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Christian Bale
Born 30 Jan 1974, in Haverfordwest, Wales
Bale first caught the public eye when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg's Empire Of The Sun at the age of 13. He has since risen in stature with each role, often choosing unusual roles, as much for his interest in them as for their ability to develop his career.
Standout roles are the lead in American Psycho and more recently the title role in the psychological thriller The Machinist. Bale devoted himself to the role to an extent he had never gone to, sacrificing his mental and physical well being to achieve Reznik's emaciated, skeletal appearance for the sake of an authentic, natural performance. He lost 60 pounds (27 kilograms) in a matter of months.[21] Bale wanted to lose more, but everyone from the director to his doctor forbade him (Bale weighed 130 pounds (54 kg) by the end of filming).
Next came Batman Begins, which returned the Batman franchise to the darkness of its comic book roots and once again re-ignited the franchise as much due to Bales performance as an ensemble cast and superb director in Christopher Nolan.
<b> Wise words: </b> "At first, I was somewhat hesitant to do the role. I mean, after all, Batman is an icon. But I remember, as clear as day, being at the grocery store the day the movie opened, and this little boy saw me. He couldn't have been more than five years old. He just walked right up to me and hugged me. He hugged me, and I was so moved by it that I hugged him back. Then he looked up at me and said "You're my hero." And in that moment, I knew that not only as an actor that I had done my job, but that I had made the right decision to play Batman. And I've never looked back on my the decision to play Batman since."
The Prestige gave Bale a chance to show another side of his character skills. The film is split into three storylines, each resembling one of the three stages of magic. Bale played opposite Hugh Jackman as rival magicians consumed the desire to upstage each other and deliver the perfect third act; know as the "prestige".
3:10 To Yuma saw Bale in a Western that also featured Russell Crowe and opened to raputrous reviews.
Bale returns to Batman in this summers The Dark Knight which is notable for also being the swansong of Heath Ledger, who takes on the role of The Joker.
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Bale: Playing the Joker did not affect Ledger -
17 June 2008
Christian Bale has said there is no substance in rumours which suggest Heath Ledger's role as The Joker was a factor in his death.-Ledger played the disturbed villain in the forthcoming Batman film, amid suggestions that he was obsessed with the part to such an extent t
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Bale signs up for Terminator trilogy -
22 May 2008
Christian Bale has signed up for three Terminator sequels, the franchise's production company has announced.-The Machinist star is attached to play the role of John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins and is likely to star in two further spin-offs, said Ha
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Christian Bale in talks for Terminator sequel -
3 December 2007
Batman Begins actor Christian Bale is currently in talks to star in the forthcoming Terminator instalment, according to the Hollywood Reporter.-Bale, who is known for his work in films such as The Prestige and American Psycho, may take a role in Terminator Salvation: Th
Christian Bale - what members say
Christian Bale - filmography
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I'm Not There
on DVD (2007)
Starring: Marcus Carl Franklin, Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw
Director: Todd Haynes
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Todd Haynes (VELVET GOLDMINE, FAR FROM HEAVEN) delivers this dazzling, experimental take on the life of popular music's most revered and enigmatic artist: Bob Dylan. In keeping with the impossible-to-pin-down nature of Dylan himself, Haynes chose to cast six different actors to portray several ...
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Rescue Dawn - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Steve Zahn, Zach Grenier, Jeremy Davies
Director: Werner Herzog
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Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a pilot who was ...
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Prestige, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Piper Perabo, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Director Christopher Nolan's (MEMENTO) eclectic resume gains another interesting entry with THE PRESTIGE. Set in early 20th-century London, the film centres on the bitter rivalry between two magicians who go to increasingly dangerous lengths to upstage one another. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman, X-...
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Rescue Dawn
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies
Director: Werner Herzog
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Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a pilot who was ...
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Harsh Times
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria
Director: David Ayer
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Haunted by nightmares from his murderous military past, the honourably discharged Jim (Christian Bale) spends his time between his impoverished fiancee in rural Mexico and cruising the streets of east L.A., knocking back beers and smoking joints with his buddy Mike (Freddy Rodriguez). They also ...
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Prestige, The - HD DVD Version
(2006)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Piper Perabo, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Director Christopher Nolan's (MEMENTO) eclectic resume gains another interesting entry with THE PRESTIGE. Set in early 20th-century London, the film centres on the bitter rivalry between two magicians who go to increasingly dangerous lengths to upstage one another. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman, X-...
