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Terminator Director Excuses Bale Rant

McG takes responsibility for leak

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 11:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Terminator Salvation director McG joined the Christian Bale Rant Apology Tour yesterday, telling MTV he takes responsibility. “I lead the way by having a big personality, having a strong opinion, and being very vocal on the set. I’m trying to wind everybody up to a level of adrenaline that would correspond to a war situation,” he said, adding that Bale’s in-character reaction was taken out of context.

“Effectively, we were making a war movie,” he continued. “So if I have a scene where I’m trying to ramp my actor up to be credible while in a foxhole, fighting for his life, I want everybody’s blood to be up.” The director worried other actors may now hold back out of fear: “You don’t want actors thinking twice about the manner in which they choose to express themselves.”

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Bryce Dallas Howard and Christian Bale in a scene from "Terminator Salvation." (AP Photo/Warner Bros.)

Christian Bale in a scene from "Terminator Salvation." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Richard Foreman)

McG, director of "Terminator Salvation," reacts to photographers at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

In this July 17, 2007 file photo, director McG at the NBC Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)

"Terminator Salvation" director McG, second from right, poses with cast members (from left) Christian Bale, Anton Yelchin, and Sam Worthington at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, May 14, 2009. (AP Photo)

Actors Christian Bale, Anton Yelchin, director McG, and actor Sam Worthington arrive at the premiere of "Terminator Salvation," May 14, 2009 in Hollywood, Calif. (Getty Images)

In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Christian Bale is shown in a scene from "Terminator Salvation." (AP Photo)

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Terminator Director Excuses Bale Rant