Christian Bale Apologizes for Foul-Mouthed Rant

Okay, so just about everyone with an Internet connection has listened to Christian Bale’s verbal tirade on the set of Terminator Salvation, which leaked just a few days ago. Now, the star is speaking out for the first time about his expletive-filled explosion aimed at the film’s director of photography, Shane Hurlbut. On February 6, Bale called the Kevin & Bean show on Los Angeles’ KROQ radio station to clear the air, E! Online reports.

"The thing that I really want to stress is I have no confusion whatsoever. I was out of order beyond belief. I was way out of order. I acted like a punk. I regret that,” Bale said. "There is nobody that has heard that tape that is hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it. It is inexcusable. I hope that that is absolutely clear."

Bale explained that he and Hurlbut had reconciled following the on-set outburst, and that there were no hard feelings between them."We have resolved this completely...I have no intention of getting anyone fired,” he said. “There is no problem whatsoever."

Regarding those who have been mocking his rant—including Los Angeles-based producer RevoLucian, who transformed it into a dance track—Bale admits that he had it coming. “Feel free to make fun of me at my expense,” he said. “I deserve it completely.”

Fanboys Hits Theaters!

Regardless of how we all felt about the finished product, the months leading up to the May 19, 1999 release of Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace were an exciting time to be a geek. For the first time in 16 years, a new Star Wars adventure was on its way, inspiring some of the most devout followers of the Force to go so far as to set up camp outside movie theaters weeks ahead of the film's opening just to be among the first to experience it. Sure, the actions of those people did little to endear Star Wars fans to the general public, but it was their moment and no one could deny them that.

Commemorating the extreme level of Star Wars fervor during that unique era in movie history is Fanboys, a film directed by Kyle Newman that chronicles four fans' trip across the country to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to steal an early print of The Phantom Menace. You see, one of them has been diagnosed with cancer and wishes to see the Star Wars prequel before he dies. While cancer is certainly never funny, Fanboys is touted as a comedy by and for Star Wars fans, and has been hotly anticipated for the past several years. It was supposed to hit theaters in 2007—the 30th anniversary of the original Star Wars film—but distributor The Weinstein Company's disapproval of Fanboys' cancer subplot led to a series of reshoots and edits to remove that piece of the story in favor of Superbad-esque raunchy humor. The extensive cuts sparked an outcry among Star Wars fans to restore the cancer subplot, urging the studio to release the film as intended. Fan activism ultimately paid off.

Fanboys opens this weekend on 44 screens nationwide in Austin, Seattle, Houston, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Chicago. If it does well enough, it might receive a wider release, according to the film's MySpace page. And guys, even if you're not into the whole Star Wars thing (shame on you), the film feature's Kristen Bell in a gold, metal bikini. That should pique your interest.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of LOLZ

While I admittedly kind of liked Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for what it was—although my opinion of it has soured significantly since it hit theaters last May—I found it impossible not to crack a smile when I came across this parody trailer on Topless Robot this morning.