Bale's Batman costume struggles
Christian Bale had an on-set scare while filming The Dark Knight Rises - his restrictive Batman costume almost put him in hospital.
The Welsh actor is hanging up the cowl and cape after filming the forthcoming conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, and Bale admits he won't miss his superhero costume - because it was so difficult to breathe in it.
He tells Empire magazine, "When it gets cold the cowl is extremely
tight, and it gets better the warmer I get it; it becomes more
flexible. But, after a couple of takes, I was trying to breathe
properly in my nose. I was starting to see stars and I said, 'I
have to take this off'.
"And thank God, on this one (film) I can - on (first movie) Batman
Begins I couldn't - so I had to get inside because I couldn't let
anybody see me without the cowl."