Christian Bale: Batman shoot was nuts

(Cover) - EN Movies - Christian Bale started to feel “a bit loopy” while shooting The Dark Knight Rises.

The actor plays Batman/Bruce Wayne in the popular superhero franchise. Cast and crew spent a couple of days shooting scenes in the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, and Christian admits the scorching temperatures deeply affected him.

“Jodhpur was quite nuts. You do start to feel a bit loopy,” he told Total Film. “There were funny old conversations at the end of the day. I liked that the costume department had packed some nice parkas for us to wear – in case it got a bit nippy.”

The Dark Knight Rises is set several years after the 2008 blockbuster movie The Dark Knight.

Christian’s character has become reclusive and the star says he is still coming to terms with his traumatic childhood and the weight of responsibility that comes with being Batman.

“He’s always had this need, this drive, to take action because of the tragedy that befell him,” Christian explained, referring to the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents. “He’s not in the healthiest of places, in many ways.

“[Pain] is a constant throughout. But I think it’s more about him feeling the consequences of a life that’s entirely directed by pain, and holding onto that pain, and just how long he can do that. It’s about making the decision to continue [being Batman] in order to maybe self-destruct, or whether he can find some kind of rebirth, to be himself. There is a certain amount of reflection.”