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Christian Shows Off His Size and Smile

PopSugar — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:00:34 -0700

Christian Bale looked chipper Thursday as he grabbed coffees and snacks from a Starbucks in LA. He seems to be getting back to a healthier size after losing lots of weight for The Fighter last Spring, so all those coffee drinks must be doing the trick. Christian has even more work to do before getting back into superhero shape, with production of the next Batman movie scheduled to start in the next year.

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Video Inside Khloe's Wedding, Matt Damon's Fake Freakout, & Miley's SATC 2 Cameo!

PopSugarTV — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:08:04 -0700

Video of Khloe Kardashian wearing Vera Wang at her star-studded weekend wedding, Matt Damon curses up a storm on set with Adrian Grenier, and Hugh Jackman stays in character when a cell phone interrupts his Broadway performance.

For Now, Christian Bale Is Just a Man

PopSugar — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00:51 -0700

A skinny Christian Bale walked around the set of The Fighter yesterday in Boston. He's lost weight for his role as a drug addicted boxer, which is quite the contrast to his beefed-up costar Mark Wahlberg. Christian will have a reason to put the pounds back on if he reprises his role in the next Batman movie, which is apparently set to start filming next year.

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Marky Mark Still Has the Shirtless Body of a Fighter

Molly — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:30:00 -0700

Mark Wahlberg stripped down to show off his abs and bloody face on the set of The Fighter in Massachusetts yesterday. That six-pack is part of what made him famous all those years ago in his Calvin Klein ads and the shirtless Marky Mark showed that he hasn't let himself go. Meanwhile, his costar Christian Bale's dramatic weight loss was turning heads too as he throws himself into the role.

To see more of Mark and Christian just read more.

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Bloody Mark Wahlberg and Slender Christian Bale Are Fighters

Molly — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were both decked out in their 80s fashion on the set of The Fighter in Massachusetts yesterday. Mark's bloody face and bruises are already living up to the movie's title, though it's Christian who looks a little worse for the wear. Bale is known for the transformations he makes for movies and this time he appears to have dropped a noticeable amount of weight already to play a boxer who becomes a drug addict. Mark and Christian weren't the first pair of actors attached to the film, but after all the leading man musical chairs The Fighter is finally rolling.

To see more of Mark and Christian just read more.

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Public Enemies: Depp Shines Through a Shower of Bullets

BuzzSugar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:30:31 -0700

The reason to see Public Enemies is the same as the reason to see any Johnny Depp movie: Johnny Depp. The story is engaging enough - there's plenty of sputtering machine gun shoot-outs and exciting escape plans and dashes of romance - but the actual enjoyment of watching this movie comes from Johnny Depp in a role he's naturally gifted at playing: the dark, mysterious rebel.

Depp plays John Dillinger, a bank robber who has gained a certain celebrity status with the public. His charm and calm cleverness have made him and his gang quite rich and have kept him from being permanently captured. Soon, however, J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) focuses his attention on Dillinger, his "Public Enemy No. 1." Hoping to use Dillinger's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force, Hoover puts his dashing agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) on the case. The majority of the movie is a back-and-forth dance with Purvis pursuing Dillinger and Dillinger eluding Purvis's grasp. Consistently thwarted by the sly criminal, Purvis's desperation to catch Dillinger leads to some extreme measures. Violence, gunfire, and bloodshed ensue as Purvis and his team start to close in on their enemy. For more of my thoughts on the movie, read more.

It's mind-boggling to see how relatively easy it is for Dillinger and his gang to pull off these crimes. In our era of constant surveillance and advanced technology, these guys wouldn't get three feet without someone snapping a picture or video with a camera phone. The movie is set during a more trusting time period, and one that is - for better or worse - far behind us. At the same time, we may have more in common with that era than we think. As we experience a recession, we watch a story in which the protagonist robs banks in the midst of the Great Depression - should we be rooting for this guy? Depp makes us want to, that's for sure, but what with all the bloodshed, it's hard to always think that what Dillinger's doing is cool. Public Enemies actually makes us think about this stuff, and making us think is more than most of the big Summer movies can boast.

