Christian Bale Discusses The Differences Between Nolan & Waititi
Christian Bale opens up about the differences between working with Christopher Nolan and Taika Waititi. The actor is set to join the MCU in Thor: Love and Thunder, playing Gorr the God Butcher and squaring off with Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder. Bale is no stranger to the comic book movie world, though, and in the mid-2000s played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Warner Bros.' Batman Begins from Nolan. He reprised the role twice more in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
The second installment of the so-called Dark Knight trilogy was released in 2008, the same year the MCU launched through Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man. Years since he wrapped up his stint as the Caped Crusader, however, Bale returns to the superhero sandbox, this time in the MCU and as a villain. Now that he has worked for both DC and Marvel, the actor breaks down the main differences between his experiences.
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Talking with Rotten Tomatoes, Bale compares what it was like working with Nolan in the Dark Knight trilogy to working with Waititi in Thor: Love and Thunder years later. The prolific actor points out DC's take on Batman was more grounded, albeit a bit heightened to fit the superhero world. Meanwhile, Waititi's approach is more theatrical and comedic, although he cites the director as being earnest when tackling more emotional aspects of his filmmaking. Check out his full comment below:
Similarities in both being brilliant filmmakers. Differences in entirely different, but I love both their approaches. I was privileged enough to be part of the Dark Knight trilogy, which people considered to be a more realistic approach. You know, heightened reality, but
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