Christian Bale was 25 years old in American Psycho.
Christian Bale was 25 years old during the filming of American Psycho back in 1999 as he was born on January 30, 1974. Bale’s performance in American Psycho was met with critical acclaim. The character of Patrick Bateman is considered one of the most iconic characters in history and one of Bale’s best performances.
What is American Psycho about?
The film centers around Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale. Bateman is a wealthy investment banker who resides in New York City, he is engaged, and he spends most of his time in luxurious restaurants. He hates his colleagues at work and feels completely jealous of them for nonsensical reasons. One time he gets jealous of his colleague Paul Allen because of his business card.
After that, he started murdering a lot of people and started killing his co-workers and prostitutes. He began to lead a double life as a serial killer. The development of the film suffered many setbacks, including the firing of the director Mary Herron. Many other directors left the project due to creative differences. Author Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote the novel American Psycho, from which the film is adapted, said the story of the novel is ‘unfilmable.’
Actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Johnny Depp, and Vince Vaughn were in line and in consideration to star as Bateman in the film. Despite being against casting Bale, Lions Gate later agreed to cast Bale for $50,000. Harron also spoke with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, but both of them declined. The movie was released on January 21, 2000, and met critical acclaim, and Bale’s performance was highly appreciated.
Who is Christian Bale?
Christian Bale was born on January 30, 1974, in Haverfordwest, Wales, UK. Bale's parents divorced when he was just 17. Bale didn’t go to acting school for training in acting, but he participated in plays when he was in school. Bale got his major breakthrough in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun which told the story of a young boy who is suffering the consequences of World War II.
Bale got a lot of media attention for this role, and he started hating the acting profession. Due to this, he left the profession for some time. Bale achieved much wider acclaim for his role in the 2000 horror film American Psycho. He went on to star in many leading roles, such as in 2004’s The Machinist, in which Bale shreds down a lot of weight. His diet included eating apples, black coffee, and tuna per day, and Bale lost 29 kg for the role and was reduced to 55 kg.
He starred in the films like Equilibrium and Reign of Fire. Bale went on to star in iconic superhero Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy. His turn as Batman was applauded by both critics and audiences alike, and his second outing as Batman in 2008’s The Dark Knight is considered the Best Superhero Film of all time.
He then starred as John Connor in 2009’s Terminator Salvation which was panned by both critics and audiences alike. Bale then starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the sports drama The Fighter, which earned him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bale is known for his method of acting as he takes up incredible tasks and challenges to take on a role.
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