cheesypoofs Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I like that poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 It is coming from a big SLP fan it seems so ... Good news indeed. Looking forward to more Russell/Lawrence collaborations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggod4me Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Christian Bale: Since hanging up his Batcape, the Oscar-winning actor has returned to his roots — going Method in two high-profile new films about men on the edges of society. In Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace, he adopts a blue-collar Pennsylvania accent to play a steelworker seeking to help out his troubled brother (Casey Affleck). And in David O. Russell’s American Hustle, he packs on pounds — and sports a memorable combover — as a 1970s con man pressured into helping the FBI with a sting operation. To appear shorter than costar Bradley Cooper, Bale even changed his posture — and herniated two disks for his troubles. “The old L4 and L5,” he says with a sigh. “I didn’t mean to do that, but yeah. I was just in bad bloody shape.” http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/11/06/this-weeks-cover-hobbit-american-hustle-holiday-movies/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 To appear shorter than costar Bradley Cooper, Bale even changed his posture — and herniated two disks for his troubles. “The old L4 and L5,” he says with a sigh. “I didn’t mean to do that, but yeah. I was just in bad bloody shape.” Jesus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Ha, that's so Bale. At some point he'll definitely regret doing all this shit to his body 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Christian Bale totally would jump at the chance to play a Hutt. No CGI, no puppetry, he will get himself to the requisite amount of fat with the necessary prosthetic tail add-on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Jesus... I really lol'd hard. "I dislocated my vertebral disks just to appear shorter than Bradley Cooper". Lulwut? It's something out of a SNL skit material. "Christian Bale, the actor who would break his two legs to play a Hobbit so he can appear shorter than his co-stars. Christian Bale, the man who will crucify himself for real to play Jesus and carries a cross when he's shopping at K-Mart talking in aramean to the cashier. Christian Bale, the actor who would eat his own flesh to lose pounds. " 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 That's f**king stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I dont think I can back him up on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Funnily enough, watching the trailer, I was surprised that Cooper was noticably taller than Bale. Probably not worth a spinal injury though. But hey, he's already fucked his liver with the weight changes, why not deform a few bones too? Edited November 6, 2013 by Hatebox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytr87 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It was an accidental result of the weight gain and posturing. He didn't intentionally herniate his disks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halba Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 that guy bale is so dedicated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Lol. I wonder if Kirk Lazarus is Bale's big acting idol? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Wow, Bale has officially gone crazy with his method acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 If Christian Bale had starred in Breaking Bad, he would have gotten cancer for real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I still can't get over his weight loss for The Machinist. Other actors have lost weight for movie roles but he barely weighed 100 pounds and he is 6+ feet tall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) If Christian Bale had starred in Breaking Bad, he would have gotten cancer for real Imagine if he had starred in Philadelphia or Silence Of The Lambs as Buffalo Bill or Hannibal Lecter... He wouldn't even be here today to speak about the turmoil and the toll of his method acting in interviews.(Maybe from death row for the latter) Edited November 6, 2013 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Well, he did American Psycho and I think it fucked him up a bit as he was involved in a couple of violent incidents after that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Bale really has done some incredibly dramatic weight changes, and the vertebrate because of posture/weight loss is something a few other actors have done in similar type of method roles- notably, DDL in My Left Foot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newknicksfan Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 bale is the goat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
