By Kyle Weise
I certainly do not know everything that goes into making a movie, and I will never claim to be a movie making genius. That being said, I would say Christian Bale’s profanity laced tirade may have come from his inability to control his emotions.
Apparently, the assistant director of photography on the set of “Terminator Salvation” walked back and forth behind Bale’s co-star Bryce Dallas Howard and in his (Bale’s) line of sight. Bale decided he could not let this pass and ripped into this poor soul like Bobby Knight screaming at officials during his prime at Indiana. Not only did Bale scream and yell at this man, but he continued the outlandish blasting for more than three minutes. He even threatened to kick this man’s you know what as well as threaten to tear down the lights this fellow had set up for the shot.
When it comes to any type of a pattern, I would always say the first time an incident happens, it’s an anomaly, the second time it happens, a coincidence, but the third time makes a pattern. This is the second incident of Bale’s within the past year, the first right before the release of “The Dark Knight” which involved him barely escaping assault charges against his family. Perhaps he is under an extraordinary amount of pressure, because this past year has easily been the biggest year of his career, but whatever the case hopefully it will not turn into a pattern.
I am a fan of Bale and of his work, he was probably the best actor to portray Batman, his performance in “3:10 to Yuma” was excellent, and I am very much looking forward to the upcoming “Public Enemies.” However, there are countless stories of the rise and fall of actors in Hollywood, and if Bale is not careful we could see the fall of arguably today’s hottest star. Bale is a tremendous acting talent and despite this tirade has been called a “consummate professional.”
Let us hope he does not have any type of problem because as of right now, Christian Bale has put Hollywood on his back and carried the industry this past year.
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Actors are super tempermental about line of sight distractions, like golfers and gallery noise. If the other guy was a pro, he would have known that. I really didn’t think the tirade was that big a deal, artists are high strung and emotional at the best of times.