The movie also features good performances by an impressive cast, with Marion Cotillard standing out as Dillinger's lady love, Billie Frechette. She is perfectly paired with Depp, her bright eyes and lively charisma nicely complementing Depp's dark and intense steadiness. The two make a sexy duo and their scenes together are some of my favorite of the whole movie. They're both soulful actors, interested more in substance than style. Some scenes that don't include either of these actors are all shiny cars, slicked-back hair, and terrible accents, making me yearn for Depp or Cotillard to be back on screen.

The actual filmmaking, however, made me queasy. I know Michael Mann is an intense director but I hate the herky-jerky camerawork and the random close-ups on things in this movie. The other distracting element is the actors' makeup, their faces clay-like, their lips bright pink. It's hard to become immersed in this world when the streaks of blush constantly remind us that this is all make-believe. But aside from these things, the film overall is an intriguing thrill-ride with a little bit of heart and the sharp, intelligent Johnny Depp leading us through it.

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Amy Adams Joins Wahlberg and Bale in The Fighter

BuzzSugar — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:30:58 -0700

Now that the filmmakers have finally settled on the two male leads for The Fighter, a lady love has been cast. The endearing Amy Adams will join Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in the story about a famed Massachusetts boxer. Based on a true story, Wahlberg will play "Irish" Mickey Ward and Bale will play Ward's "trainer-brother" Dick Eklund, and the movie will follow "their early days on the rough streets of Lowell, Mass., through Eklund's battle with drugs and Ward's eventual world championship in London."

Amy Adams will take on the role of Charlene, "a tough, gritty bartender and former college high-jumper from Massachusetts who ends up dating Mickey." After playing so many cheerful, bright-eyed characters (ditzy Leslie Miller in Drop Dead Gorgeous, sweet Ashley in Junebug, optimistic Giselle in Enchanted, carefree Delysia in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - and even the innocent Sister James in Doubt), I'm curious to see what Adams' "tough, gritty" character is like. Before this, however, we'll get yet another Adams fix when she appears this August with Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia.

Christian Shifts Back to Daddy Duty

PopSugar — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Christian Bale played towel boy as he and Sibi picked up their daughter from swim class in LA on Friday. Emmeline was too adorable in her one-piece, and apparently the little one has a love for Paul Frank. Christian's been spending a lot of time hitting those red carpets for Public Enemies, but he's not about to miss out on Emmeline's Summer milestones.

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Sweet Johnny, Christian and Marion Take Public Enemies to LA

Molly — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Johnny Depp wore his usual blue sunglasses and sexy unbuttoned shirt at the LA premiere of Public Enemies last night. He was without Vanessa, but his costar Christian Bale had his wife Sibi on his arm. The boys were joined by their glamorous leading lady in the movie, Marion Cotillard. Their highly-anticipated holiday weekend movie hits theaters next week but we're also already getting an idea of upcoming projects - or not - for both Johnny and Christian. This week we got a peek at Johnny and his costars in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland masterpiece while Christian hinted there might not be another Batman coming our way.

To see more of the cast plus Rosario Dawson, Stephen Dorff and others just read more.

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Sexy Depp and Bale Are Public Enemies in Chicago

PopSugar — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:00:30 -0700

Johnny Depp looked dapper all dressed up in pinstripes with his costar Christian Bale at the Public Enemies premiere in Chicago last night. Marion Cotillard looked lovely in a summery pink dress while Christian's wife Sibi kept it simple in black. Johnny stopped to sign autographs for his very enthusiastic and screaming fans in the city where the bank robber and main character, John Dillenger, did his damage. As with all of Depp's roles, he did a lot of research and spoke about his respect for the criminal character he'll be promoting for the next few weeks. This is one of the Summer blockbusters we've been counting down the release for, how about you?

To see more photos of Johnny, Christian and Marion just read more.

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Images include: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Michael Mann, Marion Cotillard, Sibi Blazic

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