20 Things You Didn't Know About Batman Begins

By C.B. Jacobson /

6. The Batsuit Was A Serious Pain To Wear

It€™s become a running gag with all of the Batman films that nobody who plays Batman actually likes wearing that damn suit, unless they€™re standing under an air conditioner all day striking poses. And while the suits did indeed improve from film to film in terms of comfort and ease of use, Christian Bale€™s favorite phrase to use about the Batsuit was still €œit€™s hot, it€™s sweaty and it€™s giving me a headache€ €“ a phrase that, according to Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy, members of the crew adopted and put on T-shirts. Bale, for his part, tried to use his crankiness and discomfort in the suit to his advantage, feeding his constant headaches into Batman€™s animal aggression.