Comments on: Batman busted

By: Patrick Dean

Patrick Dean — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:32:11 +0000

This is all part of a viral campaign for the next Batman movie that sets up Christian Bale’s mom and sister up as the next villians.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:19:43 +0000

From: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html

Christian Bale Free After Arrest for Alleged Assault

“He was released from the Belgravia precinct station later in the afternoon with a 10-man police escort, in a blacked-out silver Mercedes people carrier. Bale is to return to police in September, pending further inquiry, a police spokesperson tells PEOPLE.”

“It is a policy in England to arrest a suspect before questioning him in connection to a possible crime. Bale has not been formally charged.”

By: groonk

groonk — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:59:39 +0000

“let me get this straight. you want to blackmail a man who you think runs around the city beating criminals to a pulp every night? good luck with that.”

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:46:28 +0000

I’m demanding my money back from the 2 showings I attended this weekend.

By: Cary Coatney

Cary Coatney — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:44:15 +0000

What Rick Rottman said.

Having spent two months in London, things are a little topsy turvy than what we yanks are used to.

I remember seeing bobbies not even cocking an eyebrow when some drunken bugger walked past me in a park with a open container just carrying on being verbally abusive to anyone who walked past him.

I almost got arrested in Hyde PArk – for get this…. SITTING on a lawn chair that supposedly reserved for people associated with royality. I was supposed to pay a fee and I didn’t have the change on me. The guy threatened to call the police on me.

I ran for my life.

As for Bale,

It wasn’t him. They got the wrong man

They didn’t think of questioning Matt Hagan – who’s probably jealous of Bale’s success.

Goddamn Clayface strikes again.

Coat

By: Jesse Post

Jesse Post — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:46:32 +0000

Tom Spurgeon Says: I find him guilty of being in Swing Kids.

Netflixed! Thanks for the reminder, Tom.

By: Tom Spurgeon

Tom Spurgeon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:31:18 +0000

This is the one Eddie Campbell drew, right?

By: Van Jensen

Van Jensen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:47:00 +0000

Mariah: I’ve also not seen that he’s been charged, but I’m not sure about the British police’s policies. Typically arrested and charged are synonyms. If he hasn’t been charged, “detained” or “questioned” is more accurate. Most likely it’s just some stories coming from sources who don’t understand and/or care about such intricacies.

By: The Dane

The Dane — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:46:10 +0000

Swing heil, Tom. Swing heil.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:32:43 +0000

Touche.

By: Tom Spurgeon

Tom Spurgeon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:14:12 +0000

“Swing Kids” is funnier because it has a “K” sound in it.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:59:01 +0000

Tom,

You take a shot at him for Swing Kids but let Newsies and Reign of Fire slide?

By: Herr Mike

Herr Mike — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:57:05 +0000

He needs to take his mom to see Zorro!

By: Mariah

Mariah — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:34:03 +0000

Van: Actually, he wasn’t charged. Also, in Britain, you are arrested before questioning based on the reporting of the incident. So you aren’t charged until after. That’s the impression I’ve gotten, anyway, from various reports.

In this case, it’s been further reported that it’s alleged “verbal assault”. No physical charges. Although I have a feeling most people have already assumed what they’re going to and no actual facts will get in the way of that.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:54 +0000

Loving Warren Ellis' take on this.