I think that Batman will make Bale a major star, too. Apparently he has very loyal fans who call themselves "Baleheads".
He was great in American Psycho ! Nerdy, scary , hunky and funny.
One of the big mysteries with Bales fans, is what is Christian Bales real accent like.
Not to many people know this, but Bale uses a different tone and accent for his movies (he is actually Welsh).
He maintains the accent of the character in all promotions and interviews for so said movie. Thats why he will always sound exactly like the character when doing an interview but every few years sound somewhat different then from before.
Its been a rumor (or urban legend) that he uses his real way of talking and his natural accent in the movie "Metroland".
I'm not a "Balehead" but I've met more then a few of them.
The guy is an interesting person from what I have gathered.