Christian Bale in town (Aurora, CO) visiting victims of shooting

[Panasonic]

Source: 9News/Denver Post

Christian Bale, star of the Batman films, is in town visiting victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, Warner Brothers officials confirmed.

"Mr. Bale is there as himself, not representing Warner Brothers," said an assistant for Susan Fleishman, executive vice president for Warner Brothers corporate communications.




Read more: http://www.9news.com/news/article/279422/339/Christian-Bale-in-town-visiting-victims-of-shooting

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That's all there is.

It's a VERY classy move by Christian Bale to visit the victims of last Friday's shooting - so that the victims know that everyone is thinking about them - even Batman himself.

He just earned more respect from me - I loved him in "American Psycho" - and I haven't yet SEEN any of Bale Batman movies - but now I think I will go out and buy his movies.

[hamsterjill]

1. I think it's terrific that he's doing this.

Even better that he's doing it as himself, the individual.

[Siwsan]

2. Bless his lovely soul.

I've always been a big fan, and now, even more.

[Bjorn Against]

3. Watch The Fighter to see Bale at his best

I generally am bored by boxing movies and the boxing scenes in The Fighter were as boring as any other boxing movie, but the scenes with Christian Bale playing the crack addicted brother make the whole movie worth it, he steals every scene he is in.

[Panasonic]

4. Netflixed.

Thanks for the recommendation.

[alphafemale]

6. Have you seen Rescue Dawn?

Based on a true story of an escape from a Vietnamese POW camp.

[Bjorn Against]

7. No I have not, I will have to look it up.

[kimbutgar]

5. Empire of Sun, his first movie showed his early acting chops

American Psycho great acting role but a hard movie to watch.

[Neoma]

8. I want to show my husband American Psycho.

But it's just one of those movies... You watch it once, think it's awesome, and then you don't want to ever see it again. Clockwork Orange goes under that category too.

[kimbutgar]

32. Ditto on Clockwork Orange once is enough

[lunatica]

21. He was great in that movie

No cute kid films for him. He was a mature and serious actor in a very harsh movie.

[Neoma]

9. Maybe it's just me, but uh...

Don't you think these victims might be triggered to have a damn panic attack every time they see batman?

[LisaL]

11. Ah. No.

[MrsBrady]

10. pics are already making the rounds on facebook n/t

[peace frog]

12. Good on him

My respect for him as a human being has increased considerably.

[flamingdem]

13. He said some very heartfelt things that rang true

So glad to hear he went to Aurora

[calimary]

14. That is indeed a very classy move on his part. A social conscience.

I appreciate this very much, and it makes me hold Christian Bale in higher regard. He's "there as himself, not representing Warner Brothers." VERY classy and compassionate. And - um - that leads me to want to ask - WHERE THE FUCK IS WARNER BROTHERS THEN? Shouldn't they be visiting there, too? Maybe making a donation or something, or offering to help compensate the theater or aid the victims or initiate a trust fund in honor of the dead? Or making a contribution to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence? That would be classy, too, and proactive.

www.bradycenter.org/

[JNelson6563]

16. Warner Bros. has donated to vicitms

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/24/warner-bros-donates-to-victims-of-aurora-shooting/

[Panasonic]

19. Actually the Warner Brothers has already announced they intend to donate to the victim's fund

Here is the link:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-shooting-denver-fundbre86n1k2-20120724,0,308034.story

Reports says $1M.

Glad to help correct an error.

[calimary]

27. Excellent news.

Glad to hear it!

[YOHABLO]

15. Hate to be cynical but ..

how do we know if Bale's appearance wasn't suggested by Warner's PR division and the producers of "The Dark Knight" in the first place? Perhaps Bale has a conscience and did this entirely on his own .. I hope so. I never trust what I see on the surface.

[Wraith20878]

17. I get the feeling if WB suggested it

They would have made an announcement beforehand, so the press could be there to get video and pictures. The only pictures I've seen of him there look like they came from camera phones, so it looks like Bale decided to do this without informing anybody. Major props, instead of putting himself in the limelight, he seems to have wanted this visit to be as low key as possible.

[Scairp]

20. You don't know much about Bale do you?

He is something of a rebel in that industry. I doubt Warner Bros. could have dragged him there in chains let alone orchestrated it or even suggested it. He would have told them to go fuck themselves, probably.

[obamanut2012]

25. Bale would have told them to go to hell

He isn't like that.

[Pachamama]

26. Be cynical if you want.....guess what? Gloria Steinem is his Stepmother....

This guy is the real deal....

Love him.....

[CBHagman]

29. That is always the first thing I think...

...that Gloria Steinem is Christian Bale's stepmother. I suspect not many people know that!

[fujiyama]

30. I understand the cynicism

but I get the impression everyone involved in the making of the movie is sincerely horrified by what happened last Friday. Bale's statement (and Nolan's for that matter) immediately following the massacre sounded pretty heartfelt and genuine.

Now of course, a tragedy and horror like what happened never helps the bottom line (and possibly put a bit of a damper on opening weekend numbers), and I'm pretty critical of large corporations and how they handle themselves, but so far WB has done a decent job in presenting itself after this tragedy. They've also donated to the victim's fund, which will hopefully help the uninsured victims and their medical expenses.

[JI7]

33. look up what Bale has done outside of films, he is the type that would do this himself

[Skittles]

18. wonderful gesture

thanking Mr. Bale

[lunatica]

22. What an incredibly thoughtful gesture

[AsahinaKimi]

23. Thats mighty awesome of him !

Bravo!

[obamanut2012]

24. Loved him since "Empire of the Sun" -- props to him

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

28. Good on him. One of the most underrated actors around today.

[Smilo]

31. That is one nice example of

a compassionate man.

Thanks Mr. Bale.