Today’s Morning Man: Christian Bale!

I know he became best known as Bruce Wayne/Batman but let’s not forget something really important: the beautiful Christian Bale really looks best out of a bat suit!

But he looked nothing like himself in Vice, the film which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor ing 2019. I thought he might win the prize for his portrayal of former Vice President Dick Cheney. He won the Oscar for The Fighter and was nominated again for The Big Short. and American Hustle. He was edged out of an Oscar nomination in 2020 for his brilliant work in Ford vs. Ferrari which earned him Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations.

The past four years have not been filled with critical acclaim but the actor has remained busy. Bale played Gorr the God Butcher, a villain, in the 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder. That same year, he produced and appeared in David O. Russell’s period film Amsterdam and Scott Cooper’s thriller The Pale Blue Eye.

Bale will next play Frankenstein’s monster in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s fantasy period film The Bride! which is scheduled for release this year.

The gifted actor who has been a star since childhood (Empire of the Sun, Newsies) and has wowed us in a wide range of adult roles including Velvet Goldmine, American Hustle, I’m Not There, Little Women, The Machinist, Metroland, 3:10 to Yuma , Rescue Dawn and especially American Psycho.

Christian turns 51 today – happy birthday to this talented man!