Yes dear readers, that is Christian Bale with a smile on his face. Maybe he's just channelling Tom Cruise again, but I like my Bale smiling.

Christian piked up a couple of coffees and sandwiches after having breakfast at 'Nate'n Al Delicatessen' in Beverly Hills. Christian, wearing a 'Bo Cleary Fitness' shirt, seemed unusually happy, laughing and smiling while walking down the street.

Maybe he's just preparing for the role of embodying a happy person.

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American Psycho director, Mary Harron, chatted with BlackBook about her most recent project--a horror film entitled, The Moth Diaries. Additionally, the filmmaker discussed working with Christian Bale to develop his character of Patrick Bateman in the the film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel..

Harron explains, "We talked about how Martian-like Patrick Bateman was, how he was looking at the world like somebody from another planet, watching what people did and trying to work out the right way to behave."

Shortly after, Bateman received his inspiration, Mary claims, "And then one day he called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy."

Ha! This just isn't Tom's week, now is it?

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We were very concerned with how thin Christian Bale had grown for his role in The Fighter opposite Mark Wahlberg.

After whittling down to a shockingly low weight to play crack-addicted Dickie Eklund, it looks like Bale is slowly, but surely eating more than just an apple a day.

Good for him. He was starting to look like an Olsen twin minus the many layers of expensive clothing.

Gallery Info: Christian Bale and his family leave their home in Los Angeles.

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Celebrities always try and keep their face looking fabulous. After all, it's the thing that most people recognize and it's what is going to show up on a huge movie screen. So it's no wonder that they go to great lengths to protect it.

One great way to protect against the harmful rays of the sun? Hats! Celebrities love hats. Wearing hats, buying hats, eating things from hats...probably not the last one, but you get the pictures. Hats are often paired with sunglasses to prevent the paparazzi, but as well as know that usually never works.

We've compiled a list for you of some of our celebrities looking fabulous with a brim atop their head. My personal favorite is the picture of George Hamilton. Yes, he's in the snow, but I love seeing the tanned man, in the cold, wearing a hat.

Any pictures you're particularly fond of? Or do you have a favorite celeb who often wearing a protective hat that we've missed? Let us know! And remember, you've gotta protect that face!

Gallery Info: Zac Efron, Hilary Duff, Joel Madden, Taye Diggs, Nicky Hilton, Eva Longoria, Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Alba, Britney Spears, Victoria Beckham, George Hamilton, Nicollette Sheridan, Rose McGowan, Marcia Cross, Christian Bale, Tara Reid, Jeremy Piven, Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan keeping their face safe with a hat.

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Well, at least it seems like he can. Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were busy on the set of their latest film The Fighter. The two play half brothers, and judging from these photos, not very happy half brothers.

The most interesting part about this movie seems to be Christian Bale's weight loss. He looks scary, like legit scary. I bet at this point Mark Wahlberg could seriously injure him. I'm not gonna lie, seeing Christian like this actually makes me uncomfortable. All of this losing weight and then putting it back on can't be good for his body.

I guess he looks happy at least. The two were all smiles after the punches were thrown. I bet Christian was happy that Mark hadn't actually hit him. I'm glad that Mark probably didn't actually hit him.

Gallery Info: Christian Bale looks terrifyingly thin as he and Mark Wahlberg fight it out on the set of The Fighter.

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Christian Bale continues to go above and beyond the call of duty for his portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The FIghter. The actor continues to look very frail and quite run down as he shot scenes with Mark Wahlberg in Boston, MA on July 28, 2009. The method actor has always been known to really dive into his roles headfirst, and take on all of the physical challenges called for, but these pictures makes one wonder if the actor is taking it too far to play the crack addled Dicky.

Gallery Info: Christian Bale continues work on The Fighter

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Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale continued filming The Fighter in Massachusetts. Wahlberg is playing Micky Ward, the brother of Dickey Eklund who is played by Christian Bale.

In the true life story, Micky Ward, who was a boxer before falling into the dangerous world of crack cocaine abuse, which explains Christian Bale's gaunt appearance. Both brothers joined the actors on the set yesterday.

I can only imagine that testosterone level is on the set if off the charts.

Gallery Info: Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg on the set of The Fighter

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Even a bloodied Mark Wahlberg can look hot.

The cast of the upcoming film, The Fighter, continued their hard work on set this afternoon, July 14, 2009, in Massachusetts. Christian Bale, looked alarmingly thin in his role as drug addicted trainer and brother to Mark Wahlberg's character Mickey Ward, who appeared severely bloodied and bruised on set today.

Sugar Ray Leonard was also spotted near the film trailers. Bale's character, Dickie Ecklund, maintained a short boxing career highlighted by his loss via decision to Sugar Ray Leonard in 1978. Melissa Leo is also shown on set, but we're not sure who she's playing in the film.

Gallery Info: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Sugar Ray Leonard and Melissa Leo on the set of The Fighter

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Say what you will about Christian Bale, when it comes to acting, the man gives 100% to each role. Unfortunately, that might not be a good thing when it comes to his health.

The Dark Knight star infamously subsisted on an apple a day for his role in The Machinist, resulting in a shocking 63-pound weight loss. Alternately bulking up for the Batman films, the movie star is once again losing weight for his newest film, The Fighter.

Gone are the muscles, replaced with hollow cheekbones, for Bale to play the role of Dickie Eklund. The film chronicles Eklund's career as a boxer and trainer, who became a drug addict in the process.

This of course might explain his infamous on-set tirade. If I were screwing with my metabolism that much, I'd probably consider murdering someone for fussing with a light. Hell, I'd probably lose it over someone's bones accidentally creaking too loudly. I need my snacks.

Gallery Info: Christian Bale looks shockingly thin for his role in The Fighter.

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