There is no doubt that Christian Bale is a great actor. He proved it with his work across multiple genres and with his dedication to each character. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and two Golden Globe Awards. Bale recently appeared in Marvel Thor: Love and Thunder like Gorr the butcher god. His next movie amsterdama comedy-drama is due out on October 7, 2022.
However, after all this success and hard work, Christian Bale shares that he hasn’t been on a film set in months and would like to continue not working. In his recent interview with GQ, Bale also expressed his gratitude to Leonardo DiCaprio saying that all the roles he got were offered to him first.
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Christian Bale is grateful to Leonardo DiCaprio for his career
Christian Bale reportedly lost around five roles to Leonardo DiCaprio in the 90s. One of the biggest roles in those was as Jack Dawson in James Cameron Titanic. According to the book, Christian Bale – The Darkest Batman Inside Story, Bale auditioned for the role but lost it to DiCaprio.
Although he was considered for the role, he was later told that Cameron did not want two British actors to play the lead roles who were supposed to be Americans. The director had already cast Kate Winslet for the role of Rose. The book also mentions that he lost roles in This boy’s life and What eats Gilbert Raisin to DiCaprio too.
However, in his recent interview with GQ, Bale expressed his gratitude towards Leonardo DiCaprio. He claimed that every role he’s been given so far has been offered to DiCaprio first. He further says that it’s not just him, but every actor gets a role in Hollywood because DiCaprio passed it on beforehand.
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He continued with, “All these people I’ve worked with multiple times, they all offered him each of these roles first. Right? One of those people told me that.
When asked if he ever takes it personally, he replied: “No. Do you know how grateful I am to get anything?” He says he can’t do what Di Caprio does and he doesn’t want the exposure he has either. Christian Bale even claimed that every actor in the same age group as DiCaprio owes his career to Leonardo Di Caprio.
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Christian Bale became an American psychopath after Leonardo DiCaprio quit film
After Titanic became the highest-grossing film, Leonardo DiCaprio’s career chart also began to grow. Over time, he was offered more films. One of those movies was American Psycho. He nearly landed the lead role of serial killer Patrick Bateman.
The film was originally slated to be directed by Mary Harron, who planned to cast Christian Bale in the lead role in the film. However, Harron was fired from the film and Oliver Stone took over as the new director. After which, the production house Lionsgate decided to give DiCaprio the lead.
But, following some creative differences, Leonardo Dicaprio and Oliver Stone left the film and the production company brought back Harron and Bale. The film became one of the best films of Bale’s career.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Moonflower Slayersscheduled for release in May 2023.
The next film by Christian Bale, amsterdamwill be released on October 7, 2022.
Source: GQ
