Christian Bale

People are calling upon the caped crusader in the wake of the Colorado theater shooting with the 21st century bat signal: social media. On Twitter Friday, the hashtag #BaleOutAurora , called for "Dark Knight Rises" star Christian Bale to come to Aurora and visit injured children in the hospital while donning his famous Batman costume. The campaign seems to stem from a Facebook post that that was screen-capped and spread virally in which the writer urged Bale to act accordingly because the children involved in the massacre need a reminder that "heroes can be real too, not just bad guys.

EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Vedder long ago made his mark in Hollywood, writing and/or recording notable songs for “Dead Man Walking,” “Eat Pray Love” and most of the “Into The Wild” soundtrack, among others. You can soon add another notch to his filmic resume. The Pearl Jam frontman will pen and record a new track for “Out of the Furnace,” the dark thriller starring Christian Bale that will hit theaters this year. Several previously recorded Vedder songs also probablly will be featured in the film, according to a person familiar with the production who was not authorized to talk about it publicly.

Four days after a profanity-ridden audiotape of Christian Bale ranting at the director of photography on the set of "Terminator Salvation" hit the Internet -- launching a veritable tsunami of fan reaction, Web creativity (including a dance remix) and comedic skits on late-night talk shows -- the actor has finally done what many professional public-relations types have advocated all along: He owned up to his mistake and apologized for his bad behavior.

Christian Bale has surfaced in Colorado to visit victims of last week's deadly shooting at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises. " Bale, who is filming Terrence Malick's film "Knight of Cups" in Los Angeles, turned up Tuesday at the Medical Center of Aurora, visiting and chatting with survivors as well as posing for photos. "The patients were really happy to meet Bale," the hospital's interim president, Bill Voloch, told  the Denver Post. "They are obviously big fans of his movies.

Members from the all-star ensemble of "The Dark Knight Rises" are speaking out on the tragic shooting in Colorado on Friday, including Batman himself. News of a gunman opening fire at a midnight showing of "Rises" in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 and injuring dozens, rocked the country on Friday morning. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and director Christopher Nolan are speaking out. "Words cannot express the horror that I feel,”  said  Bale in a statement. “I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them.” Hathaway, who plays Selina Kyle and her alter ego Catwoman in the film, is struggling to make sense of the horrors allegedly carried out by 24-year-old James Holmes.

The Dark Knight might need a little extra time to rise, as Christian Bale had a late one this weekend. It's not the Soho House cavorting or Chateau Marmont bungalow-hopping one might imagine. Bale burned the midnight oil Friday at work on the mystery-shrouded new film from director Terrence Malick. At Hollywood's Supperclub guests were greeted with posted notices from Dogwood Films, Malick's production company, informing them they'd be filmed upon entering the venue.  The Ministry was present and spotted Bale immediately.

Christian Bale, star of the Batman trilogy of movies, paid a surprise visit Tuesday to injured victims of the recent shooting rampage in Aurora, Colo. The shooting occurred during a midnight screening of the latest Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises.” Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured in the attack early Friday; a suspect was arrested in a nearby parking lot afterward. Bill Voloch, interim president of Medical Center of Aurora, told the Denver Post that Bale spent about 2½ hours Tuesday at the hospital, where he met with seven of the victims.

Christian Bale has surfaced in Colorado to visit victims of last week's deadly shooting at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises. " Bale, who is filming Terrence Malick's film "Knight of Cups" in Los Angeles, turned up Tuesday at the Medical Center of Aurora, visiting and chatting with survivors as well as posing for photos. "The patients were really happy to meet Bale," the hospital's interim president, Bill Voloch, told  the Denver Post. "They are obviously big fans of his movies.

Is there anything Christian Bale can't, or won't, do in service of his art? I swear, if the role called for a 4-foot-tall woman, he'd schedule surgery. Don't even think about how his chilling serial killer in "American Psycho" was constructed. While it may seem like there's a madness in his method, there is certainly a method to his madness. Take his Oscar-winning portrayal of Dicky Eklund in "The Fighter. " So completely does he inhabit the twitchy small-time boxer who swings between smoking crack and staying clean, that when we see the real Dicky in the credits, he seems like a paler, pretend version of Bale.

"Batman" star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault last month on his mother and sister, London prosecutors said Thursday, suggesting their decision was based in part on the family members' wishes. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to afford a "realistic prospect of conviction" and ordered police not to take any further action. Bale, 34, who denies the allegation, said through his spokeswoman, Jennifer Allen, that he was relieved the issue had been settled.

