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Christian Bale confirms that he was never approached to play Batman again, or James Bond

December 4, 2014 by Thomas Roach

Christian Bale reveals in Esquire that he was not approached to play James Bond and had not spoken to anyone about returning as Batman in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It had previously been reported before Ben Affleck was cast in the role that Bale was offered $50 million to reprise his […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Thomas Roach Tagged With: Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, DC, James Bond, The Dark Knight Trilogy

Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

December 13, 2014 by Robert Kojder

Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul and Sigourney Weaver. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. When revered […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, Christian Bale, Exodus: Gods and Kings, joel edgerton, John Turturro, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver

Final, final trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings

December 1, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Last month 20th Century Fox released the “final” trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, but it seems the marketing department got its maths wrong, as we now have another trailer for the biblical epic, which we’re assuming is the “final, final” trailer for the film. Until the next one, at least. Check it […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, Christian Bale, Emun Elliot, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Golshifteh Farahani, Indira Varma, joel edgerton, John Turturro, Maria Valverde, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver

New clip from Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings

November 21, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Ahead of its release next month, 20th Century Fox has dropped a new clip from Exodus: Gods and Kings, director Ridley Scott’s (Prometheus) biblical epic starring Christian Bale (American Hustle) as Moses and Joel Edgerton (Warrior) as Ramses. Check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Exodus: Gods […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, Christian Bale, Emun Elliot, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Golshifteh Farahani, Indira Varma, joel edgerton, John Turturro, Maria Valverde, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver

Blu-ray Review – Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

November 12, 2017 by Brad Cook

Howl’s Moving Castle, 2004. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson, and Billy Crystal. SYNOPSIS: Disney was the source of Hayao Miyazaki movies on home video for a while, but GKids has taken on that effort now, and they’ve […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Hayao Miyazaki, Howl's Moving Castle, Jean Simmons, Josh Hutcherson, Lauren Bacall, Studio Ghibli

Michael Keaton isn’t jealous of Ben Affleck: “I’m Batman. I’m very secure in that.”

December 12, 2014 by Gary Collinson

A few weeks ago Christian Bale admitted that he was a little envious of Ben Affleck suiting up as The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but Michael Keaton doesn’t share his jealousy. Responding to a question from Shortlist about whether he ever gets jealous seeing someone else in the role, the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, DC, Michael Keaton

Movie Review – Hostiles (2017)

January 1, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Hostiles, 2017. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Christian Bale, Rosamond Pike, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Timothée Chalamet, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach, Q’orianka Kilcher, Rory Cochrane, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Tanaya Beatty, Jonathan Majors, Scott Wilson, Peter Mullan, David Midthunder, Paul Anderson, Ryan Bingham, and Stephen Lang. SYNOPSIS: In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Bill Camp, Christian Bale, David Midthunder, Hostiles, jesse plemons, John Benjamin Hickey, Jonathan Majors, Paul Anderson, Peter Mullan, Q'orianka Kilcher, Rory Cochrane, Rosamond Pike, Ryan Bingham, Scott Cooper, Scott Wilson, Stephen Lang, Tanaya Beatty, Timothee Chalamet, Wes Studi

October Horrors 2017 Day 7 – American Psycho (2000)

October 7, 2017 by Graeme Robertson

American Psycho, 2000. Directed by Mary Harron. Starring Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon and Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: Patrick Bateman is a wealthy and successful banker living a luxurious life of expensive dinners and coke-fueled nights of clubbing in 1980s New York. Unbeknownst to his friends, Bateman is also a crazed serial killer divulging in […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: American Psycho, Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Mary Harron, reese witherspoon, Willem Dafoe

Movie Review – Hostiles (2018)

January 26, 2018 by Matt Donato

Hostiles. 2018. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Jonathan Majors, Rory Cochrane, Scott Shepherd, David Midthunder, Stephen Lang, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons, Timothée Chalamet, Adam Beach, Scott Wilson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tanaya Beatty, Ryan Bingham. SYNOPSIS: In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his […]

Filed Under: Matt Donato, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Christian Bale, David Midthunder, Hostiles, jesse plemons, Jonathan Majors, Q'orianka Kilcher, Rory Cochrane, Rosamund Pike, Ryan Bingham, Scott Cooper, Scott Shepherd, Scott Wilson, Stephen Lang, Tanaya Beatty, Timothee Chalamet, Wes Studi

Christian Bale took Terminator Salvation role out of spite after being told not to do so

January 10, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Christian Bale has revealed his thought process behind taking the role of John Conner in Terminator Salvation, saying he did so partly out of spite. 2009’s Terminator Salvation was perhaps best known for Christian Bale’s infamous on set rant and for not performing particularly well with audiences. Bale has now revealed on the Happy Sad […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Christian Bale, Terminator, Terminator: Salvation

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