[sinanju]

"It was not clear if the incident would have any impact on 'The Flowers of War,' which is China's Oscar entry for next year, or the release of Bale's new Batman film in the country."

He's taking an actual chance here. The chicoms would be only too happy to punish him by hitting him in the wallet. Bethink thyself of all those other Western interests (Google, Yahoo, MS who have bowed down and done their evil bidding).

Does anyone remember his thirteen year-old self in "Empire of the Sun" back in '87? I'm given to understand there's really nothing left of all that classical architecture of the old International Settlement in Shanghai.

[Old Sarge]

Let me get my head around this:

A Hollywood Leftist is trying to support an anti-abortion activist who is being held prisoner by the ChiComs?

[SkyDancer]

Ummm, when in Rome ........

[theDentist]

Welcome to the REAL WORLD, Mr Bale. Communists don’t give a damm who you are... you’re lucky all they did was jostle you a bit.

[Vaquero]

did he wear his batman costume....carry those wondeful toys on his utility belt....

drive up in the batmobile.

any of these might have helped....

[RetiredTexasVet]

He may be a legend in his own mind, but I bet he wasn’t sh!t in theirs!