13 Actors' Favourite Movies You'd Never Expect
2. Beverly Hills Ninja - Christian Bale
The Film: A white man (Chris Farley) is raised by ninjas, and heads to Beverly Hills to put his skills to good use solving a murder. It's basically live-action Kung Fu Panda.
Why You'd Never Expect It: For one, Christian Bale always comes across as a super-serious guy in interviews, so we'd expect his favourite film to be something like a Terrence Malick movie.
That his fave is a Chris Farley comedy with 14% on Rotten Tomatoes is a big surprise, as even Bale's brief forays into comedy have typically been of the classy variety (American Hustle, The Big Short). After all that intense method acting he partakes in, perhaps a dumb comedy just hits the spot.
What He Said: "The default answer for me is Beverly Hills Ninja. It’s an easy one to give because most people go, 'What? Oh, okay.’ But Chris Farley’s fantastic. Clearly I’ve got other films, but I just watched that two nights in a row and was crying with laughter both times."