Although excited about Christopher Nolan's reboot of the 'Batman' franchise, studio suits worried about Christian Bale's appearance as the 'Caped Crusader'.

Bale, 48, who starred in the Dark Knight trilogy, said he is not against reprising his role as Bruce Wayne. However, there is just one caveat: director Christopher Nolan has to also return.

Christopher Nolan directed Christian Bale in 2005’s “Batman Begins," 2008’s “The Dark Knight” and 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Robert Pattison took on Batman this year.

Christian Bale said he'd work with Christopher Nolan on a fourth 'Batman' movie, but we can think of three reasons it will never happen.

Bale portrayed Batman in Christopher Nolan's trilogy series. — -- Christian Bale is revealing his true feelings on the upcoming "Batman v Superman" film. In an interview with "Entertainment ...

Christian Bale hasn’t shut the door completely on playing Bruce Wayne/Batman for a fourth time on the big screen. There’s just one stipulation: Christopher Nolan must direct. The Oscar-winning ...

Christian Bale would be be open to making another Batman film, but only if Christopher Nolan was directing. The Welsh-born actor previously played the Caped Crusader between 2005 and 2012 in three ...

Christian Bale will forever be associated with playing Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy, but not everyone believed in the duo’s interpretation of the character.

Christian Bale starred as Batman in Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed The Dark Knight trilogy Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

Christian Bale recently revealed he hasn’t seen The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, but he had nothing but praise for his successor ...

When Christopher Nolan cast Bale as Bruce Wayne in 2005’s Batman Begins, the actor was far from a household name. ... Nowadays, Bale’s gravelly Batman voice might be the butt of some jokes.