Christian Bale can be heard in newly surfaced audio delivering a long, profanity-laced verbal thrashing to a cinematographer and anyone who tried to calm him down on the set of the upcoming "Terminator Salvation."

The three-minute clip was posted Monday on the Web site TMZ.com.

In it, the actor who portrayed Batman in "The Dark Knight" rails against cinematographer Shane Hurlbut for apparently walking behind co-star Bryce Dallas Howard and through Bale's line of sight, considered a film-set foul.

"If you do it one more time I ain't walking on this set if you're still hired!" Bale howls in one of the few publishable moments from the clip.

Later, he screams: "Do you want me to go and trash your lights? Do you want me to go and trash them? ... Then why are you trashing my scene?"

The incident took place last July on the set at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, days before Bale would face assault allegations from his mother and sister in London. Charges were never filed because his family did not want to press the matter and because prosecutors said there was a lack of sufficient evidence.

Bale's is the only voice that is audible on the tape, though he's clearly responding to Hurlbut, the film's director McG, and others trying to persuade him to relax.

"Let's not take a (expletive) minute! Let's go again!" he yells at one point.

A phone message left early Tuesday with a publicist for the 35-year-old actor wasn't immediately returned.

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/020209_christianbale.mp3

I'M THE GODDAMN BATMAN

JOHN 'BRUCE WAYNE' CONNOR IS FUCKING SERIOUS.

I want you off the fucking set you prick! hahahahahahahaha

I'M NOT WEARING HOCKEY PANTS!

WE'LL DO IT LIVE!

FUCK IT!

the dude was probably so stressed out from dealing with that bullshit with his family, on top of the movie scheduling.

I KINDLY REQUEST YOU REFRAIN FROM STROLLING INTO MY SCENE, MY LAD.

FEZZIWHIG, IS THE EARL GREY READY?

i really don't blame 'em.... i'd foil under stress if i had to break character cause of some dipshit taking a shortcut to the coffee stand.

that really was an amateur move Shane...

he failed his constitution save vs. douchebaggery

I'm on Bale's side on this one. There is no reason for that dude to be cutting in front of the scene. I think any actor would have a problem with that. Bale may have come off as an asshole but I sympathize.

ILL BE BACK, IF YOU ARENT!

yea its not like one of the most important budgets in hollywood history is at stake.

Honestly, it seems like this fucking loser 'leaked' this tape as 'revenge' against Bale, when in reality, he's a retard who doesn't know his place on a movie set.

I'm backing Bruce Wayne on this one.

Christian Bale's flip out....the dance remix!



bennyhillifier

good to hear the guy has his ego in check. always good to take the high road

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/bale.apology/index.html

I love Christian Bale.

bennyhillifier

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lol.. i guess we know who's a bigger douche.