Christian Bale, star of the Batman trilogy of movies, paid a surprise visit Tuesday to injured victims of the recent shooting rampage in Aurora, Colo. The shooting occurred during a midnight screening of the latest Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises.” Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured in the attack early Friday; a suspect was arrested in a nearby parking lot afterward. Bill Voloch, interim president of Medical Center of Aurora, told the Denver Post that Bale spent about 2½ hours Tuesday at the hospital, where he met with seven of the victims.

Members from the all-star ensemble of "The Dark Knight Rises" are speaking out on the tragic shooting in Colorado on Friday, including Batman himself. News of a gunman opening fire at a midnight showing of "Rises" in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 and injuring dozens, rocked the country on Friday morning. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and director Christopher Nolan are speaking out. "Words cannot express the horror that I feel,”  said  Bale in a statement. “I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them.” Hathaway, who plays Selina Kyle and her alter ego Catwoman in the film, is struggling to make sense of the horrors allegedly carried out by 24-year-old James Holmes.

People are calling upon the caped crusader in the wake of the Colorado theater shooting with the 21st century bat signal: social media. On Twitter Friday, the hashtag #BaleOutAurora , called for "Dark Knight Rises" star Christian Bale to come to Aurora and visit injured children in the hospital while donning his famous Batman costume. The campaign seems to stem from a Facebook post that that was screen-capped and spread virally in which the writer urged Bale to act accordingly because the children involved in the massacre need a reminder that "heroes can be real too, not just bad guys.

On Friday, the curtain will finally lift on "The Dark Knight Rises," Christopher Nolan's much-hyped and long-awaited conclusion to his Batman trilogy. Early reviews indicate that the film, starring franchise anchor Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman) and series newcomers Tom Hardy (Bane, the bad guy) and Anne Hathaway (cat burglar Selina Kyle), serves as a suitably dark, ambitious and well-crafted finale. The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy writes that "The Dark Knight Rises" represents "big-time Hollywood filmmaking at its most massively accomplished.

The Dark Knight might need a little extra time to rise, as Christian Bale had a late one this weekend. It's not the Soho House cavorting or Chateau Marmont bungalow-hopping one might imagine. Bale burned the midnight oil Friday at work on the mystery-shrouded new film from director Terrence Malick. At Hollywood's Supperclub guests were greeted with posted notices from Dogwood Films, Malick's production company, informing them they'd be filmed upon entering the venue.  The Ministry was present and spotted Bale immediately.

Bride-to-be Drew Barrymore was spotted with pal Cameron Diaz leaving Chanel in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, where Barrymore reportedly had the final fittings for her wedding gown. According to People , Barrymore's fiance, art world player Will Kopelman, was also seen doing Chanel shopping of his own and left the store with a black garment bag. The Chanel connection should come as no surprise, because Kopelman is the son of former Chanel CEO Arie Kopelman. Barrymore and the junior Kopelman  got engaged in January after a year or so of dating.

Christian Bale is known for making bold acting choices in movies such as "Empire of the Sun" and "American Psycho," but his latest move takes the cake -- or leaves it, rather. He lost 63 pounds, or about one-third of his body mass, for the role of Trevor Reznik in "The Machinist." Though Bale is the latest in a long line of actors who have starved or binged their way to a role, he was surprised by how thoroughly his ensuing physical and mental state informed his performance.

CHRISTIAN BALE'S not an entourage guy. When a makeup artist raises the first cotton ball with its load of flesh tone to prep him for a later, taped interview, he begs off, capitalizing on a counter offer he'd gotten to grab a couple of pints in the bar. "A couple beers," he says, downsizing the stylist as graciously as possible, "will bring out my natural Celtic flush."

"The Flowers of War" has broken new ground for China's movie industry: It's among the first domestically financed films to star a high-profile Hollywood actor (Christian Bale), and its reported budget of close to $100 million makes it the country's priciest production to date. But when it comes to storytelling, Zhang Yimou's 19th feature is decidedly backward-looking: A lavish period weepie set against the atrocities of the Nanking Massacre, "Flowers" abounds with well-worn movie archetypes and slathers on schmaltz.

In a globalized age, Chinese and American pop culture mix in unexpected ways. Taiwanese singers borrow from hip-hop and R&B. Locked-out NBA players join mainland basketball teams. And Batman - or, at least, the man who plays him - is called upon to complete an unlikely mission: save scores of Nanjing women from brutal Japanese soldiers. In a sign of the growing East-West cooperation in filmmaking, Christian Bale, the on-screen incarnation of Bruce Wayne and his caped alter ego, is starring in "The Flowers of War," a $94-million movie opening Dec. 23 that is China's submission for the foreign-language Oscar this season.