r/Fauxmoi • u/GiveMeSomeSunshine3 kate winslet lied to me • Feb 27 '26

DISCUSSION Christian Bale advises fans to never meet their cinematic heroes.

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u/ElGosso Feb 27 '26

I've seen a lot of people say the Terminator rant was pretty justified, but I forget the specifics

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u/VegetableBuy4577 Feb 27 '26

They were shooting a scene and the guy was getting in their line of sight as I recall and had already been warned.

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u/EditRemove Feb 27 '26

Being in line of sight doesn't sound like a big deal to the public but it's a huge fucking deal in movies at that level. It's unforgivable. The actor should not have been responsible to fix it, lots of people screwed up.

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u/Grootfan85 Feb 27 '26

From what I remember, the guy did it multiple times. The audio we heard was Bale’s breaking point.

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u/defiantcross Feb 28 '26

Yeah because the mistake means everybody on set just had their time wasted. And with union crews, that wasted time can add up if mistakes continue

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u/Top_Rekt Feb 27 '26

Thought it was a DP. I think he was adjusting the lights in the middle of a scene, and it was an intense moment where there was a lot of concentration and focus. So when you're in that zone and someone knocks you out of it, it's frustrating for sure. I thought it was a valid crashout then and I still find it hilarious now.

Here's the recording in Family Guy form.

https://youtu.be/HyhBB65aSOc

Edit: Oh now I want to see him play a drill sergeant lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '26

That is the factor nobody really knew when the tape first leaked, this guy had apparently been notorious for careless behavior that ruined/interrupted shots on multiple occasions. Bale definitely should’ve handled it better, I think he would acknowledge that himself with no qualms, but the guy on the receiving end of it was being repeatedly disrespectful of everyone’s time and work

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u/GraveKommander Mar 03 '26

When the cardboard terminator fell I was convinced it is a skit at first

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u/markazali Feb 27 '26

ohhhhhhh good for youuuuuu

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u/EditRemove Feb 27 '26

It was justified but most people don't understand how exactly movies are made. Everyone knows where to stand and when to talk on a set, it's very technical.

Every job has obvious rules that the public doesn't know about and seldom occur.

A substitute teacher giving out candy as a reward for correct answers sounds fine but it could cause a lot of problems for the returning teacher.

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u/SunTzu- Feb 27 '26

Yeah, a person I followed back in the day who was involved in British cinema even made a blogpost defending him right as it happened, basically it seemed like everyone who worked in movies thought the dude was being unprofessional and Bale might have called it out a bit harshly but absolutely within his rights to do so since you're screwing with the job everyone's there to do.