Christian Bale as Batman Through the Years: Photos of the Actor as the Caped Crusader
For many millennials, Christian Bale IS their Batman. See photos from his run as the Caped Crusader here.
There have been many Batmans through the years, and while we love George Clooney and Michael Keaton, Christian Bale is most millennials’ favorite Bruce Wayne. The UK-born actor started his run as the caped crusader in Christopher Nolan’s 2005 movie Batman Begins. Mr. Bale would go on to reprise the role in 2008’s The Dark Knight and once more with The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.
Christian told The Washington Post that people were initially skeptical of him taking on the comic book hero. ‘I would [tell people] we’re going to sort of do Batman but take him seriously. I had tons of people laugh at me and just say, ‘Well that’s just not going to work at all. So, it’s wonderful to be a part of a trilogy that proved those people wrong. I’m not certain if it kick-started [the MCU] but it certainly helped along the way.’
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