We can’t believe it’s the end of this Batman era.
Christian Bale has officially finished filming scenes for The Dark Knight Rises, which marks the end of his Batman career.
He confirmed:
“I wrapped a few days ago so that will be the last time I’m taking that cowl off. I believe the whole production wrapped yesterday, so it’s all done. Everything’s finished. It’s me and Chris – that will be the end of that Batman era.”
He also praised each of his new co-stars, saying that Anne Hathaway had the hardest job of all them:
“I’m terrible at auditions, so I’m very impressed when somebody really seems to acquire an ownership of a character without having worked on it or prepared for some amount of time. I saw that in Anne. In many ways, she has the hardest job. There are a number of people who feel that the Catwoman role has been defined previously. So, I always saw Anne’s role as being the toughest job of any of us.”
His thoughts on Tom Hardy:
“[He’s] a phenomenal actor. I like working with him a great deal. He goes the whole hog. I know that Bane has been seen in movies before. But, in my eyes, Tom is essentially creating Bane for the first time so there’s great freedom for him to be able to do so.”
“Joseph is a very intriguing guy… He’s somebody who truly seems to love acting. He’s a good, smart guy. He did a very good job in the movie.”
On Christopher Nolan‘s Batman:
“We always maintained from the beginning that if you wanted to break it down, there are three personas ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ Batman is sincere, the private Bruce Wayne is sincere. The public version of Bruce Wayne, the playboy, is a completely fabricated performance.”
Christian Bale’s Batman has definitely been the best of the best since the Michael Keaton days. The first two films have been so epic, we can only imagine how amazing The Dark Knight Rises will be.
Kudos to Christian, Chris, and to the entire cast and crew of the Batman movies!
[Image via Ramey Pix.]
