Itโs hard to imagine someone as extraordinarily method as Christian Bale breaking character. After all, weโre talking about a thespian whose weight routinely fluctuates in dramatic fashion โ often to the detriment of his own health โ and possesses the uncanny ability to sweat on cue. During the production of David O. Russellโs Amsterdam, however, all it took to unravel the acting tour de force that is Christian Bale was career funny man Chris Rock.
โI remember his first day, I was excited to meet him, Iโm a big fan of his stand-up,โ Christian Bale recently told IndieWire.
โThen he arrives, and heโs doing some thingsโฆ David [O. Russell] told him to tell me some stories that I didnโt know he was gonna tell me, which is the way David works often. And I was loving it.โ
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But the burgeoning friendship would soon hinder Baleโs ability to shift into the mindset required to put on a performance befitting of his Academy Award-winning reputation.
โChris is so bloody funny and I found that I couldnโt act, because I was just becoming Christian Bale laughing at Chris Rock. So I had to go to him, I went, โMate, I love talking to you, and we have mutual friends, but I canโt do it anymore.'โ
โBecause David didnโt ask me to make this film so he could just watch me giggle. He wants me to be Burt, and Iโm forgetting how to be Burt.โ
โI often meet these incredible people, but I isolate myself. Because if I get to know people too much, I find I just donโt believe what Iโm doing in the scene.โ
A consummate professional, through and through.
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Featuring an impressive ensemble cast, Amsterdam follows the story of three friends โ a doctor named Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale), a nurse named Valerie Voze (Margot Robbie), and an attorney named Harold Woodsman (John David Washington) โ who meet in Belgium and soon become the prime suspects in a murder circa the 1930s. According to Deadline, it boasts the โrock-and-roll absurdist vibe and high jinksโ of Russellโs American Hustle.โ Which isnโt the worse comparison to draw.
In addition to the aforementioned trio anchoring this star-studded affair and Chris Rock himself, other cast members include the following:
- Rami Malek
- Zoe Saldaรฑa
- Robert De Niro
- Mike Myers
- Timothy Olyphant
- Michael Shannon
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Andrea Riseborough
- Matthias Schoenaerts
- Alessandro Nivola
- Taylor Swift
- Leland Orser
- Sean Avery
David O. Russellโs Amsterdam movie starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington has locked in a revised release date of October 6th, 2022 โ check out the trailer above.
