Theres a no-bullshit quality to Christian Bales persona both onscreen and off thats been the hallmark of actors actors since Marlon Brando. Its a dubious claim considering Newsies obviously didnt hurt Bill Pullman. Newsies bombedthough it later garnered a cult following as well as a 2011 stage revivaland Bale didnt receive significant attention as an adult actor until 1994s @keyframes _1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc{--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;padding:3px 9px;position:absolute;border-radius:4px;margin-top:-6px;background:#000;color:#fff;animation:_1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT .5s step-end;z-index:100;white-space:pre-wrap}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:100%;left:calc(50% - 4px - var(--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left));width:0;height:0;border-top:3px solid #000;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-right:4px solid transparent}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd{margin-top:6px}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after{border-bottom:3px solid #000;border-top:none;bottom:100%;top:auto} That movie is officially a cult classic, dude! We were babies and it's so sweet," she told Insider ahead of the film's 30th anniversary. signed onto the Disney movie before it became a musical. Ele Keats was cast in the role, despite her lack of singing talent (which is why a planned Sarah song was cut). Why Christian Christian Bale I wish you loved it too. she told Insider. But youve also had some of the most amazing performances in an actors career. I prefer the movie because I watched it so much as a kid. Ele Keats played Sarah, the love interest of Jack Kelly ( Christian Bale) in 1992's "Newsies." ", Though now a box office draw, Bale kept a firm foot in the indie world by once again starving himself for Werner Herzog's "Rescue Dawn," the true story of a German-American fighter pilot who was shot down in Vietnam and placed in a POW camp. Oh man, I fell in love in an instant. From the beginning of his career, Christian Bale has stood among the best actors of his generation. Take yourself out of it. Googling Newsies fan brings up 825,000 results. I played video games in my entire growing-up years, he said in 2009. One of my favorites is Super Mario [Bros.]. Louise Bale originally had a song of her own, but she only ended up appearing briefly, grabbing Medda (Ann-Margret) after Racetrack was punched at the riot. Bale's rant took place a few days after his arrest in London, where he was questioned and released by police after his mother, Jenny, and sister, Sharon, lodged a (And Other Random CelebritiesToo), 11 Actors Who Are Poised To Have A Monster2014. Bale told Movieline in 1997 that the single-minded devotion initially left him mortified., The 2000 film American Psycho, a takedown of elitism and the male ego that was adapted from the Bret Easton Ellis novel, cast Bale as a serial killer named Patrick Bateman with a fondness for sharp suits and Phil Collins. The Newsies star apparently had trouble competing for roles with other actors like Ewan McGregor but especially had a tough time with Leo. s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', The 43-year-old has used gruelling fitness plans to change his body in the past. Bale has been pretty public about his distaste for the box-office-flop. It was a formative film in your career as a child actor, and it was eclipsed entirely by the 1993 Nazi sad-fest Swing Kids, which is widely considered to be a better film. No, Bale hasnt seen the show and he says he has no plans to do so. Ive spit out gum onto my own clothing, I dyed my hair purple in the seventh grade, and I told Sam Worthington I enjoyed his performance in Step Up 3D. "Newsies" was Marty Belafsy's first-evermovie role and his third role overall. fbq('track', 'PageView'); He's appeared on over two dozen "Sopranos" episodes, acted in "Leatherheads," and even joined "Boardwalk Empire" in 2010. But I wish them the best. "You have to remember I was 19, he was 17, so we were babies. Because I was like, Well, hes passed out. 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One of the older "Newsies" in the bunch, Max Casella was 24 years old when he officially made his musical debut as Racetrack Higgins. I had a big crush on Christian Bale too. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} BOOTS GOT LOST IN THE CROWD. Later, after I realized it was, I asked [director] Kenny [Ortega] if maybe I could duck over here into the pub while the numbers were going on, and then come out when it was over. Once upon a time, Newsies was a movie musical starring Christian Bale that flopped at the box office and with critics when it was released by The Walt Disney Company in 1992. When I was 11 years old, I went to the grocery store with my mom. The same year "Newsies" was released, Pullman was featured in Tom Hanks' "A League of Their Own. Starring as publishing mogul Joseph Pulitzer in "Newsies," Robert Duvall was quite the villain in the musical. You can see Newsies for the first time. 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From being known as a child actor in films like 1987s Empire of the Sun and 1992s Newsies to becoming Batman, Christian Balewho was born on January 30, 1974has enjoyed one of the most unpredictable careers in Hollywood. Of course I had an immediate crush on him. Weve all read the Wikipedia page for The Machinist. "Newsies" wouldn't be Bale's last Disney movie. Why Christian Bale He also had his first on-screen kiss in the film with Ele Keats, according to "Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman" by Harrison Cheung and Nicola Pittam. The second part of the rooftop scene, however, was shot months later. Maybe its amateur of me to say, but a turn as a serial-killing sociopath isnt exactly inspirational. In the film, "Don Knotts" (Mark David, a.k.a. (Unless you count that one awesome guy I saw dressed in a blood-splattered raincoat for Halloween last year.). Dancing. 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And I said, 'No,'" she recalled. He was President of the United States just four years later! We dressed like Newsies and held newspapers we decorated ourselves. But when he does, he's unrecognizable. Brooklyns hip Bell House venue even hosted a Newsies sing-a-long and costume party this year. Why? At 12, Bale beat out 4000 other young actors to land the starring role in Empire of the Sun, a World War II drama directed by Steven Spielberg.