Christian Bale flips on set of Terminator 4
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Never that far, and he doesn't make any excuses or apologies, just threaten the guy and his career. The guy may have made a mistake but Bale went after him like he'd just spat in his face.cuddly_tomato said:
He calms down a bit but only to tell the guy to piss off and ***** more, no "I'm sorry, but do you see what you did", just assholery.
You don't know that. Later on that day he might have calmed down and been really apologetic to the guy. Not only that, but at the time the guy was going through troubles, troubles of the womanly kind [http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/29886/Christian-Bales-marriage-rock-solid.html]. EVERYONE has a point where they break and go off like that, high horse or not.Reaperman Wompa said:
In any case, it has become an dance floor hit!
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23634363-details/Bale%27s+furious+rant+becomes+instant+electro-dance+hit/article.do
Sounds like a jerk.
However if we had a tape of the light guy runing the take over and over it might be a diffrent tale.
However if we had a tape of the light guy runing the take over and over it might be a diffrent tale.
cuddly_tomato said:
Christian Bale: Am I going to walk around and rip your f***ing lights down, in the middle of a scene? Then why the f**k are you walking right through, ah-da-da-dah, like this in the background? What the f**k is it with you? What don't you f***ing understand? You got any f***ing idea about, hey, it's f***ing distracting having somebody walking up behind Bryce in the middle of the f***ing scene? Give me a f***ing answer! What don't you get about it?
Shane Hurlbut: I was looking at the light.
Bale: Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was f***ing good, because it's useless now, isn't it?
Hurlbut: OK.
Bale: F***'s sake man, you're amateur. McG, you got f***ing something to say to this p***k?
Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol (director): I didn't see it happen.
Bale: Well, somebody should be f***ing watching and keeping an eye on him.
McG: Fair enough.
Bale: It's the second time that he doesn't give a f**k about what is going on in front of the camera, all right? I'm trying to f***ing do a scene here, and I am going, "Why the f**k is Shane walking in there? What is he doing there?" Do you understand my mind is not in the scene if you're doing that?
Hurlbut: I absolutely apologise. I'm sorry, I did not mean anything by it.
Bale: Stay off the f***ing set man. For f**k's sake. Alright, let's go again.
McG: Let's just take a minute.
Bale: Let's not take a f***ing minute, let's go again.
Bale: I'm going to f***ing kick your f***ing ass if you don't shut up for a second! All right?
(Unknown voices): Christian, Christian. It's cool.
Bale: I'm going to go... Do you want me to f***ing go trash your lights? Do you want me to f***ing trash 'em? Then why are you trashing my scene?
Hurlbut: I'm not trying to trash your scene.
Bale: You are trashing my scene!
Hurlbut: Christian, I was only...
Bale: You do it one more f***ing time and I ain't walking on this set if you're still hired. I'm f***ing serious. You're a nice guy. You're a nice guy, but that don't f***ing cut it when you're f***ing around like this on set.
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Shane Hurlbut: I was looking at the light.
Bale: Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was f***ing good, because it's useless now, isn't it?
Hurlbut: OK.
Bale: F***'s sake man, you're amateur. McG, you got f***ing something to say to this p***k?
Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol (director): I didn't see it happen.
Bale: Well, somebody should be f***ing watching and keeping an eye on him.
McG: Fair enough.
Bale: It's the second time that he doesn't give a f**k about what is going on in front of the camera, all right? I'm trying to f***ing do a scene here, and I am going, "Why the f**k is Shane walking in there? What is he doing there?" Do you understand my mind is not in the scene if you're doing that?
Hurlbut: I absolutely apologise. I'm sorry, I did not mean anything by it.
Bale: Stay off the f***ing set man. For f**k's sake. Alright, let's go again.
McG: Let's just take a minute.
Bale: Let's not take a f***ing minute, let's go again.
Bale: I'm going to f***ing kick your f***ing ass if you don't shut up for a second! All right?
(Unknown voices): Christian, Christian. It's cool.
Bale: I'm going to go... Do you want me to f***ing go trash your lights? Do you want me to f***ing trash 'em? Then why are you trashing my scene?
Hurlbut: I'm not trying to trash your scene.
Bale: You are trashing my scene!
Hurlbut: Christian, I was only...
Bale: You do it one more f***ing time and I ain't walking on this set if you're still hired. I'm f***ing serious. You're a nice guy. You're a nice guy, but that don't f***ing cut it when you're f***ing around like this on set.
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Yeah, looking at that he calms down a bit, and he may have made an apology (why hasn't it gone public?) but if he had they would have not have had to consult insurers if it was worked out, which says his ***** fit continued.
Also remember that stuff with his mum and sister (I think), the guy is an aggro prick, recently at least.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23634363-details/Bale%27s+furious+rant+becomes+instant+electro-dance+hit/article.do
Ain't it cool:
Hey folks, Harry here... I'm getting slammed with assloads of people angry at me for not posting the Bale explosion from the set of McG's TERMINATOR: SALVATION. Well, first off - there's a real simple reason. It isn't news. And it certainly isn't cool news. It is a moment in a man's life taken completely out of context and most likely leaked to personally embarrass Christian Bale.
Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking... There's no excuse for a temper tantrum like that to ever occur and if you are going to act that way, you deserve to be embarrassed by your own actions.
Except, you want to hear the REALITY behind that clip?
