Christian Bale's rant on the set of Terminator: Salvation has finally gone viral, and opinions range from abject embarassment to complete disappointment with the normally rather subdued Batman star.
However, assistant director Bruce Franklin has spoken out in support of the actor. He told Eonline that Bale is normally extremely professional, but was just having a bad day.
"If you are working in a very intense scene and someone takes you out of your groove... It was the most emotional scene in the movie," said Franklin. "And for him to get stopped in the middle of it. He is very intensely involved in his character. He didn't walk around like that all day long. It was just a moment and it passed.
"This was my second movie with Christian, and it has always been a good experience with him," he continued. "He is so dedicated to the craft. I think someone is begging to make some noise about this, but I don't think it's fair. The art of acting is not paint by numbers, it's an art form."
Many bloggers still think Bale went a little over the top, despite the crew member's error. Some critics have even claimed this is a symptom of the actor's history of cocaine abuse.
On the tape Bale yells at Director of Photography Shane Hurlbut after the DP accidentally walks into his scene. Among other things, the actor screams: "I want you off the set! You prick! No, don't just be sorry! Think for one f--king second! What the f--k are you doing? Are you professional or not?"
Well, Bale, you obviously are not.
The 35-year-old star of the new 'Batman' franchise was recently in the news for another incident involving his temper. On July 22, 2008 he reportedly verbally assaulted his mother and his sister, who called authorities. He was held for four hours and released on bail, with police later saying they would take no further action against him.
Hopefully these two incidences are exceptions in Bale's future career. Otherwise, he might have to kiss his hefty pay cheque goodbye.
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1. Who cares? He's a great actor who does great work. He's not going to lose parts because of this, come on! When Bill O'Riely goes on a rant and is cought on camera, nobody cares, nobady says he's gonna lose work. The writing of this article seems to be from the pencil of a elementary student. You get mad at Bale being "unprofessional", yet you neglect to see that your own peice of writing seems very "unprofessional". Write something that has some real value to it that will make people think not media driven garbage.
Posted at 7:42AM on Feb 6th 2009 by quamarcarsenal
2. @quamarcarsenal: Who cares? A lot of people care. Many people don't want to support arrogant, abusive jerks, and rightly so.
Posted at 9:48AM on Mar 5th 2009 by Rob
3. I agree, who cares?! Its too bad someone was recording those commesnts, because they were not meant for public ears. People who are passionate about their work can loose there temper from time to time. Thats the whole point, your pouring your heart into something, and if youve never done that, then you can never understand. I am willing to bet any sports coach on any professional team has yelled at their players just like that. Thats why its done behind closed doors. People need to stop looking for things to tear someone down with, and just enjoy the art! And he is one of the celebrities that try to keep their lives personal. I dont know Mr. Bale, but i doubt he is a "jerk". But what I can see is that he loves his trade, and takes it very seriously. So now that we see that he IS human, lets just move on.
Posted at 3:34AM on Mar 13th 2009 by the father of lies
4. symptom of the actor's history of cocaine abuse.
are we sure it's history?
Posted at 9:07PM on Mar 27th 2009 by The Doctor
5. Bale is a great actor. Not everyone would do what he does for his work. I just think that he works too much( That's why I'm a bit worried about him.
Posted at 8:35AM on Aug 5th 2011 by PickTorrent
6. I agree to Rob here, Every body cares about bad habbit and attitude which will bring bad effect on other people life.
Posted at 9:41PM on Feb 8th 2012 by Max
7. It's a good decision I believe. But not everybody think the same.
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10. I really like Christian Bale especially when he performs actions in Batman movies.
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11. Many people don't want to support arrogant, abusive jerks, and rightly so. Bale is a great actor. Not everyone would do what he does for his work. I just think that he works too much( That's why I'm a bit worried about him.
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