Diablo23 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I'm willing to give Bale the benefit of the doubt here. I mean we have never heard of anything about this before on any movie. (Other than his mom/sister thing) All I ever hear about is actors wanting to work with him again and how great he is to work with. I mean let's just say that Bale does have a an anger problem. Anger problem + a long day of shooting (who knows what take they were on for this scene) + a ****ty DP (he says it wasn't the first time that he messed up) = Bale's freak out on the set. I just find it funny how little control McG has on the set though, dude sounded so scared trying to calm Bale down. Edit: bottom line though, Bale should have been professional in dealing with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Christian Bale was arrested for beating up his mom and sisterhe's just a douche still, one of my favorite actors we all know about the arrest but he was never convicted...did it even go to court? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 we all know about the arrest but he was never convicted...did it even go to court? The police didn't even charge him once they went down to the station and explained things.From the Sun, a UK entertainment sort of paper: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1463051.ece Legal sources told The Sun the women said sister Sharon needed £100,000 to help her bring up her three children. They said Bale, 34, snubbed the plea and a row flared in his suite at the Dorchester Hotel in London’s West End. Welsh-born Bale was alleged to have “pushed and shoved” mum Jenny, 61, and Sharon, 41. But sources close to 6ft 2in Bale, who has another sister called Louise, said Jenny inflamed the situation by hurling insults about his wife Sibi, 38. Some more info at that link. That was the last anyone heard about it. As for as Bale owning some goofy guy screwing up a shot and McG not doing anything about it, who's really surprised? It's McG here, the guy behind classics like "Charlie's Angels," and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," and a few random music videos. Bale has a little more clout in the industry than McG, and a little more respect based on their compared resumes. A hugely intense and serious actor coming right off the 2nd biggest film of all time is definitely going to outshine a director with no real resume outside of a couple hack projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 He probably does to an extent, but in this case, I found myself in agreement with him. The man takes his work seriously and objected to the director of photography walking around during a scene. It would piss me off too, especially if he continued to do so after being told not to, which I believe is exactly what occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sounds like Bale needs a good ass whipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Don't know much about acting do ya? Acting? I know some. Actors acting like petulant children? I've never taken an interest in their private lives athough I don't really see how being a complete douchelord is acceptable under any circumstances. And even if the guy is soooo into his work, how is this productive? If he felt so strongly about it, I'm sure a simple "please, don't ever do that again" would have sufficed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Welsh. And this is just odd to me, considering that I remember him when he was 12-13 in Empire of the Sun. Weird that he's turned out like this. Maybe not weird at all. He's been catered to since that age and you still don't hear anyone telling him to STFU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I get mad when my employees do things wrong for the 11th time. Still, i maintain a certain amount of sober professionalism.... then i run out the door to an open field "scream" and then run back through the door and keep talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoBob Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sure, maybe the guy deserved a little chastising, but going ON and ON and ON.... Take it off the set and deal with it like a man, not a 2 year old.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFan#1 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Maybe not weird at all. He's been catered to since that age and you still don't hear anyone telling him to STFU.That's a good point, he's been a star or at least a Hollywood actor for that long, I'm sure the guy's got a chip on his shoulder. Love him as an actor, but hell, he shoulda chilled out here, that totally wasn't deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 There have been plenty of time where I wanted/should just go off on a co-worker. Like when they nearly botch a huge presentation to one of our largest client, forcing me to basically wing it for the last 30 minutes. Of course then I realized I'm not a 5 year old and should maintain some decorum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKurp Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Acting, especially dramatic scenes, takes an incredible amount of concentration. The more one can trick the mind into believing that a staged event and the character being played is in fact real, the better the acting and the better the scene. I'm going to give Bale the benefit of the doubt. I can totally see where he feels someone removing lights while he's trying to nail a scene is a sign of total disrespect for not only the difficulty involved in serious acting, but for the movie itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoBob Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Acting, especially dramatic scenes, takes an incredible amount of concentration. The more one can trick the mind into believing that a staged event and the character being played is in fact real, the better the acting and the better the scene.I'm going to give Bale the benefit of the doubt. I can totally see where he feels someone removing lights while he's trying to nail a scene is a sign of total disrespect for not only the difficulty involved in serious acting, but for the movie itself. Even if it is a sign of disrespect, it was unintended (which seems pretty obvious from the audio)....be a man and pull the guy aside and reem him out privately....not in front of a 100+ people for 4+ minutes....which is just childish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKurp Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Unintended or just plain thoughtless? The guy has apparently done it on more than one occasion. How many people got on Tiger Wood's case for publicly going off on a photographer who started shooting in the middle of his backswing? Seems to me the prevaling majority opinion was that Tiger had every right to be upset and people viewed his tirade as understandable - and that was in full view of thousands, if not millions of tv viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 How many people got on Tiger Wood's case for publicly going off on a photographer who started shooting in the middle of his backswing? Seems to me the prevaling majority opinion was that Tiger had every right to be upset and people viewed his tirade as understandable - and that was in full view of thousands, if not millions of tv viewers. Didn't Tiger's tirade last all of 10-15 seconds though, not 3+ minutes? I thought there was a bigger commotion made over Woods' caddie taking the camera and smashing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 This morning on Lexx and Terry (radio show) they counted the cuss words in this. It was something like a cuss word every 12 seconds and 41 F bombs. It really doesn't matter he is an actor, no one should talk like that towards another person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Sounds like Bale needs to take a few advil. Sounds like someone needs to step up and slap the bully in the mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKurp Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Sounds like someone needs to step up and slap the bully in the mouth. And right behind him in line should be Todd Haley, Mike Singletary, and heck, might as well add Jim Zorn for his tirade against Portis. Let's face it, if you're involved in an industry where the stakes are high and that requires a high degree of concentration with little margin for error, then you should expect harsh consequences when you screw up. If you can't take it, then find another line of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 1. Everyone you named is "the boss", Batman isn't the boss or atleast shouldn't be. 2. If any coach ever talked to me like that I don't care who they are, there'd of been hell to pay. I had hard ass coaches but I never heard anything like that 3. It's never ok to talk to anyone like that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Heard it...he's making a movie...this isn't brain surgery or like he was on the verge of curing cancer and his data was deleted. I'm glad he's perfect in every flippin' way so he can blast away at someone who made an honest mistake. Lighten-up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKurp Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 1. Everyone you named is "the boss", Batman isn't the boss or atleast shouldn't be. The degree to which a person is responsible for the success or failure of an undertaking is directly related to the amount of power that person has over the execution of that undertaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The degree to which a person is responsible for the success or failure of an undertaking is directly related to the amount of power that person has over the execution of that undertaking. Director.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKurp Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Heard it...he's making a movie...this isn't brain surgery or like he was on the verge of curing cancer and his data was deleted. Spoken like someone who has never had a role as a serious actor where millions are at stake, including future roles and income. Listen, no one knows the circumstances surrounding the event. Some scenes take a tremendous emotional toll on an actor because to get it right means treating the scene like you're on the "verge of curing cancer and your data was just deleted." Serious acting isn't about flipping a switch and all of a sudden you're "in the role". You can work yourself into an emotional state to prepare for the scene - giving it your all - only to have it go all for naught because some idiot is taking down lights or someone else forgets their lines. The scene itself can be emotionally draining and the last thing you need is to have to do it all over again because of some idiot. Comedy is one thing, serious drama is another. Seriously, you people think acting is such an easy thing. If it were, everyone would be getting paid millions to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsb84 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Bale spanked that dude. I'm sure he didn't cause anymore distractions again after that. Hah. You don't distract the goddamn batman while he's making a movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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