I’ve been a major
fan of Christian Bale since he kicked my ass all over the theater in
AMERICAN
PSYCHO, a performance which I still believe got the shaft from
critics that year — the man deserved awards for that stuff! Since
then, he always seems to choose great movies in which to showcase
his supreme talents, including EQUILIBRIUM, REIGN OF FIRE, THE
MACHINIST, HARSH TIMES and a little something called BATMAN BEGINS,
in which he played the Dark Knight himself.
This summer, he’s
starring in Werner Herzog’s RESCUE
DAWN, a true life tale of a an American pilot, Dieter Dengler
(Bale) who is shot down during a top secret mission to destroy Viet
Cong strongholds, is taken hostage and endures unimaginable
conditions at the hands of cruel captors in a makeshift POW camp.
The film is set for release on July 4th, which between me and you,
seems an odd choice for release for a film such as this, but for
now, that’s the release date. Below are some exclusive pictures
from the film for JoBlo.com, and CLICK
HERE to check out the film’s trailer.