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Christian Bale’s Inspiration for ‘American Psycho’? Tom Cruise
Christian Bale’s Inspiration for ‘American Psycho’? Tom Cruise
Oh boy, Tom Cruise is having a bad PR week, even for him. First up, in an interview with BlackBook , director Mary Harron , reveals that in developing the character of Patrick Bateman for " American Psycho ," Christian Bale found sudden inspiration when he caught Cruise's soulless but ...
Christian Bale’s Inspiration for ‘American Psycho’: Tom Cruise
Christian Bale’s Inspiration for ‘American Psycho’: Tom Cruise
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Christian Bale used Tom Cruise as inspiration for ‘American Psycho’
Christian Bale used Tom Cruise as inspiration for ‘American Psycho’
celebitchy.com — Back in the day, I saw America Psycho for the first time at a free screening in... New York while I was on vacation. That was the only time I’ve ever seen it the whole way through - since then, I’ve seen parts here and there, and nothing has really ... Christian Bale used Tom Cruise as inspiration for ...
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Opinion: Christian Bale’s Inspiration for ‘American Psycho’? Tom Cruise
Entertainment - best news, blogs, videos, photos and more - Boxxet Opinion: Christian Bale’s Inspiration for ‘American Psycho’? Tom Cruise external link Rate The Playlist | by Kevin Jagernauth(kevinjag@gmail.com) | 3 hours ago 3 hours ago Instead of adding to the Cruise pile-on, we'll sign off this post with a rather sweet and funny interview with Bill Hader on David Letterman talking about his experience working with the actor on "Tropic Thunder." The Playlist - The sweet spot where movies and music meet. [Read original...] Related News ...

Body Double: Tom Cruise
Row Three — T here was a lot of hubbub around the web last week when, in an interview with “Black Book”, American Psyho director Mary Harron divulged that she and Christian Bale took some of the inspiration for the iconic Patrick Bateman from another Hollywood icon: Tom Cruise. There have since been a number of sites digging up info on Cruise and his too-good-to-be-true-so-he-must-be-Satan appeal (the best read is at The Playlist ) but it’s all hogwash. Personally, I’ve always like Cruise. His movies may not always work for me (the last few years they’ve been mostly misses) and I can ...

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