Christian Bale Caught On âBatman V Supermanâ Set, Says He Was âLooking For Imposterâ
Thereâs an imposter in Gotham City. He claims to be me, he even wears the same suit as I do, but he is not me and he must be stopped.âThese were the grunted, barely audible words of former Batman star, Christian Bale, spoken while wandering around the set of much anticipated 2016 release, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, apparently looking for Ben Affleck.Although disguised in the trademark cape and bat mask, cast and crew reportedly recognized Bale by the limp he affected for the last of The Dark Knight trilogy. Their suspicions were confirmed when at one point he called a child extra âGod,â momentarily lapsing into the role of Moses, the character he played in Exodus: Gods and Kings.Anne Hathaway, who recently returned with Bale from a cafe in Paris where theyâd been living together, said that the transition has been hard for the celebrated actor.âHeâs not sure who he is right now,â Hathaway said. âBruce never wanted to leave the vigilante life behind. It was the same after filming American Psycho, when he would roam the halls of Justin Therouxâs apartment block, naked and bloody with a chainsaw in his hands.âWhen asked who she meant by Bruce, she responded, âBruce? I said Christian, not Bruce. Whoâs Bruce?âAccording to director Zack Snyder, everyone is now used to Baleâs presence on set.âHeâs been hanging around for weeks now, struggling to identify the imposter. Weâre all used to him. Itâs always quite exciting when he holds one of the cast members up against the wall and demands information, sometimes tying them up with the rope he carries on his belt. Whatâs really weird though, is sometimes he throws on this horrible New York accent, and tried to get me to buy newspapers while singing and dancing. The man is a gas, but sometimes itâs just odd.âAccording to production assistants on set, when Affleck was pointed out to Bale, the Dark Knight responded in his scratchy whisper, âYou think you can fool me that easily? Only an idiot would believe that guy could pass for me.â