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The Prestige
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Christian Bale, Piper Perabo, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Christopher Nolan
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From acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan ("Memento," "Batman Begins"), comes a mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy with dangerous and deadly consequences.From the time that they first met as young magicians on the rise, ...
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The New World
on DVD (2005)
Starring: Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer
Director: Terrence Malick
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The New World is an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown settlement in 1607. Inspired by the legend of John Smith and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick transforms this classic story into a sweeping ...
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Batman Begins - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Genius of mystery and intrigue Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, FOLLOWING, INSOMNIA) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series, explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging transformed into the ...
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Batman Begins
on DVD (2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a ...
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Reign Of Fire - BLU-RAY Version
(2002)
Starring: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco
Director: Rob Bowman
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In present-day London, 10 year-old Quinn visits his construction engineer mother at her work. When he crawls into a cavern the workers have uncovered, he finds a large, fire-breathing dragon--which destroys the site and kills his mother. Fast-forward to 2020. Quinn (Christian Bale, AMERICAN PSYCHO) ...
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Reign Of Fire
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco
Director: Rob Bowman
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In present-day London, 10 year-old Quinn visits his construction engineer mother at her work. When he crawls into a cavern the workers have uncovered, he finds a large, fire-breathing dragon--which destroys the site and kills his mother. Fast-forward to 2020. Quinn (Christian Bale, AMERICAN PSYCHO) ...
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Equilibrium - BLU-RAY Version
(2002)
Starring: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Angus Macfadyen
Director: Kurt Wimmer
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In a futuristic society where the government requires the people to stay tranquil and submissive by taking a psychological drug, people no longer have emotions. Because of this, there are no more wars. But when one of the enforcement agents realizes that maybe peaceful oblivion is not the answer, ...
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Laurel Canyon
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
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Just out of Harvard medical school, Sam (Christian Bale) and his fiancee Alex (Kate Beckinsale) seem destined for a life of privilege. Intending to find an apartment of their own in Los Angeles--where Sam will do his residency and Alex will complete her dissertation--they decide to stay temporarily ...
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Equilibrium
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Angus Macfadyen
Director: Kurt Wimmer
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In a futuristic society where the government requires the people to stay tranquil and submissive by taking a psychological drug, people no longer have emotions. Because of this, there are no more wars. But when one of the enforcement agents realizes that maybe peaceful oblivion is not the answer, ...
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
on DVD (2001)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt
Director: John Madden
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In keeping with Hollywood's time-honoured tradition of turning celebrated novels into cinematic spectacles, director John Madden brings Louis de Berniere's acclaimed 1994 work, CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, to life. Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia in 1940, the film tells the story of the beautiful ...
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American Psycho
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto
Director: Mary Harron
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Patrick Bateman is young, white, beautiful, ivy leagued, and indistinguishable from his Wall Street colleagues. Shielded by conformity, privilege, and wealth, Bateman is also the ultimate serial killer, roaming freely and fearlessly. His murderous impulses are fueled by zealous materialism and ...
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Shaft
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale
Director: John Singleton
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Samuel L. Jackson stars as detective John Shaft, a new-generation "black private dick who's a sex machine with all the chicks" in this stylish, action-packed update of the classic blaxploitation trilogy (SHAFT, SHAFT'S BIG SCORE!, and SHAFT IN AFRICA) from the early 1970s. Shaft's nemesis this time ...
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William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night'...
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Anna Friel, Kevin Kline
Director: Michael Hoffman
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Michael Hoffman's film adaptation of Shakespeare's magical romantic comedy features an all-star cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Christian Bale, Anna Friel, and many others. Peasants, posh lovers, and faeries all collide in an ...
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Velvet Goldmine
on DVD (1998)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard
Director: Todd Haynes
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Loosely based on the experiences and personalities of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, VELVET GOLDMINE is a wild, glitter-laced trip through the 1970s era of glam rock. Fictional characters Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) are personifications of glam rock's ideals, with ...
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The Secret Agent
(1996)
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gerard Depardieu
Director: Christopher Hampton
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The life of an undercover Russian agent, posing as a quiet shopkeeper in London in order to infiltrate a ring of anarchists, is thrown into turmoil when his employers order him to plant a bomb at the Greenwich Observatory. Based on the novel by Joseph Conrad.
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Little Women
on DVD (1994)
Starring: Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado
Director: Gillian Armstrong
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The fourth screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 novel, LITTLE WOMEN, is given a realistic and rounded treatment by screenwriter Jo Swicord and Australian director Gillian Armstrong, whose perspective emphasises a feminist tone. The story chronicles the lives of a mother and four ...
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