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In 2008, Christian Bale was Batman, but an agent still didn’t know he wasn’t Christian Slater
Christian Bale recalled that, even as his career was taking off after *Batman Begins*, people in Hollywood sometimes failed to recognise him. In a 2008 interview, he described an agent who asked what he did, offered to help him find work and did not realise he was speaking to the actor playing Batman.
Bale also recounted a casting director mistaking him for Christian Slater and enthusiastically offering him a role. When she realised her error, she apologised, took back the script and left. Bale said their similar ages, builds and hairstyles may have contributed to the confusion; the anecdotes came as he was promoting *The Dark Knight*.
In short
- A Hollywood agent did not recognise Bale as Batman.
- A casting director mistook him for Christian Slater.
- She withdrew the role offer once she realised the mistake.
Explained simply
Christian Bale and Christian Slater are two British-born actors who became well known in films during the 1980s and 1990s. They have sometimes been compared because they are of a similar age and have had similar hairstyles and builds.
Bale’s role as Batman in *Batman Begins* brought him wider recognition, and he reprised it in *The Dark Knight*. The anecdotes concern how actors can still go unrecognised in Hollywood, even when they have taken on a prominent role.