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Christian Bale Struggled With Batman's Voice

Christian Bale
Christian Bale is amazing in every role he does, but his portrayal of Batman was one that stumped him in the beginning. The Dark Knight will Bale's second time playing Batman, but the first go-around was no walk in the park. He said the hardest thing about getting into character was getting the voice down. Batman is known to have a signature scruffy voice, and that was a huge challenge for Bale.

He says, "On the first film, it took me a while to really get accustomed to the voice but it's like riding a bike. For the second one, I could just switch on and off any time."

It would be tough playing the character of Batman, since there's so much to live up to! Good thing is, Christian has already established himself in the role with the first one. Plus, we have a feeling all eyes will be on the Joker with this film. Takes the pressure off a little!
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No way, his voice was horrible. Bale has a cool enough superhero voice as it is. His batman voice fades in and out of trying WAY to hard
Posted by: Adrienne on 07/19/2008 07:43 AM



In an otherwise spectacular film, Bale's "batman voice" was the one thing that made me cringe.
Posted by: Paul on 07/20/2008 03:54 PM



Agreed. Perfect actor for the role, but the bat-voice was so forced that you were left with no choice but to be distracted from the movie and note just how terrible it was. It sounded like an older version of Ken Kaniff from the Eminem CDs.
Posted by: Z on 07/22/2008 12:02 PM



I disagree....I believe he did a great job capturing the essence of the Batman's character and dark persona through the voice.
Posted by: Mike on 07/22/2008 01:55 PM



it was especially painful in moments of the film that weren't tense; like when Batman was having a calm conversation Sgt. Gordon.
Posted by: mark on 07/24/2008 12:59 AM



batmans voice was great i thinkthat he is a great actor
Posted by: ashely on 07/25/2008 12:03 PM



I'm ticked off at these weenies who say that Batman's voice was annoying and that it sucked. Batman is not a boy scout like Superman. He's the Dark Knight, not some pansy. His voice is great and necessary. For the rest of you punks who have a problem, go watch the campy Adam West Batman. I'm sure you can't get enough of that crap.
Posted by: tony on 08/26/2008 02:23 PM

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