Did You Know In Batman Begins…

While preparing for his first role in what would be three performances as Batman in the Christopher Nolan trilogy, Christian Bale obviously went through a rigorous workout process in order to achieve that superhero look. It turns out that Bale may have actually gone too far however. Bale only weighed 120 pounds in his role in ‘The Machinist’ and went ahead and doubled his weight for Batman, which ended in him actually having to shed 20 pounds in order to even fit into the Batman costume. Director Christopher Nolan had a shock when Bale arrived in England for filming and said “God, you’re like some sort of grizzly bear!”
Did You Know In Batman Begins…
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[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

The fact that he was too jacked to fit in the batsuit

[@gaaleja11]

Ccs Ccdd 💗🌈❤️

[@beardedken3160]

For real 🤣

[@adamharvey8444]

It was probably excess body fat not muscle

[@DelusionalInsider]

It was actually just fat

[@elbabatunde8580]

No it would have been fat.

[@Merely_To_Observe]

"you know I'm something of a grizzly bear myself"

[@timgreen2426]

😂

[@achillegodbout4383]

I know the reference 😂

[@aniketjadhav2119]

Said by Batfleck of course 😂

[@xx-ddsh0t-xx254]

Norman Osborn from Spiderman 1(Tobey Maguire) said that’U know i am something of a scientist myself’.

[@jessesevens]

😆😂😂😂 meme Dafoe

[@wasttime2208]

Impressive, very nice. Let’s see Paul Allen’s physique

[@Noir0rioN]

Maybe THEE single most underrated comment I've seen on KZbin yet.

[@MrHankHill]

You can’t see me but I am giving you a standing ovation.

[@07foxmulder]

Lmao

[@Henry_Slatyki]

Lmao

[@Kal-El207]

@@Noir0rioN Underrated is used for everything in your guy’s vocabulary honestly. It’s all I see you people say all the time. It’s so annoying and overused.

[@ThePawanDhiman]

We were so close to a fully blown 240 lbs batman

[@darkknightofmusic8872]

Ben Afleck?

[@ThePawanDhiman]

@@darkknightofmusic8872 Nope i was taking about Bale

[@darkknightofmusic8872]

@@ThePawanDhiman no i mean like, Ben afleck was pretty close

[@christiansantamaria7233]

@@ThePawanDhiman no but your comment is stupid cause we already got that with ben affleck he literally had the batmans body from the comics

[@ThePawanDhiman]

@@christiansantamaria7233 Ben Affleck may be the most comic accurate batman but he still fell short in real world. Bale was more realistic than Affleck.

[@kunk8789]

"Fitting you in the bat suit is impossible." "Why isn't it possible?"

[@GursimranSingh246]

It's just not

[@meat-hook]

They've never seen the fat Batmen... Bartmans(?) at ComiCon?

[@elvis5384]

@@GursimranSingh246 "Why not you stupid bastard?"

[@harpreetsingh9911]

@@GursimranSingh246 why you stupid bastard

[@mentosz9609]

@@GursimranSingh246 why not you stupid bastard

[@rodtrainahhhh8141]

"I was too buff to fit in the bat suit" is one of the biggest flexes ever

[@bla4e.]

He was fat, not muscular.

[@Vorexia]

⁠@@bla4e.And you know that, how?

[@raghavkhurana5821]

Meanwhile batfleck:

[@mimah1015]

Right?😂

[@lambsaucehunter9316]

@@mimah1015 I always thought Batfleck did kind of a dirty bulk for BvS

[@Simon-kc4ml]

Bale did that shift in 6months and being as monstrous as ben Affleck doesn't make sense for the character of Batman

[@lambsaucehunter9316]

@@Simon-kc4ml I thought Ben looked great but some have said he got a little too big for the role but everyone has their own perspective

[@mimah1015]

@@lambsaucehunter9316 It was semi clean. Because we did get to see his shirtless workout montage. His bulk was well put together.

[@MoviesFreeGalore]

He forgot to add. Even when he cut that 20 lbs he obviously looked fucking cut and lean. He was bigger than Hardy at filming so at times they had to switch angles and lighting. Bale was eating some 3400kcals in like 8 meals a day to fix his after math of the Machinist. Man is a fucking dedication.