I know this because I happen to be somewhere where someone that was there that day and for the shoot is. And this person isn't a publicist, nor are they invested in Bale's career. They're just someone that thinks it is absolute bullshit that this moment in Bale's life is being aired and that the real story should get out there.
The DP on TERMINATOR SALVATION, Shane Hurlbut, is a apparently a light tweaker. He's a fairly young DP and likes to fiddle with his lights on set during action, which is a big "NO NO" on most productions unless worked out in advance with performers. But apparently Shane was a pretty unrepentant light tweaker.
The scene in question, was a very emotional and tough scene between Christian Bale and Bryce Howard. A scene that required soul bearing and a deep level of immersive concentration. The sort of scene where everyone on set knows not to get in anyone's eye lines, and definitely not to move lights around while FILMING. You lock that shit down before the scene starts.
Bale had indeed warned the DP on multiple occasions about messing with lights while the cameras were rolling, and Bale was in the midst of a painful scene with Bryce, what was described to me as being the emotional center of the film and his character for the film.
Now, the reason I know all of this is because the person that was there, felt that it should be made perfectly clear that Christian Bale was the utmost gentleman and cool guy on set. And the DP really was doing something that professional DPs with experience just don't do. Not during a performance.
You don't need me to give you a link, it's all over the internet, I just felt that you should know what really went down - and that this particular outburst did indeed modify the DP's behavior - and for future DPs. Fuck with the lights before and after your actors are acting. Not during.
Hey folks, Harry here... I'm getting slammed with assloads of people angry at me for not posting the Bale explosion from the set of McG's TERMINATOR: SALVATION. Well, first off - there's a real simple reason. It isn't news. And it certainly isn't cool news. It is a moment in a man's life taken completely out of context and most likely leaked to personally embarrass Christian Bale.
Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking... There's no excuse for a temper tantrum like that to ever occur and if you are going to act that way, you deserve to be embarrassed by your own actions.
Except, you want to hear the REALITY behind that clip?
I know this because I happen to be somewhere where someone that was there that day and for the shoot is. And this person isn't a publicist, nor are they invested in Bale's career. They're just someone that thinks it is absolute bullshit that this moment in Bale's life is being aired and that the real story should get out there.
The DP on TERMINATOR SALVATION, Shane Hurlbut, is a apparently a light tweaker. He's a fairly young DP and likes to fiddle with his lights on set during action, which is a big "NO NO" on most productions unless worked out in advance with performers. But apparently Shane was a pretty unrepentant light tweaker.
The scene in question, was a very emotional and tough scene between Christian Bale and Bryce Howard. A scene that required soul bearing and a deep level of immersive concentration. The sort of scene where everyone on set knows not to get in anyone's eye lines, and definitely not to move lights around while FILMING. You lock that shit down before the scene starts.
Bale had indeed warned the DP on multiple occasions about messing with lights while the cameras were rolling, and Bale was in the midst of a painful scene with Bryce, what was described to me as being the emotional center of the film and his character for the film.
Now, the reason I know all of this is because the person that was there, felt that it should be made perfectly clear that Christian Bale was the utmost gentleman and cool guy on set. And the DP really was doing something that professional DPs with experience just don't do. Not during a performance.
You don't need me to give you a link, it's all over the internet, I just felt that you should know what really went down - and that this particular outburst did indeed modify the DP's behavior - and for future DPs. Fuck with the lights before and after your actors are acting. Not during.
The watchword here, I believe before we judge a man, is context. Also, let's all not play fucking pretend that we've never lost our cool or said some wild shit when we're pissed off. I've played Counter Strike and Halo against some dudes who make this seem REALLY tame. He's sayin' 'I don't come to where you work and mess with your stuff, but you consistently screw with mine'...
Prima Dona? Maybe.
But just normal anger here.
Prima Dona? Maybe.
But just normal anger here.
is it really too much to expect a little professionalism? especially when you consider just how long Bale has been in the business and what he has done in the name of it. You only have to see The Machinist to know what I'm talking bout
yeah, he went a bit over the top... but we cannot really judge because we do not know the circumstances..
It turns out that, like MatParker wrote, the scene was really emotional and some unprofessional jerk ruined a perfect shot, which required a lot of talent and skill to work. I think many of you said worse stuff for things that were really less important.
Also, anyone tampering with the lights when a film is being shot should deserve to be fired and kicked in the ass with a heavy boot.
Also, anyone tampering with the lights when a film is being shot should deserve to be fired and kicked in the ass with a heavy boot.
Well, actors are people too. And if you want to screw around with lights and ruin the movie, you deserve to be cussed at.Adam Jenson said:
Four minutes of listening to Bale weep like a teased vagina? I'll pass thanks, I have games to play...
Negative. The tech was on the set 'tweaking' some lights while filming was happening, which is a no-no.axia777 said:
I love how everyone seems to be flipping out about this when all you get is to HEAR Christian Bale ranting without any context.
Remember you have no idea what happened here, all you hear is Bale's rage. You have no idea how justified or not it was, you have no idea what happened. Stop trying to guess things you know nothing about.
Remember you have no idea what happened here, all you hear is Bale's rage. You have no idea how justified or not it was, you have no idea what happened. Stop trying to guess things you know nothing about.
Actually, we know pretty well what happend, I don't even know why we are still "speculating".Caliostro said:
Professional or not, I'd say Bale was a least justified.GPScorpio said: