Christian Bale

For better or worse, Christian Bale and David O. Russell are one of the most successful actor-director pairings in modern cinema.

Christian Bale also said he was cast only after Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the lead role of "American Psycho."

Christian Bale said he can't act alongside his co-stars if he gets to know them in a GQ cover story. The actor said he had to keep his distance from Chris ...

Christian Bale revealed Taylor Swift's singing voice gave him goosebumps while on set of David O. Russell's 'Amsterdam' film. Learn more here.

Christian Bale recalls his awkward first encounter with Amsterdam director David O. Russell during an audition for Three Kings in the late 1990s.

Christian Bale served as "mediator" between his "American Hustle" director, David O. Russell, and his co-star, Amy Adams, saying he did what felt ...

He's spent decades pretending to not be himself. Now, at 47, one of the world's greatest actors speaks with rare candor about navigating a career he never ...

Christian Bale explained how he felt towards Leonardo DiCaprio in a new GQ article and fans are wondering if they have a rivalry.

One surprising near-miss? Patrick Bateman, in the 2000 film American Psycho. Luckily, the film's director, Mary Harron, fought for Bale's place in the movie. “ ...

Thor: Love and Thunder star Christian Bale isn't a fan of acting on green screen, calling it the "definition of monotony".

Academy Award nominee Christian Bale revealed that he didn't even try method acting in his "Thor: Love and Thunder" villain role.

The Oscar-winning actor, 48, shot three different films in 2021, including David O Russell's Amsterdam, but has not been on a set in months. Asked whether he ...

So I had to, much as I would’ve loved to have kept on chatting and talking.” “I cannot laugh and swim at the same time. “So I went to him. I went, ‘Mate, I got to keep my distance.’ Have you tried swimming and laughing at the same time? “I like doing things that have nothing to do with film. “Can you differentiate one day from the next?

'It's stunning when you've got someone with a beautiful voice there, standing right next to me,' Bale says of singing with Taylor Swift in the new comedic ...

"I was not [my character] anymore. "I found myself giggling during the takes," recalled Bale. We were off pitch and sometimes forgetting the lyrics," continued Bale. Bale had a great time with his other costars, too. [Washington] and myself and Taylor, we were singing this song, and I'm not a good singer and J.D.'s not. In the new issue of PEOPLE, Bale recalls filming the scene with Swift, who has a minor role.

He confirmed in the new issue of GQ he stepped in between his co-star in the 2013 crime thriller, actress Amy Adams, 48, and its 64-year-old director David O ...

Christian Bale confirmed to GQ that he stepped in on Amy Adams' behalf when she clashed with director David O. Russell on the set of 'American Hustle.'

[video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SG43wa7Alo) from the set of “I Heart Huckabees” showed Russell arguing with star Lily Tomlin, who complained of a “barrage of changes,” and kicking props while yelling profanities at Tomlin. “They are f— phenomenal,” he said of the director and his former co-star. [told British GQ](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/amy-adams-pay-gap-jennifer-lawrence-sony) that the Oscar-nominated “Silver Linings Playbook” director made her cry during her time on “American Hustle.” In addition to her conflict with Russell, Adams said she learned through an [email hack at Sony](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-sony-reporters-hacked-emails-20141216-story.html) that she was being paid less than her male co-stars, including Bale. “Also, you got to remember, it was the nature of the character as well. Russell goes to war in ‘Amsterdam,’ but this historical farce Nether comes together](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-10-05/amsterdam-review-bale-robbie-russell) There’s gotta be a way of making this all work.’”

Christian Bale is not your typical GQ coverboy, but that's exactly where he's landed this month, in part because he cares about his newest collaboration ...

“Do you know how grateful I am to get any damn thing?” the actor asks. “I mean, I can’t do what he does. I also don’t really think about the overall effect that [a character’s] going to have. “I was like, ‘Oh, yeah. Have tunnel vision about what you’re doing, not think about the effect you’re having.” It doesn’t matter how friendly you are with the directors. Even if I play a lead, I pretend I’m playing like, you know, the fourth, fifth character down, because you get more freedom. That’s great.’ And I’m going off to Ralphs, the supermarket, to get bananas.” I care, you know?” “I never believed it. Another thing he cared about was not getting stuck playing Batman after the success of his billion dollar-grossing collaboration with Christopher Nolan on the Dark Knight trilogy. But, I was like, ‘Oh, well, all right.’ I care.

He confirmed in the new issue of GQ he stepped in between his co-star in the 2013 crime thriller, actress Amy Adams, 48, and its 64-year-old director David O ...

“Then why the f*** are you walking right through? “You are trashing my scene! What the f*** is it with you?