Comments on: Christian Bale gets a bit angry on the Terminator Salvation set

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:06:00 +0000

You guys have no idea what you're talking about.
Bale is a method actor. Do you see the shift between english and american accent? Method actors tend to get lost in their characters.
Bale has been absolutely amazing in all of the other movies he's played in. His career didn't start and end with batman the movie. People suggesting he's arrogant or hitler(WTF?) are absolutely retarded. He takes his job seriously.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:06:00 +0000

By: plamen

plamen — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:06:46 +0000

It's really not that hard to get it. Actors, good ones, are very emotional. Doing a climax scene like this it's understandable. It's not like he beat up the guy, he's not an asshole he's just emotional. If u can get pissed in an everyday situation imagine how annoying it can be when u're actually trying to perform artistically and need 100% concentration.. How can u do ur job when u are being annoyed and distracted? Recently i was trying to write a short story when my power went off and screwed 1 hour of writing.. was so pissed off couldnt even rewrite what i had already done. That made me even more mad, it really sux i tell u. One should not be messed with when they're trying to perform artistically.

By: Walking Dead

Walking Dead — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:36:02 +0000

I don't think it has anything to do with his wealth/fame I think he has long standing issues and something like this is bound to happen again unless he gets help.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:00:19 +0000

Hey folks, Harry here… I'm getting slammed with assloads of people angry at me for not posting the Bale explosion from the set of McG's TERMINATOR: SALVATION. Well, first off – there's a real simple reason. It isn't news. And it certainly isn't cool news. It is a moment in a man's life taken completely out of context and most likely leaked to personally embarrass Christian Bale. Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking… There's no excuse for a temper tantrum like that to ever occur and if you are going to act that way, you deserve to be embarrassed by your own actions.

Except, you want to hear the REALITY behind that clip?

I know this because I happen to be somewhere where someone that was there that day and for the shoot is. And this person isn't a publicist, nor are they invested in Bale's career. They're just someone that thinks it is absolute bullshit that this moment in Bale's life is being aired and that the real story should get out there.
The DP on TERMINATOR SALVATION, Shane Hurlbut, is a apparently a light tweaker. He's a fairly young DP and likes to fiddle with his lights on set during action, which is a big "NO NO" on most productions unless worked out in advance with performers. But apparently Shane was a pretty unrepentant light tweaker.
The scene in question, was a very emotional and tough scene between Christian Bale and Bryce Howard. A scene that required soul bearing and a deep level of immersive concentration. The sort of scene where everyone on set knows not to get in anyone's eye lines, and definitely not to move lights around while FILMING.

You lock that shit down before the scene starts.

Bale had indeed warned the DP on multiple occasions about messing with lights while the cameras were rolling, and Bale was in the midst of a painful scene with Bryce, what was described to me as being the emotional center of the film and his character for the film.

Now, the reason I know all of this is because the person that was there, felt that it should be made perfectly clear that Christian Bale was the utmost gentleman and cool guy on set. And the DP really was doing something that professional DPs with experience just don't do. Not during a performance.

You don't need me to give you a link, it's all over the internet, I just felt that you should know what really went down – and that this particular outburst did indeed modify the DP's behavior – and for future DPs. Fuck with the lights before and after your actors are acting. Not during.

By: The Lion

The Lion — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:58:43 +0000

Man i wish i was there – prick like should get beatin the fuck up – if i was that guy – bale would have end up head in the toilet – fucking ass hole mother fucker thinks he is a big man – blood come to the ghetto and try that – but i guess we won't coz he know's that he would get arms and head chopped off.__remember this peep if you fuck around always and everywhere be the same – not only with people that you can with.____The Lion

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:14:25 +0000

Sound's like he dint like bruce

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:41:08 +0000

First off to all the people saying they would have 'knocked his teeth down his throat'. No you wouldn't Bale is ripped like a mother fucker, and trained in martial arts, he'd most likely end you in a heart beat. Secondly people get mad, it's human nature. I think someone said 'it's unacceptable to treat a person that way', he did say 'You're a nice guy' it was his unprofesional behaviour that had frustrated him. Bale is an awesome actor and I think it's good to see how passionate he is about his work.

By: whysoserious

whysoserious — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:13:29 +0000

Wow. I was expecting a, "That's not what I meant, smartass".

But that's a pretty black and white point of view you have going.

By: whysoserious

whysoserious — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:11:39 +0000

Well perhaps it's just a difference of philosophy then. But I would also like to mention that Stanley Kubrick was notoriously assholish when making his movies up to the point of Eyes Wide Shut and we all know how that was when Tom and Nicole took reign. I bet Kirk Cameron is a nice guy but I'm not going to be seeing his movies.

Personally I like seeing an actor care more about his work than his paycheck. It isn't like he was freaking out over a brand of bottled water he recieved. This DP was repeatedly distracting him and in the case of this audio clip, distracting during the most crucial scene.