Christian Bale Vows to Never Make a Musical Again, Reveals On-Set Screaming Ritual

The 52-year-old actor has reacted after he was compared in a scene in new film 'The Bride!' with his early appearance in 'Newsies', and the actor insisted musicals are firmly in his past, reports 'Female First UK'.

He told Buzzfeed, "I would never have thought anybody would relate Newsies to The Bride! that's hysterical. "But wait, big difference. Newsies is a musical. This is not a musical".

The actor insisted his movement during the scene in question is meant to be an intense reaction tied to The Bride! plot, rather than a traditional musical number.

He added, "This is something where it's just a ridiculously energetic expression, with possession. Which you'll understand, when you watch the whole movie, but it ain't no musical at all, you know?".

As per 'Female First UK', he made it clear he doesn't expect to ever appear in a musical again in the future.

He said, "I don't think I'll ever step foot in a musical again in my life. Of course, never say never, but almost never say never on this one".

Christian plays Frankenstein's monster, known as Frank, in Maggie Gyllenhaal's new take on the Bride of Frankenstein, and he spent up to six hours getting ready each day as he transformed into the character. However, the lengthy make-up sessions left him feeling so frustrated, and so he started screaming to vent his emotions.

'The Dark Knight' star recently told Entertainment Weekly, "I would scream like crazy, every day. Just to (release the) despair, all of that restraint that you have to display when you're sitting still for that long. I didn't want to do it driving into work because I thought I might cause a crash. And I didn't want to do it by myself because I thought everyone would just think I'm going nuts".

Christian's hair and make-up team started joining in with his screams, with the actor describing it as a "great bonding experience", and the group of screamers eventually grew to include more members of the crew.

He added, "Oh man, I'm telling you, the whole crew got involved by the end, because people would hear us screaming. We would open the doors, and gradually, a bit like the Bride's revolution, a few people were going, 'Can we do it too?' And then by the end, there were like 30 people who would hear us and run to the make-up trailer to be a part of it and scream as well".

- IANS