You’d think someone like Christian Bale — an Oscar winner with decades of iconic performances — would spend his free time watching movies. Turns out… not really.
While attending the New York premiere of The Bride! On March 3 at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the 52-year-old actor made a surprisingly honest confession: He’s actually pretty behind when it comes to watching movies.
Concrete example? He still hasn’t seen Jacob Elordi play Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming 2025 adaptation. Frankenstein – even if Bale himself plays Frankenstein’s monster in The bride!.
“I heard it was fantastic,” Bale said.
Then he explained the real reason.
“I just don’t watch a lot of movies.”
And Elordi’s monster isn’t the only performance he’s been lacking lately. Bale admitted he hasn’t seen her movie The Bride either! Co-star Jessie Buckley in Hamnet – a role that generated major awards buzz ahead of the 98th Academy Awards.
“I just know Jessie as The Bride,” he joked.
Buckley, for his part, clearly doesn’t have the same problem keeping up with Blae’s work.
In fact, she’s a fan in her own right.
“I mean, I think The Fighter is amazing. The Machinist, I mean, I don’t think anyone has created a character like that,” she said.
Then came the playful compliment that every actor probably wants to hear.
“It’s annoying that he never gives a bad performance.”
Buckley added that sharing scenes with Bale instantly raises the bar.
“When you get on set with Christian, you’re going to work…but I love him a lot.”
