The Moses of 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' says he 'stopped and stared into nothing for half an hour' after learning about Affleck's casting in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'.
- November 25, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Christian Bale confesses it's not easy for him to let go of Batman. In an interview with Empire magazine, the actor who plays the Caped Crusader in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" trilogy admits he envied Ben Affleck after the latter was cast to take over the iconic role in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice".
"I've got to admit initially, even though I felt that it was the right time to stop, there was always a bit of me going, 'Oh go on... Let's do another.' So when I heard there was someone else doing it, there was a moment where I just stopped and stared into nothing for half an hour," the "American Hustle" star opened up.
"But I'm 40," he added as quoted by ComicBookMovie. "The fact that I'm jealous of someone else playing Batman...I think I should have gotten over it by now. I haven't spoken with Ben, but I emailed him offering bits of advice that I learned the hard way. I would imagine he is doing everything he can to avoid anything that I did."
Asked to compare Batman to his heroic character in "Exodus: Gods and Kings", Bale laughed, "It's a little embarrassing to compare Moses to Batman. There are similarities, you know, tragic beginning and then a heroic future. But Moses is a little more violent. I'm sure if there'd been guns around at that time, Bruce Wayne might have had a chance."
