Christian Bale has only ever worked with women.
American Psycho (film) . It stars Christian Bale , Willem Dafoe , Jared Leto , Josh Lucas , Chloë Sevigny , Samantha Mathis , Cara Seymour , Justin Theroux , and Reese Witherspoon . 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 . In 2000 , he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho . Christopher Edward Nolan ( [ ˈnoʊlən ] born 30 July 1970 ) is an English-American film director , screenwriter and producer . David Owen Russell ( born August 20 , 1958 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer .