The Truth Behind Christian Bale's Blow Up?

Access Hollywood - February 4, 2009 11:12 AM PST
Story photo: The Truth Behind Christian Bale's Blow Up?Christian Bale poses backstage during the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California<br />Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- By now, many have heard Christian Bale 's expletive-laden explosion at a director of photography on the set of "Terminator: Salvation" several months ago, thanks to an audio recording that was leaked to the Internet -- but according to Ain't It Cool News, there's more to the story.

"The DP on 'Terminator: Salvation,' Shane Hurlbut, is apparently a light tweaker," Ain't It Cool editor-in-chief Harry Knowles reported on Tuesday. "He's a fairly young DP and likes to fiddle with his lights on set during action, which is a big 'no no' on most productions. But apparently Shane is a pretty unrepentant light tweaker."

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Not only that, but the star was in the middle of filming a scene that laid down, "the emotional center of the film and his character," with Bryce Dallas Howard when Hurlbut's interruption came.

"The scene in question was a very emotional and tough scene," Knowles wrote. "A scene that required... a deep level of immersive concentration."

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A source told Knowles, the star had "warned" Hurlbut on multiple occasions about changing the lighting while the cameras were rolling, and that otherwise, he'd been an "utmost gentleman and cool guy" on the set.

"Transformers" director Michael Bay, a man who's seen his fair share of intense on-set moments, also weighed in on Christian's actions in an interview with Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and "The Billy Bush Show" on Wednesday.

"Everyone's allowed to have blow-ups on set, OK?" Michael said. "It's a very tense place. I could totally understand Christian's point of view - it takes him out of the scene when he's trying to give it his all."

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But the director said actors don't get three-and-a-half minutes to go off on his sets.

"As a director, after a minute, they say their stuff, after two minutes you go, 'OK, that's it, everyone clear the set,'" he said. "You don't need that huge gigantic forum."

And when it comes to his own blow-ups, Michael doesn't need a lot of time.

"I'm not gonna go on for 10 minutes," he said. "I'll say my piece for about 30 seconds and then I call it a day, move on. We're a business of professionals - you can't go on and on."

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  • Iceman77
    Ghostt, Dark knight is widely regarded as one of the best films of the decade, 8 oscar noms and a billion dollar box office gross speak for themselves.
    report abuseposted August 13, 2009 3:04 PM PDT
  • Iceman77
    mr miyaggi, his Batman movie sucked ? It was up for 8 Oscars and made over a billion dollars, get your facts straight.
    report abuseposted August 13, 2009 3:03 PM PDT
  • rockwell
    "WTF? So we arent allowed to get pissed when someone screws up anymore?...especailly after being warned cordially several times?...Bale should've went off, should not apologize and the rest of the set should have had his back!..What a weak society we have become!" I TOTALLY agree ! This is really ridiculous-- the DP is lucky he wasn't fired. This all reminds me
    report abuseposted February 8, 2009 7:55 PM PST
  • rockwell
    "WTF? So we arent allowed to get pissed when someone screws up anymore?...especailly after being warned cordially several times?...Bale should've went off, should not apologize and the rest of the set should have had his back!..What a weak society we have become!" I TOTALLY agree ! This is really ridiculous-- the DP is lucky he wasn't fired. This all reminds me
    report abuseposted February 8, 2009 7:55 PM PST
  • Donfurious09
    WTF? So we arent allowed to get pissed when someone screws up anymore?...especailly after being warned cordially several times?...Bale should've went off, should not apologize and the rest of the set should have had his back!..What a weak society we have become!
    report abuseposted February 7, 2009 1:53 PM PST
  • MsSW
    THIS GUY IS A TOTAL LOSER!!!! CAN'T STAND HIM and his LOSER DIVA PERSONALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted February 7, 2009 1:38 PM PST
  • stevie r
    I LOVE HOLLYWOOD! The people there are so down to earth and humble!
    report abuseposted February 7, 2009 1:12 PM PST
  • kellie
    what am i commenting on?
    report abuseposted February 7, 2009 12:43 PM PST
  • Greg
    I know how it is when you have to go deep within and do the scene right!! When an idiot does a selfish thing and think that their job is more important than the actor and screws up the mans concentration, the lighting guys is an ASS!! Christian had the right to scream on that idiot. It's not easy to come correct on camera!!
    report abuseposted February 7, 2009 10:49 AM PST
  • toni l
    "a deep level of immersive concentration." If that were true, Bale wouldn't even have noticed the "light tweeking." When you are in character, you do not break character. I think Bale was having a hard time with the scene and blamed it on the DP.
    report abuseposted February 7, 2009 10:20 AM PST
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