Christian Bale All Like ‘More Batman Please’
Then buzz it up
July 1st, 2008 at 11:00 by Stuart Heritage
It's not out yet, but The Dark Knight looks set to be a huge hit.
So much so, that Christian Bale is itching to make a third Batman movie already. Bale says he's looking forward to seeing whether Christopher Nolan can top the 'artistry' and 'emotional intensity' of this film, and that he'd love to be a part of it.
Yeah yeah yeah - listen, Christian Bale can spout as much nonsense about artistic worth as he likes, because we all know why he wants to make another Batman film. It's because Batman law quite clearly states that the third Batman movie in any series is the point where the Bat-nipple comes into play. You'd have to be a crazy person to turn down the Bat-nipple.
Christian Bale is mad-bent on revisiting all the old franchises that have been left for dead, isn't he? First he decided to become Batman, then he signed on to make a load of new Terminator films. What next?
Personally we're hoping that he takes the lead in a new clutch of dark, emotionally-intense Ernest movies. You know, we really want to know what profound psychological childhood trauma Ernest went through before the events of Ernest Goes To Camp took place, and Christian Bale's the only man for the job in our opinion.
But if that doesn't happen, Christian Bale is happy to just churn out more Batman films until the end of time. The Dark Knight hasn't even been released yet, but it's already whipping up a gigantic storm of hype thanks in part to Heath Ledger's untimely death, and Christian Bale wants to see if everyone can repeat the trick without anyone dying this time. If Magazine reports:
"The possibility of doing another one is completely Chris Nolan's decision and if he's doing it, then absolutely," Bale says. "He's presented himself with a huge challenge of surpassing this one I believe, and very much so with surpassing the Joker as a villain. You know, how do you up that? It's a very tricky thing to do. If anybody can do it, I think Chris can. So that's his choice."
Bale's absolutely right, of course - the third sequel traditionally provides film-makers with a vast amount of artistic choices. For instance, should Batman 3 go the way of Beverly Hills Cop 3 and be set in a funfair? Should it go the way of Jaws 3 and be a 3D movie where the baddie gets blown up at the end after eating a grenade? Or should Batman 3 go the way of Spider-Man 3 and feature an egg-based dance number and a haircut that makes people evil?
All three, hopefully. Just so long as there's no Robin. We can't even ironically entertain the idea of that option happening.
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July 1st, 2008 at 11:59 am
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July 1st, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Looking forward to this even more than I’m looking forward to Doctor Who this weekend.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 am
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July 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 am
Stop being so harsh on the guy…maybe in the third movie we may get Catwoman!
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:36 am
[...] it looks like if Christopher Nolan is willing to do “Batman 3″, Christian will be right there with him. Can’t we just see The Dark Knight before we start talking about [...]
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:10 am
Joel Schumacher n his magic faggotry return triumphant! Buttman and Throbbin (2011) will be da best yet!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:41 am
[...] was the week in lumps, a week in which: Christian Bale showed interest in a 3rd Batman film, but would walk away if Robin appeared, Digg’s turned on the new recommendation machine, the [...]
July 10th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Christian Bale Wants to Do Another Batman Movie…
Actor Christian Bale is so excited about Batman that he wants to do a third Batman movie, according to the HecklerSpray Web site (story below). The article says that Bale is “looking forward to seeing whether Christopher Nolan can top the ‘artistry’…
July 15th, 2008 at 11:00 am
[...] Bale is already keen to make another Batman movie and, so long as Christopher Nolan decides that he wants to, it’s pretty much a done deal [...]
July 19th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Well, obviously the entire premise of this story was proven false as anyone who’s seen The Dark Knight so far will tell you. Yes, there are terrible sequels to all kinds of movies, but that is no reason not to approach sequels in general with an open mind; particularly if the original is as promising as Batman Begins and now The Dark Knight. Also, Christian Bale IS Bruce Wayne, I’m sure he will be just fine as the Terminator, and no one else on Earth could make Demetrius from A Midsummer Night’s Dream even vaguely likable (or interesting). He may take on roles that have a good chance of being hackneyed, but he has the talent to bring something original to them.
July 19th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Had completely forgotten that Bale played Demetrius.
Of course, he rocks in everything. I’m a little worried about him becoming known as an “action hero”.
He’s so much more than that. Current best working actor out there. So underrated and unappreciated, and he doesn’t seem to be bothered by the lack of recognition or awards.
Love the guy.
July 21st, 2008 at 5:33 am
nice article you stupid fuck
July 21st, 2008 at 7:42 pm
There better be a Batman 3 to make up for the Dark Knight.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:11 pm
he didnt want it because of the bat nipple… no one likes the bat nipple, to cliche.. he wants it because of 1)the money and 2)because everyone loves when he plays batman. what i dont understand is why he is like ‘if nolan wants to make another one’ i bet he is going to make 4 more determined on the 66 million dollar opening day margin. these batman movies are the best yet and i cant see anyone better to play them then christian bale.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Christian Bale is signed on to do two more Batman movies under contract, and Christopher Nolan is signed on under contract to do one of them… Looks like there will be 2 more!!!!!!! I read it in Entertainment Magazine
September 24th, 2008 at 6:27 am
well, it’s almost the end of september and I finally took the time to watch the dark knight. I absolutely loved the movie and quite honestly, I was not expecting it to be this good. it far surpassed my expectations. So much, that I am already looking forward to a 3rd sequel.
it seems it’s following a different timeline, so i sure hope that batgirl shows up on this movie and hold off on robin till a 4th or 5th movie.
As for villains, I wonder who will be the antagonists: clay face, mad hatter, poison ivy, mr freeze, penguin, catwoman, scarface, riddler and I wonder how many more villains i’ve left out.
The fact that Gordon still has his son and wife, kinda hints it out that in the 3rd movie they will die and his daughter barbara will want to take revenge, thus becoming batgirl.
The ending left me wondering if Lucius Foxx (Morgan freeman) will truly be or not on the next movie helping out batman…
There is just so much material to work with that I just can’t wait until it is announced. Since Joker didn’t die in the movie, it’s possible that he’ll reappear on the 4th movie (i don’t think it’d be good for him to show up on the 3rd).