Christian Bale reveals the iconic Star Wars character he wants to play

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3 Oct 2022, 08:09

Legendary actor Christian Bale has always dreamed of appearing in Star Wars, but the role he would be happy taking on might come as a surprise. 

Whilst many people would want to take a lead, the star actor said that the role that appeals to him is less obvious. He wants to play a character that has no lines, and only appears in the background; specifically, an anonymous - yet infamous - stormtrooper.

When speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he said: “All I ever wanted in Star Wars was to be in a Star Wars outfit and hit my head on a door or something as I walked through.” 

Explaining what he was referring to, he said: “The real nerds who watched Star Wars way too many times always knew about that one scene where the Stormtrooper hits his head on the door as he comes through. I wanted to be that guy. That was it.”

However, the star said that if a role with more substance came up in a future Star Wars project, he’d definitely be up for that too. “Look, if I’m fortunate enough to be more than that, oh man, yeah. What a delight that would be,” he said. 

Revealing his level of fandom for the Star Wars universe, he added: “I’ve still got the figures from when I was little.”

Bale, who starred as baddie Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, also expressed a desire to work with director Christopher Nolan again. He said: “I would love to work with Chris again. He’s an extraordinary filmmaker, and I’ve got very good memories of working with him. So, likewise. I feel the same.”

The award-winning actor can be seen later this week in Amsterdam, which also stars Margot Robbie, Rami Malek, and Andrea Riseborough, and sees Christian sing alongside none other than Taylor Swift. Speaking about performing alongside the iconic singer, he said: “I ended up singing next to Taylor Swift. So that was awful for her, but wonderful for me!”