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"With the long, long, long-awaited release of The Dark Knight Rises finally drawing near, Christian Bale will be stepping back into the cowl and cape for the third, although not necessarily final, time.  Bale&amp;#039;s been relatively quiet over the past couple of years, starring in only one feature since 2009 \u00E2\u20AC\u201C although that feature, David O Russell&amp;#039;s The Fighter, did also happen to net him his first Oscar.  But Batman aside, Bale&amp;#039;s now got a packed couple of years ahead, reuniting first with director Terrence Malick on a pair of back-to-back dramas opposite Natalie Portman, and then with O Russell on American Bulls**t.  To celebrate Bale&amp;#039;s strong slate of upcoming projects, Digital Spy casts a photographic eye over some of his most significant roles.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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