Christian Bale Would Suit Up As Batman Again, Christopher Nolan Required
He's the best Batman in the eyes of many fans, and though he's not likely to return for the role, English actor Christian Bale has made clear he would indeed play Bruce Wayne once more, provided the right person asked him, with that being none other than The Dark Knight trilogy director Christopher Nolan.
While Bale is currently promoting Thor: Love and Thunder, where he stars as the film’s villain, Gorr The Butcher, the actor first made his name in comic movies before the MCU even existed as The Dark Knight Trilogy's Batman, a part that won him plenty of praise. As part of his press tour, Bale recently confessed that he has yet to see Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson's take on the character inThe Batman, explaining that he actually doesn’t watch that many movies because “I like to really savor films.”
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That was just one of many topics on the table as Bale said he’s never been contacted to reprise his Batman role. In fact, Bale said he finds himself constantly surprised whenever he’s casually asked about it. Nevertheless, he also mentioned he has a long-standing pact with Nolan to “make three films, if we're lucky enough to get to do that. And then let's walk away. Let's not linger too long.” However, Bale concedes that if the director were ever to change his mind to tell another Batman story with him, he’d absolutely jump on board.
Suffice to say, Bale's words must be taken with a grain of salt since not only has Warner Bros. moved on to focus on its tumbling DCEU, but it’s also hard to imagine Nolan working with the studio again after both parties had a bit of a falling out in 2021. Nolan lashed against Warner Bros. due to the studio’s decision to release its
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