It's official: Christian Bale will don the cape in the upcoming Warner Bros. Batman sequel to be directed by Christopher Nolan ("Insomnia", "Memento") from a script by David S. Goyer ("Blade" series, Full Moon's "Puppet Master Vs. Demonic Toys"). In rigorous auditions, Bale beat out such actors as Jake Gyllenhaal, Joshua Jackson, Cillian Murphy, Henry Cavill and Eion Bailey for the role of the complicated comic book hero.

"What I see in Christian is the ultimate embodiment of Bruce Wayne," Nolan said in a statement. "He has exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for."

Source: Hollywood Reporter [1]