christian Bale is such a fantastic liar in interviews he can no longer be confident he's telling the truth.
The super-private actor refuses to answer questions about his life away from the movies and so he often makes things up to avoid difficult interviews.
He explains, "I'm an actor, I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things."
But he's been doing this for so long he admits the lines between fact and fiction are often a little blurred - especially when it comes to movies he may have been in. Bale tells Details magazine, "To be honest, it happens a lot. There are so many things which, even knowing that it was in a movie, I still feel like I've been through. "And then I have to really rack my brain to work out, 'Have I actually been through that in my life?' There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. "Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is. And it deserves a very hard smack across the face for any actor to ever suggest that they understand. But the power of delusion is incredibly strong."
Source: contactmusic.com
Batman to appear in milk ads
The U.S. comic-book hero Batman will soon be seen sporting the iconic milk mustache in "Body by Milk" ads, the Milk Processor Education Program said.
This marks the second time the Caped Crusader will appear in the ad campaign.
Christian Bale plays Batman in "The Dark Knight," due in U.S. theaters July 18. The new Batman milk ads are to debut this weekend.
The ad copy reads: "Others reload. Batman refuels. Research suggests that milk's unique mix of nutrients can help athletes recover after exercise. And its protein can help build muscle. So train hard and drink lowfat or fat free milk, because the Batmobile isn't the only thing that needs to refuel."
The Body by Milk Campaign and DC Comics said they are holding a Batman Refuels Sweepstakes, the winner of which will have his or her likeness drawn into a Batman comic book.
More information about the contest can be found at http://www.bodybymilk.com.
Source: UPI - read it here
May 27th, 2008
Bale on the cover of Details June/July issue
Christian Bale is on the cover of the June/July issue of DETAILS, on stands nationwide on June 3. He talks about Heath Ledger, panic over the bat suit, and self-destructing.
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On Heath Ledger: "He was incredibly intense in his performance but incredibly mellow and laid-back. Certainly there was this great anarchistic streak to it-just getting dirtier than anybody's envisioned the Joker before…Naturally it was something I wanted to share with him-and expected to do so. And I can't do anything else but hope that it will be an absolutely appropriate celebration of his work."
Read the whole article here
May 21, 2008
Bale 'to make three Terminators'
BBC News by Mark Savage
Christian Bale is to play rebel leader John Connor in three sequels to the Terminator franchise, its producers have revealed. The Welsh-born star, who is soon to be seen in Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight, has already started shooting the first of those films, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. "He's really an actor's actor, so we're very proud," said Victor Kubicek of film company Halcyon. Charlie's Angels director McG is directing the new film, which is due to be released on 22 May 2009.
"Christian was our first choice and he's a big fan of The Terminator, so we're very lucky," Kubicek told the BBC at the Cannes Film Festival. "But with Batman he's already done the whole franchise thing, so we weren't sure he'd respond." Luckily, said Kubicek's business partner Derek Anderson, "he read the script and he loved it, so he's signed on for all three."
Read the whole article here