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| Total Fan   Joined: Jan 2002
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| Christian Bale Appreciation #9: Because he's Batman!  Welcome to the Christian Bale Appreciation Thread! Biography Christian Bale was born to David Bale and a mother (Jenny James according to some sources) who was a circus performer. He has three older sisters: Erin Bale (married name: Kreunen) (a musician), Sharon Bale (a computer professional) and Louise Bale (a director/actress). Christian spent his childhood in a variety of countries including England, Portugal and the United States. He began his acting career by appearing in a Pac-man cereal commercial in England in at age 9 and then appeared a year later in the West End play The Nerd. His "big break" came in 1987 when he was picked for the role of Jim in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun. The new-found celebrity status brought some trouble for the 13-year-old. However, he continued acting, next appearing in Henry V and TV roles before taking on several movie projects in row starting in 1992 with the Disney musical Newsies. For this role and his role in the 1993 film Swing Kids Christian trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts. After this he drew further attention when he won the much-coveted role of Laurie in Little Women, having been hand-picked for the role by Winona Ryder (who was set to play Jo in the film). He has since won roles in notable films such as Velvet Goldmine and the lead in American Psycho. He recently played the title role in Batman Begins. Filmography Rescue Dawn (2006)... Dieter Dengler Harsh Times (2006) .... Jim David The New World (2005) .... John Rolfe Batman Begins (2005) .... Batman/Bruce Wayne Howl's Moving Castle (2004) (English version) .... Howl (Voice) The Machinist (2004) .... Trevor Reznik Equilibrium (2002) .... John Preston Reign of Fire (2002) .... Quinn Abercromby Laurel Canyon (2002) .... Sam Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Mandras Shaft (2000) .... Walter Wade, Jr. American Psycho (2000) .... Patrick Bateman Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) (TV) .... Jesus of Nazareth A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) .... Demetrius All the Little Animals (1998) .... Bobby Platt Velvet Goldmine (1998) .... Arthur Stuart Metroland (1997) .... Chris The Portrait of a Lady (1996) .... Edward Rosier The Secret Agent (1996) .... Stevie Pocahontas (1995) (voice) .... Thomas Little Women (1994) .... Laurie Prince of Jutland (1994) .... Prince Amled Swing Kids (1993) .... Thomas Berger Newsies (1992) .... Jack Kelly/Francis Sullivan A Murder of Quality (1991) (TV) .... Tim Perkins Treasure Island (1990) (TV) .... Jim Hawkins Henry V (1989) .... Falstaff's Boy Empire of the Sun (1987) .... Jim Mio min Mio (1987) .... Jum-Jum Heart of the Country (1987) (mini TV series) .... Ben Harris Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) (TV) .... Alexei Info from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale Current and Upcoming Projects Christian plays the Dark Knight himself in a reboot of the Batman series, Batman Begins. Out in theaters now!  Up next is the role of John Rolfe in the film The New World about the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century. The film will be released sometime in November 2005.  __________________ "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jan 2005
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| Awesome start to the thread thanks for starting it  I love the title and the pics are HOT   | |||
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| Supreme Fan  Joined: Apr 2003
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|  Christian's becoming so popular. Love the pictures in the first post.__________________ Castle, White Collar, Sanctuary, Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, True Blood | Pau Gasol ~ Jeff Hardy ~ X-Men
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| No problem, Sonia.  I'm happy Christian is becoming more popular. Now people can see just how talented he really is! __________________ "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2000
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| Yay, new thread!  I'm so happy that Christian is becoming more popular. He's such a talented actor, he deserved all the buzz that TomKat stole. Grr. But...oh well. Cannot wait for The New World.  __________________ ~Shannon~ you'll take advantage til you think you're being used cos without an enemy your anger gets confused i got stuck on the side you know i never chose but it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest   | Oooh, a new thread! Hail to the Bat! Christian is getting some well deserved props. He's an amazing actor.__________________
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Jan 2005
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| Yay, new thread. Does anyone know how's Batman doing at the box office so far? __________________ Go visit the Josh Jackson board and make new friends! | |||
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 Yes he is so it's great and about time too Sasha thanks for all those links, he is just so worthy.  | |||
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 __________________ "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2005
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 ok thats good then. I wish he would come back to my town  though probably not the best idea as everyone would go insane.__________________ Join The Avengers | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Jan 2002
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| I would imagine. And from what I read about him I don't think he would like all that attention.__________________ "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jan 2005
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| Yeah I don't think he'd like all the attention but he sure does deserve it | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Mar 2005
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| "Back home, girls flocked around Bournemouth's latest celebrity, which naturally got him aggro from the boys. He was told off by local newspapers for refusing to open local fetes. 'I wasn't in the slightest bit nervous about [the acting], or giving a damn about whether anybody was going to see the film" From here Damn I thought he was going to open the new supermarket as well  __________________ Join The Avengers | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jan 2005
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|  Louise Thanks for that, I'm reading it now | |||
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