2016 marks a new era for the “Batman” franchise.
Ben Affleck will take on the role as Gotham’s defender in “Batman v Superman” and Jared Leto will debut as The Joker in “Suicide Squad” out later this summer. Expectations are incredibly high as, inevitably, they’ll be compared to Christian Bale and Heath Ledger’s unforgettable performances as the duo in 2008’s “The Dark Knight.”
While many love Bale’s take as the Caped Crusader, the actor himself isn’t a huge fan of his own performance. During an interview for his new film “Knight of Cups,” he told Yahoo! Movies that’s heavily because of Ledger’s outstanding performance as the Clown Prince of Crime.
“I didn’t quite nail it,” says Bale. “Heath turned up and just kind of completely ruined all my plans. ‘He’s so much more interesting than me and what I’m doing."”
After his death in 2008, Ledger went on to posthumously earn an Academy Award for his role.
Bale said he originally envisioned the Caped Crusader as a pent up, repressed character whose “true self” is revealed when he prowls Gotham as night.
“Batman, he’s just this very, very, very dark, messed-up character,” said Bale. “I found when I put on the suit, I went ‘I just feel like a bloody idiot if I don’t use this as a means [of revealing] his true, monstrous self that he allows to come out in the moment.”
While Bale feels he ultimately didn’t realize his goal with the character feel, don’t expect to see Bale reprise his role as Gotham’s defender.
“You know, I mean, we did our thing. It’s done,” he says. “I’ve got nothing else to offer it.”
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