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Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an Welsh and American actor and voice actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014. Born in Wales to English parents, Bale had his breakthrough role at age 13 in Steven Spielberg's 1987 war film Empire of the Sun. After more than a decade of performing in leading and supporting roles in films, he gained wider recognition for his portrayals of serial killer Patrick Bateman in the black comedy American Psycho (2000) and the titular role in the psychological thriller The Machinist (2004). In 2005, he played superhero Batman in Batman Begins and again in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), garnering acclaim for his performance in the trilogy, which is one of the highest-grossing film franchises. Bale continued in starring roles in a range of films outside his work as Batman, including the period drama The Prestige (2006), the action film Terminator Salvation (2009), the crime drama Public Enemies (2009), the epic film Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and the superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). For his portrayal of boxer Dicky Eklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, he won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations came for his work in the black comedy American Hustle (2013) and the biographical dramedies The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). His performances as politician Dick Cheney in Vice and race car driver Ken Miles in the sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) earned him a second win and a fifth nomination respectively at the Golden Globe Awards.
Nightingale is a 2026 American urban fantasy thriller film written and directed by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the story with Zack Snyder and Guillermo del Toro. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the first installment in the Nightingale franchise. Cara Delevingne stars as Lillith Brynhild, a vampire who is the last of the Nightingales, a group of warriors who served the malevolent Daedric god Nocturnal but who then eventually converted to Talos worship for a better cause, as she protects her wife and daughters from the evil resurrected vampire lord Dracula. Bella Thorne, Ansel Elgort, Lily-Rose Depp, Christian Bale, Everleigh McDonell, Lexi Rabe, Graham McTavish, Harry Lennix, Cillian Murphy, Chris Pratt, and Mads Mikkelsen star in supporting roles. Nightingale opened in theaters on February 18th, 2026; it received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised its cast, direction, visuals, score and action, but its graphic violence was found too crazy and gruesome for some, and the stunts were considered "insane and mind-blowing." The film was a box-office success, grossing $721 million against a budget of $251 million, print and advertisement costs of $448 million, and a break-even point of $120 million. A sequel is in development with many cast members set to return, particularly Delevingne and Thorne.
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