You would think that someone like Christian Bale, an Oscar winner with decades of iconic performances, would spend his free time watching movies. Turns out… not really.
While attending the New York premiere of The bride! On March 3 at The Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the 52-year-old actor made a surprisingly honest confession: He’s actually quite behind when it comes to watching movies.
Case in point? You have yet to see Jacob Elordi play Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming 2025 adaptation. frankenstein – even though Bale is playing Frankenstein’s monster himself in The Bride!
“I’ve heard it’s fantastic,” Bale said.
Then he explained the real reason.
“I just don’t watch that many movies.”
And Elordi’s monster is not the only performance that has been lost lately. Bale admitted that he hasn’t seen his The Bride either! His co-star Jessie Buckley in Hamnet, a role that has been generating major buzz ahead of the 98th Academy Awards.
“I only know Jessie as The Bride,” he joked.
Buckley, for his part, clearly doesn’t have the same problem keeping up with Blae’s work.
In fact, she’s a total fan.
“I mean, I think The Fighter is extraordinary. The Machinist, I mean, I don’t think anyone has created a character like that, like he has,” he said.
Then came the hilarious compliment every actor probably wants to hear.
“It’s annoying that he never gives a bad performance.”
Buckley added that sharing scenes with Bale instantly raises the bar.
“When you walk on set with Christian, you’re going to work… but I love him so much.”
