Christian Bale has only ever worked with women.
Batman Begins is a 2005 British-American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman , co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Liam Neeson , Katie Holmes , Gary Oldman , Cillian Murphy , Tom Wilkinson , Rutger Hauer , Ken Watanabe , and Morgan Freeman . Christian Bale . He is known for going to great lengths to portray characters in films , notably for the psychological thriller The Machinist ( 2004 ) , where he lost 63 pounds ( 28.5 kg ) to play the role of Trevor Reznik . David Owen Russell ( born August 20 , 1958 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . Steven Allan Spielberg , , ( born December 18 , 1946 ) is an American director , producer , and screenwriter . The Machinist is a 2004 psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar .