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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Christian Bale Gets Emotional Seeing Heath Ledger In 'Dark Knight' Montage By John Mitchell (MTV)
The cast of "The Dark Knight Rises" took the stage at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards to introduce an exclusive clip from the hotly anticipated summer blockbuster, but things took an unexpectedly emotional turn following a montage of director Christopher Nolan's first two "Batman" films, which included scenes of the late Heath Ledger's iconic performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight."
At the clip's conclusion, Christian Bale, flanked by his co-stars Gary Oldman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, stepped up to the mic and said, "Wow, great to remember Heath at that moment. Wonderful to see Heath Ledger there."
The Oscar-winning actor then lowered his head and appeared to get choked up as the audience applauded for Ledger, who died in January 2008 at age 28 from an acute intoxication from the combined effects of several prescription medications. A few months after his passing, "The Dark Knight" arrived in theaters to critical acclaim and enormous box-office success.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Mixed Reviews: Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman by Kyle Rupprecht | Published May 23, 2012 (MOVIE MAKER)
Is there a more controversial actor working today than Christian Bale? From his start as an impressive child actor (Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun) to his emergence as a bonafide movie star after taking on the iconic role of Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins, Bale has certainly had a whirlwind ride in Hollywood. He’s also had plenty of inner demons to shake, as Harrison Cheung and Nicola Pittam’s new biography, Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman (BenBella Books, 312 pages, $15.95), details.
Cheung lived and worked with Bale and his father for nearly a decade, serving as the son’s publicist, marketer and personal assistant. A fan first and foremost, Cheung created a strong Internet presence for Bale, including starting an online fan community, known as the “Baleheads.” This was still in the early days of the Internet, and thanks to Cheung, Bale became one of the first actors to have a large, passionate following on the web. These were Bale’s pre-Batman days, when he was a struggling actor best known for his work in Steven Spielberg’s underappreciated, financially unsuccessful Empire of the Sun (1987) and Disney’s big-budget musical flop Newsies (1992). Despite Cheung’s hard work, Bale never paid him for his efforts, which, along with Bale’s volatile behavior, ultimately led to the end of their relationship, both personally and professionally.
READ MORE: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/mixed_reviews_christian_bale_the_inside_story_of_the_darkest_batman_2012052/
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