Anger management, anyone? Just days before he was arrested on allegations of assault in London while promoting The Dark Knight,” reports surfaced that Christian Bale had basically had a fit on the set of "Terminator: Salvation."
A tape which purports to show us the entire Christian Bale tirade against Terminator: Salvation director of photography, Shane Hurlbut. The tape first surfaced on TMZ.
According to reports, Hurlbut had accidentally interrupted the filming of a scene between Christian Bale and co-star Bryce Dallas Howard, leading to the tirade. Bale even threatened to quit if Hurlbut was not fired, leading to the producers sending the tape to the company that insured the in case Bale dropped out of the mega-million-dollar production.
Some of what Christian Bale said in the his mega-meltdown (the entire tirade, but definitely cleaned up). It sounds like the tape starts out mid-screaming, though. McG is the director of the film.
Bale: - kick your f***in’ ass! I want you off the f***in’ set, you pr*ck!
Hurlbut: I’m sorry.
Bale: No, don’t just be sorry! Think for one f***in’ second! What the f*** are you doing? Are you professional or not?
Hurlbut: Yes, I am.
Bale: Do I f***in’ walk around and rip down– No, shut the f*** up, Bruce! Do I walk– No! No! Don’t shut me up!
Bruce: I’m not shutting you up.
Bale: Am I gonna walk around and rip your f***in’ lights down? In the middle of a scene? Then why the f*** are you walkin’ right through? “Oh, dah-dah, dah-dah,” like this in the background. What the f*** is it with you? What don’t you f***in’ understand? You got any f***in’ idea about, hey, it’s f***in’ distracting having somebody walkin’ up behind Bryce in the middle of the f***in’ scene? Gimme a f***in’ answer! What don’t you get about it?
Hurlbut: I was looking at the light.
Bale: Ohhhhh, goooood for you! And how was it? I hope it was f***in’ good, because it’s useless now, isn’t it?
Hurlbut: Okay.
Bale: F***’s sake, man, you’re amateur. McG, you have f***in’ somethin’ to say to this prick?
McG: I didn’t see it happen.
Bale: Well, somebody should be f***in’ watchin’ him and keepin’ an eye on him.
McG: Fair enough.
Bale: It’s the second time that he doesn’t give a f***. About what is goin’ on in front of the camera. Alright? I’m tryin’ to f***in’ do a scene here and I’m goin’, “Why the f*** is Shane walkin’ in there? What is he doin’ there?” Do you understand, my mind is not in the scene if you’re doin’ that.
Hurlbut: I absolutely apologize. I’m sorry, I did not mean anything by it.
Bale: Stay off the f***in’ set, man. For f***’s sake. Right, let’s go again. No, let’s not take a f***in’ minute, let’s go again! And let’s not have you f***in’ walkin’ in! Can I have Tom put this on, please?
McG: Tom, wardrobe, please. Can I have Tom, wardrobe?
Bale: You’re unbelievable, man. You’re un-f***in’-believable. Number of times you’re strollin’ a-f***in’-round in the background. I’ve never had a DP behave like this. Ahhhhh, you don’t f***in’ understand what it’s like workin’ with actors, that’s what that is.
Hurlbut: No, that’s not ...
Bale: That’s what that is, man, I’m tellin’ you! I’m not askin’, I’m tellin’ you. You wouldn’t have done that otherwise.
Hurlbut: No, what it is, is looking at the light, and making sure that you were -
Bale: [sound of something being knocked over] I’m gonna f***in’ kick your f***in’ ass! If you don’t shut up for a second, alright?
Various voices: Christian, Christian, Christian, Christian, it’s cool, it’s cool.
Bale: I’m gonna go, you want me to f***in’ trash your lights? Do you want me to f***in’ trash ‘em? Then why are you trashin’ my scene?
Hurlbut: I’m not tryin’ to trash–
Bale: You are trashin’ my scene! You do it one more f***in’ time, and I ain’t walkin’ on this set if you’re still hired. I’m f***in’ serious. You’re a nice guy! You’re a nice guy! But that don’t f***in’ cut it when you’re bulls****in’ and f***in’ around like this on set!
McG: I got it, I know, I get it.
Bale: Yeah, you might get it, he doesn’t f***in’ get it! You might. He! Does! Not! Get it!
McG: I know. Good adjustments, okay? For real. Honestly. I get it. Just walk for 5 seconds, just for 5 seconds–
Bale: No, I don’t need any f***in’ walkin’! He needs to stop walkin’!
McG: I get that!
Bale: I ain’t the one walkin’! Let’s get Tom and put this back on, let’s go again. Seriously, man, you and me, we’re f***in’ done professionally. (pause) F***in’ ass.
Phew! It's been said that actors (and athletes, or anyone paid mega-millions) cop an attitude now and again (insert sarcasm here). Definitely high-strung, it would appear.
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