[@elijahknox4421]

Christian Bale's commitment to his roles is the most Bruce Wayne thing😂

[@nimislaknumis4615]

Nolan: "You're gonna have to lose 20 pounds buddy" Bale: "Alright, see you tomorrow"

[@Prizm17]

After watching American psycho I can only see him as Patrick Bateman lmao

[@CLxJames]

There is only an idea of a Patrick Bateman. Some kind of abstraction. Something illusionary. And though he can hide his cold gaze, or you could shake his hand and feel flesh gripping yours, and you might even see some similarities in your lifestyles, he simply is not there

[@MohammedAli-wg6ww]

@@CLxJames nice,now let’s see Paul Allen’s explanation

[@kompanjonac]

Lol that movie performance is frickin gold

[@Captain_2nice]

@@MohammedAli-wg6ww whenever u see Jared Leto the 1st thing that comes to our mind is morbius

[@denisstosic7199]

nah he's Patrick Batman

[@cameraman4549]

Why couldn’t they have measured him first?

[@abishekrajpandey8691]

He was gaining weight dummy..u watched this video right?

[@Simon-kc4ml]

It wasn't a matter of it not fitting him but rather a problem with the character not being realistic because it doesn't make sense for a tactical character like Batman to be so monstrous like Ben Affleck did

[@bibibabibu1]

@@abishekrajpandey8691 Yeah and his point was that they should have made the suit after he was done gaining weight. The only dummy here is you lmao

[@billghli]

@@Simon-kc4ml I mean... batman is always big, it suits the character, just maybe not this interpretation. As far as coming off the comic book page, Affleck in the suit looks just like Comic Batman. I get why Nolan didn't want that for this though.

[@Simon-kc4ml]

@@billghli it doesn't make sense to be that big, batman is a master of martial arts not an American boxer and he's a detective who moves around the city using his gears and own strength so being that huge would only be an issue and in the comics almost every superhero was ripped like that during those times

[@thephony1651]

“Wow, you look like some kind of superhero!” “…” “I see.”

[@ayadsaleh]

Said daredevil

[@abhishektoo]

I see what you did there

[@tgtrrtft5807]

@@ayadsaleh lol

[@brettwilson359]

Christian Bale is a beast. The length of time between filming ending for The Machinist and starting Batman Begins was 4 months or so. He only ate cans of tuna and drank water for months in order to lose the weight for The Machinist, then ate a super high protein and complex carbohydrate diet while working out for 2-4 hours a day for 3-4 months to get, "The Batman Body". He had GI issues for a couple years after that ridiculous change in diet and activity schedule. He said he hasn't been the same since.

[@arandomguy_69]

He really put all his efforts for all sort of roles. And we can see the rock acting as himself in all movies and being said great lmao

[@cursed_potato7604]

"Impressive very nice, Now lets see Paul Allen's Batman transformation"

[@thestarkknightreturns]

*proceeds to show Jared Leto's terrible work as the Joker in Suicide Squad*

[@danelisslow3269]

Unimpressive, very bad.

[@doriangreen3231]

Ironically, the Batfleck costume makes Batman look fat and blocky while a bulked up Bale still looks trim in his Batsuit(s).

[@mr.pirateguy]

I like how bro can go from skin and bones to the grizzly bear very fast

[@petetrujillo4125]

The #1 Batman of all time.

[@Elijah_Elias]

Man went from the size of someone who hadn’t eaten in weeks to showing up to set looking like Brock Lesnar and Arnold Schwarzenegger had a baby.

[@FrodosGardener]

Director. "You're like a grizzly bear" Bale: "oh good for you! I'm trying to do a scene here!"

[@Chip_Fuse]

Nolan: You look like a grizzly bear! Bale: You can always be bigger, look better.

[@kelt7241]

Best batman hands down....I liked Tim Burtons batman Michael Keaton! when I was a child but this is definitely the best 3 batman movies. But that's just my opinion

[@Simon-kc4ml]

Fun fact he went through that transformation in just 6months and it's quite possibly natural given that he had similar physique in American Psycho.. And for those saying Batfleck was better that was exactly the reason they said bale didn't fit the suit because it doesn't make sense for a tactical character like Batman to bulk up to such a monstrous level..

[@jackcassidy9963]

They didn't say that lol, the issue was that Bale had gained too much excess fat and couldn't fit into the suit so he had to shed some off in order to get back into the right physique

[@Simon-kc4ml]

@@jackcassidy9963 yes he was too big for it but i saw other people comment that why didn't they measure him.. thing is they did but wanted to intentionally not keep batman extremely big. that's what i was trying to say

[@lizzieck2576]

He looks absolutely delicious as Batman 😍

[@kenthefele113]

The crew members on set also apparently said “Come on Christian, are we filming Batman or Fatman?”

[@georgevossen3846]

I respect a man with dedication and a strong work ethic hats off sir

[@Bully-_-Maguire]

He is a damn chameleon.

[@haddow777]

Nevermind what sort of damage changing weight that much so fast has done to his body.

[@meat-hook]

He had a dietician and a doctor monitoring him throughout. Not perfectly harmless, but at least he wasn't just guessing.

[@TheAlan11223]

Yeah you can tell Christian Bale took fighting crime as seriously as Batman.

[@skorwolf2719]

That's why he's my favorite Batman he looked the part with the muscles

[@Mrhostil95]

I think Pattinson had the most practical physique of them all. He had that MMA build which is logical since Batman uses mixed martial arts.

[@skorwolf2719]

@@Mrhostil95 yeah but batman would havebeen i heavy wieght mma fighter bigger then robert

[@Mrhostil95]

@@skorwolf2719 Pattinson with that built in the movie is definitely a heavyweight. You're forgetting he put on a lot of muscle and he's like 6'1.

[@skorwolf2719]

@@Mrhostil95 he doesnt look over 200 to me

[@godphoenix66x]

@@skorwolf2719 says the guy who's probably 150 pounds soak and wet.

[@EmpireJonesMCA]

“ Jaime , pull up the video of the grizzly bear in a Batman suit “

[@harisrakovic559]

"we're gonna need a bigger suit"

[@EmilSvensson_95]

The real batman "ooh" 😏

[@2112fonzie]

Christian Bale is peak human

[@wealthykind8322]

That’s why he is a better batman

[@ghostface208]

Actually, I did know that one for once

[@joevictor53]

The first half of this video feels like when I'm bullshitting in an essay to bump up my word count

[@kingofking_7716]

Now that is the most committed actor ever

[@chadcat420]

Christian Bale is the greatest method actor of all time.

[@neroboss189]

Because batman isnt a big buff guy hes fit but not to bulky. Ben Affleck batman is to buff for me

[@namesryan50yearsago65]

you can never go to far when your playing batman

[@williamsmith4414]

I've made my own shirt and pants for my fan-fic character, and hopefully he is great, someday.

[@HEVcat]

?

[@williamsmith4414]

@@HEVcat Basically, no worries of what weight I should or shouldn't be, it's all coming together well.

[@piyushshedke9735]

Ok

[@logandh2]

@@williamsmith4414 The question mark meant what the fuck are you talking about and how does it relate to this video

[@williamsmith4414]

@@logandh2 This Batman needs to be @ a specific weight, in order to fit and be amazing in his suit. It's a challenge to work hard. My work has been succeeding so far so good, that I may not need to workout hard, unless if I want to.

[@Blindsyde5762]

Alan Ritchson.....hold my beer.

[@rn55884]

Hell of an actor

[@conman_yt7999]

Bale: I may have gone too far in a few places

[@DudleyyOfficial]

After watching American Psycho: I’m sorry, you mean Bateman begins?

[@ryangosling768]

thought he was gonna say rigorous exercise routine

[@kool4209]

This is why he deserves respect. To do that and be fine is insane discipline.... pure respect.

[@messicampeon1016]

Bale made an excellent job

[@MyEgoReal]

Bro this video is stupid and spreading false information it wasn’t that he was too jacked with muscle… the 20 lbs that he had to shed were fat because he was eating so much to get big he was getting fat so he had to lean out a bit This video is misleading info

[@nickclark18]

You know if Mike Tyson in his PRIME put on the bat suit, and went around fighting crime in Gotham and you paid some stuntmen to really try to box him on the streets with no gloves and filmed that, that coulda been one of the best Batman movies of all time

[@anti-norm8418]

Bateman begins.

[@spaceinfinity3955]

He is not called American Psycho for a reason.

[@farukvanherck790]

Bale was the best batman 🤷

[@christianchauhan23]

🖤 you #BATMAN 1 Quintillion times. Christian Bale nailed it. ❤🤍💙 you #CHRISTIAN BALE 1 Quintillion times.

[@josephsofaer841]

Dude could probably bench 3 plates with that chest.

[@SuperSaiyan-1000]

If he looked grizzly, it would've been more awesome.

[@workshopkid37]

Imagine being so buffed that the Batsuit is too small for you

[@wilmamoura5550]

Christian Bale é lindo. O mais perfeito e lindo Batman de todos os tempos. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ReMiXNeoNZz]

Imagine being too buff to be Batman 😂

[@richycazares2176]

He was actually to fat lol

[@kanishkraojr8427]

Bale : worked hard and put a ton of muscle Nolan : presses undo !

[@sairam0065]

Void?

[@AmerynBell]

Robert pattison: I am vengeance. Christian bale: I am the knight kevin conroy: I am batman

[@Techs1.5]

Impressive. Very nice. Let’s hear Paul Allen’s workout routine

[@danrandlehandle]

So unhealthy for your body to do that

[@noahandreasen9221]

He’s a method actor, and even what actors do to their body nowadays is super unhealthy. The reason most of Them are so ripped, when The pull off their shirt is because of dehydration.

[@MohammedYounis-w6h]

All actors do it for these kinds of movies. They train extremely hard for several months before shooting and then return to normal after finishing. Any regular person would be able to achieve it if they were offered to millions of dollars

[@danrandlehandle]

@@MohammedYounis-w6h you’re completely wrong. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.depleting yourself of so much nutrients to be anorexic and then be double his body weight in under a year is unhealthy. His doctors have told him to stop because your body can’t keep up with it

[@danrandlehandle]

@@noahandreasen9221 yes I know why he and other actors do it smh. And I understand about getting the pump and dehydrating before the shot. I’m purely saying going from anorexic which he nearly actually died from, to super buff in around a year is so unhealthy. Your heart and other organs would be under so much stress. Which is what happened to him and his doctor told him to stop

[@Homelander-loves-milk]

the fact was just everywhere, almost impossible not to know.

[@maira263]

Soooo, if he wasn't fat and was actually fit, why not adjust the suit instead???

[@oussamabensafia2540]

He had high fat percentage, the director said:" The movie is about the batman not the fatman"

[@maira263]

@@oussamabensafia2540 Well going based on this video, it just seems like he gained weight because of muscle, not fat. And if whatever you said is true, then it all makes it much worse. Seems a bit extreme to make him loose the healthy weight and call him fat on top of that 😑

[@mrttsmn]

Its not healthy weight he ate so much that he made muscle and fat at the same time and he needed lose the extra fat

[@leozhang3266]

He kept his American psycho vibe in Batman. Patrick BATeMAN

[@ScrabzPlays0205]

Interesting

[@CodingItWrong]

"Did you know that Christian Bale obviously went through a rigorous workout process?" "………yes, obviously?"

[@meghna740]

1st

[@denniseudela411]

Bale is the very best in ALL of the Batman movies.... EVER!

[@SchwarzSchwertkampfer]

He is supposed to be a grizzly bear.

[@ArsxnIV]

Imagine being too jacked to fit in Batman's suit

[@cariganpintalba9498]

Same thing happened with Chris Hemsworth. He can't back for filming too big to fit the Thor costume.

[@frankgallagher8760]

Literally right before this he did the machinist. Its just insane

[@Kopp203]

I guess they never read the comics. Wayne was super-jacked and at the very peak of human performance. His strength alone was beyond Olympic gold-medal class.

[@derek8846]

He had the best physique in Batman begins, they could’ve just made alterations to his Batman suit to make it a perfect fit

[@JoelBrandonMedia]

Nothing compared to him as Dick Cheney!! Oscar snub 😮😮

[@eternalproductions]

"YAww lYyk Som kind of gwizzly bear innit bruv ! "

[@trublgrl]

I guess Christian Bale was reading Frank Miller Batman when Christopher Nolan was reading Marshall Rogers Batman.

[@jeffreyredding9229]

Smooth transition

[@iitssjay2433]

Best man man to this day ! We need him back 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@akashjackson5511]

Christian bale is perfect for batman character than rest of other

[@APEXCARNIVORE]

You forgot Batfleck

[@_jm0n3y8oo_]

Will always be the bat for me

[@yodarealest_2937]

I always wished they just made that bat suit buffer

[@CCJJ160Channels]

Nolan: “God, you’re like some kind of grizzle bear.” Bale: (rawr)

[@juju-vl7oj]

Every famous person has haters but for some there's certain things even the biggest hater can't deny, for example you can't deny that Bale cares alot about his job.

[@foodreacts2]

He’s a king

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

Love Christian Bale. In my view, one of the most handsome actors...

[@thesouthernwoodsmanuk216]

A man whonis dedicated tobhis craft.

[@NotRyan.]

Commitment and power

[@sebbyplayz0049]

In an interview Christian Bale said that he was told “what are we shooting? Batman or Fatman?”

[@anthonytilleman3576]

“God you’re some kind of grizzly bear”. Isn’t that what Batman is supposed to look like. He’s 6 foot 2, weighs 210 pounds and full of muscle

[@JC-nd5ye]

He Will Go Down As One Of The Greatest Actors To Ever Do It By The Time He Retires

[@abusalem411]

Tom Hardy: need wide angle to fil his scenes😃 Best Batman story ever!

[@alcipta4920]

next level obsessive compulsive

[@aljoliashant2026]

Nolan: who are u? Bale: I am batman Yaaa let's put it the scene 😂😂

[@isorozco511]

From batsuit to fatsuit 😂