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"T4" Producer -- Bale's Tantrum Was No Biggie

Click to listenIt turns out Christian Bale's expletive-filled, volcanic explosion on the set of "Terminator Salvation" was a "non-event"... according to a guy who wasn't the brunt of Bale's tirade.

Bruce Franklin -- assistant director and associate producer on the film -- told us "Christian is a method actor and was completely immersed in his scene ... his reaction was from the heat of the moment."

The target of Bale's attack -- a director of photography named Shane Hurlbut -- was not fired from the movie, despite Christian's threat that if Shane screwed up one more time, he should be kicked to the curb.

Franklin said Bale was under a lot of pressure because of his crazy "Dark Knight" promotion schedule, and that the crew -- Hurlbut included -- ended up shooting for another seven hours.



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1. i will still see the movie

Posted at 1:45PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by hey

2. Of course they are going to stick up for him. They don't want people to not go and see the movie because they think Bale is an ass, which I am sure a lot of people are going to do.

Posted at 1:47PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by bippity boppity boo

3. I am a huge Terminator fan and the first thing I thought was that he must have been so in character that he lost it. It Sounds like this happened last summer anyway. I'm sure everything is fine. Who cares.

Posted at 1:51PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by c

4. Castrate him. simple answer.

Posted at 1:52PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by aleph12003

5. I know people are judging Christian harshly, however, I must say that I thought it was great. I have worked with that camera man before and he yells at everybody that way. He treats people like dirt, and enjoyed every moment of it. I have actually been on the receiving end of one of Shane's outburst and just had to stand there and take it or lose my job. I only wish I was there in person to see him get a taste of his own medicine. You go, Christian, for saying what we have all wanted to for years. Every person in the camera and set lighting deparments was laughing the whole time.

Posted at 1:52PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Hate Shane

6. There's nothing wrong with this creep that I couldn't fix with an ax handle.

Posted at 1:58PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by zed

7. He did go a little far, but he was really into the scene and character. Can't say I blame him...lol

Posted at 1:55PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Travis

8. You got it B.B.B. The whole thing revolves around money and a producer (the money guy) of course will say it is nothing. I bet if the director or a fellow "star" was talked too like that, we would get an immediate appology from C.B. Not in this case because the other guy was not important enough and could be replaced. No matter how you spin it, Christian was WRONG and should issue a public appology S.T.A.T>

Posted at 1:56PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Reg

9. Hey Bale, what color is your crap.. you must think your better then everyone else because you did... what a movie.. get over yourself, your not that great!!!

Posted at 1:56PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by what the ?

10. Just knew they would pull out the old excuse of him being under a lot of pressure. Oh excuse me, Mr. Actor man who makes millions of dollars. Maybe you should try one of our regular people jobs and see what real pressure is working one of those jobs. And by the way, your a** would be fired so fast at a normal job if you pulled the crap you pulled on the set of your movie. No matter if he was under pressure or if he's a method actor or what, bottom line is he's a human being and should behave like one. Anybody who berates someone else like he did is just not a good person and he deserves to be treated like he treats others.

Posted at 2:00PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by PR

11. What a JACKASS!) I Mean Bale!

Posted at 2:00PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Esmerelda

12. The guy WASN'T replaced so what are you complaining about? He just said they worked together for another seven years that day..

Posted at 1:59PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Steve

13. I think it didn't need to go that far, and I will not pay to see that movie. I don't really care how good it is the was really uncalled for... sorry Christian...Thumbs down for me..........

Posted at 2:01PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by shocked

14. Christian Bale needs to get his ass beat. the guy is an actor, how tough can that prick possibly be. this is the guy who was in drama class in high school.

Posted at 2:00PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Jayson

15. I love Christian Bale. I think that the Director of Photography should have known better, like Bale said, would he mess up his lighting on purpose during a shoot. These actors are temperamental and are living/working in the moment. Sometimes you can't capture that twice. Like the DP doesn't know better, like CB said, he's a non-professional!

Posted at 2:00PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Hale Bale

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