Christian Bale is a Welsh-born actor known for extreme physical transformation — he lost 60 pounds for 'The Machinist', gained it back for 'Batman Begins' — and for anchoring Nolan's Batman and Prestige productions.
Bale's Batman provided the psychological and physical credibility that Nolan's realistic superhero universe required — a man who genuinely seems capable of the discipline needed to become Batman — while his Borden in 'The Prestige' is the film's moral and physical center.
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