Anyone heard Christian Bale's rant

[LexChaney]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KRhjBq2kYj4

Taken from Daily Mail site and audio from Youtube

Batman star Christian Bale has been caught on tape launching into a foul-mouthed rant at one of the crew members on his forthcoming movie Terminator Salvation.

The British-born actor, 35, repeatedly swore and threatened to 'kick your f**king a**' when director of photography Shane Hurlbut accidentally interrupted Bale mid-scene.

An audio tape of the alleged incident, which happened on set in New Mexico, US last July, has been leaked on to the internet, prompting the film's assistant director to defend Bale's behaviour.

The on-set clash took place just two days before Bale had an argument with his mother Jenny and sister Sharon in a London hotel before the British premiere of The Dark Knight.

The audio tape was recorded during a particularly intense scene between Bale's John Connor character and actress Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays his on-screen wife.

According to TMZ.com, concerned film executives sent the tape recording to their insurance company over fears Bale would quit the film.

The actor is heard erupting in anger - and using the F-word 35 times - after cinematographer Hurlbut walks into his sightline.

During the row, Welsh-born Bale's accent fluctuates between American and English.

At the beginning of the recording, Bale fumes: 'I'm gonna kick your f**king a**.

'I want you off the f**king set, you p***k. No don't just be sorry, think for one f**king second. What the f**k are you doing?'

When the film's assistant director Bruce Franklin attempts to calm the actor down, Bale is unrepentant.

He continued: 'Do I f**king walk around and rip... no, shut the f**k up Bruce... Do I...? No. No. Don't shut me up. Am I gonna walk around and rip your f**king lights down in the middle of a scene? Then why the f**k are you walking right through?

'What the f**k is it with you? What is it that you don't f**king understand. You got any f**king idea that, hey, it's f**king distracting having someone walking up behind Bryce in the middle of the f**king scene.'

After Hurlbut presumably praises the scene, Bale hits back: 'Good for you, I hope it was f**king good for you because it's useless now. For F**k's sake man, you're an amateur.'

Bale then turns to director McG for his input, but it appears the latter is reluctant to get involved.

McG is heard saying: 'I didn't see it happen.'

Bale said: 'Well someone should be f**king watching him and keeping an eye on him. 'Cos it's the second time that he doesn't give a f**k about what is going on in front of the camera.'

After appearing to calm down, Bale tells the cameras to start rolling again, but soon erupts again when someone suggests he takes some time out to restore his mood.

He said: 'Let's not take a f**king minute, let's go again and let's not have you walking f**king in.

'You're unbelievable. The amount of times you're f**king strolling around in the background. I've never had a DP behave like this.

'I'm gonna f**king kick your f**king a** if you don't shut up for a second. Do you want me to go and f**king trash your lights? Do you want me to trash 'em? Then why are you trashing my scene.

'You are trashing my scene. If you do that one more f**king time, I ain't walking on this set if you're still hired. I'm f**king serious.

'You're a nice guy, you're a nice guy, but that don't f**king cut it if you're bulls**ting around like this on set.'

The recording ends on a cutting last comment

After the tape was released on to the internet this week, Franklin insisted it didn't portray Bale's normal on-set behaviour and he was simply having a bad day.

Franklin told E! Online: 'If you are working in a very intense scene and someone takes you out of your groove... It was the most emotional scene in the movie. And for him to get stopped in the middle of it - he is very intensely involved in his character.

'He didn't walk around like that all day long. It was just a moment and it passed.

'This was my second movie with Christian, and it has always been a good experience with him. He is so dedicated to the craft.

'I think someone is begging to make some noise [controversy] about this, but I don't think it's fair. The art of acting is not paint by numbers, it's an art form.'

Bale has a reputation for throwing tantrums on set.

Last year, his former publicist and adviser Harrison Cheung told the Mail on Sunday that Bale had trouble controlling his temper.

Referring to Bale's days as a teen actor, he said: 'If something wasn’t just so, Christian would just erupt. He would yell until he was red in the face. It was very intimidating.

'When he filmed a movie called Metroland with Emily Watson, his nickname on set was Tandy because he was always throwing tantrums.'

Terminator Salvation is scheduled for release in UK cinemas on June 5.

I never knew Bale could rant like that. I still like him and makes me like him more. (Y)

Again I will post the YouTube link.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KRhjBq2kYj4

And a cool edit.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48&...re=channel_page

[Your Mom]

p***k?

[-A-]

'Prick,' I guess.

[GA!]

Yes, it is prick.

[Scott McFly]

I just read that and all I could hear was a Welsh accent in my head. And it was hilarious.

Moral of the story, don't ever, ever, ever walk into Christian Bale's sightline.

I've not seen or heard anything on this movie, but if Bryce Dallas Howard looks anything close to her Gwen Stacey look then I'll be first in line.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

You haven't lived until you've heard a Welshman in full angry flow.

Even better start an argument with one.

[fourstarfizzle]

Pretty intense, you don't fuck with method type actors. I think Daniel Day Lewis would be far scarier to piss off, he'd probably gut you on set.

[Hutch2004]

I cannot believe the controversy around this at the moment. Bale's known as being an actor who takes acting very seriously, and while he's doing a scene with Bryce Dallas Howard, his D.O.P is walking around, on set, directly behind the person he's talking to? I'd fucking snap too.

On a less serious side, the rant is hilarious, it's brilliant to the point of me wondering if it was scripted. If nothing else, he's a funny guy.

[K]

i'd play that remix in a club

[ROC]

Eh, it just proves further that you have to border on insanity to truly get into a role. Ah well. Maybe Terminator Salvation rocks.

[Lint]

http://www.prestonandsteve.com/audio/1183.mp3

apparently he flipped out on Peter Griffin too

[probablyoliver]

Ahaha, that's awesome.

[Jack_Attack]

Underground band, The Mae Shi,

Edited February 19, 2009 by Jack_Attack

[K]

that was p cool actually

[LexChaney]

Peter Griffin and Christian Bale. My god how funny is that.