Why is actor Christian Bale quitting Batman? The better questions are, "Who cares?" and "Does it matter, really?" Those were the phrases trending in comic book movie news on November 26th, 2011.
In terms of reputation as a Hollywood actor, Bale bailing from the franchise can only be good for any future movie endeavors. He is known to be a bit of a bully on set and in his personal life. Well, actually, saying he is only a bit mean and cruel to other people and underlings seems to be an understatement. Actually, there are plenty of video clips and full transcripts of his various rants.
He actually comes across more like someone with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) [who has impulse control with regards to blurting]. Some people who have worked with him in the past equate his violent temper and verbal rages with someone who is manic.
Anne Hathaway was his co-star this time around in the Dark Knight Rises part of the famous movie series. She has been suspiciously quiet about her co-star and his typically unfriendly antics.
There are sneaking suspicious among Hollywood insiders that Bale might have been disgruntled that the press and comic book movie forums have spent all their time talking about her playing Catwoman rather than him playing Batman.
Could the actor have been experiencing a bit of press envy?
US Weekly reports:
The Dark Knight Rises features some old characters -- Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) and James Gordon (Gary Oldman) -- and introduces some new faces: Catwoman (Anne Hathaway), John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Bane (Tom Hardy).
"In many ways, [Hathaway] has the hardest job," Bale, 37, says. "There are a number of people who feel that the Catwoman role has been defined previously. So, I always saw Anne's role as being the toughest job of any of us."
Funny, the biggest question the paparazzi seem to have asked him with regards to the latest film is what its like working with her.
That might make make any egomaniacal or misogynistic actor cranky, right?
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