Christian Bale Almost Made His DC Movie Debut Years Before Batman Begins
Batman Begins Summary Christian Bale reinvent Bruce Wayne and his cap part for a newer propagation inBatman Begins , but the Oscar - winner was very close to assay the role of another quintessentialDChero . While Bale broke out as a child star in movies like Steven Spielberg’sEmpire of the Sun , the English actor took on challenging and diverse role in the late 1990s and early 2000s . From playing a modest - mannered music journalist in the glam - rock classicVelvet Goldmineto the heady namesake ofAmerican Psycho , Bale was already a critic ’ heartthrob even before he was cast inChristopher Nolan ’s Dark Knight trilogy ....