Some more news on Batman Begins:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0504/25/index.htm Christian Bale, star of the upcoming Batman Begins, said he felt like a "beast" when he wore the Batsuit.
"When I put on the Batsuit, I wanted to see a creature, not a man wearing a suit that looks like a bat," Bale said.
Bale said he attempted to take on the persona of something not human.
"And, frankly, I had to that out of necessity just because I felt like an idiot when I was standing in the Batsuit and just being the guy," he said. "You can't hang out, you know, in that suit. You have to be in control and you'd have to be focused.
"I would always remember about the fact that this is somebody who is fanatical. If you think about the obsession that somebody must have to retain the pain and the anger from an incident that happened 20 years previously, and is still at the forefront of his mind, that's an incredible obsession. That's an unhealthy obession.
"And so concentrating on the fact that he's attempting to take his pain and his guilt and his anger and the rage, and do something good with it, even though his impulses are he does just want to rage and break bones and do damage. So there's always that conflict."
In other Batman Begins news:
* Katie Holmes appeared on MTV's Total Request Live on Monday, and the film's new trailer was shown. She confirmed that Green Day will be on the film's soundtrack.
* HBO has announced its air dates for HBO First Look: Batman Begins on HBO2.
Air dates include Wednesday, June 8 at 6:15 p.m.; Sunday, June 19 at 1:15 p.m.; Saturday, June 25 at 4:20 a.m.; and Monday, June 27 at 11:55 p.m.
* According to a Warner Bros. representative, the eight-minute special on Batman Begins shown during the season finale of The WB's Smallville will feature "never before seen footage from the film."
