07/25/2012 09:21 | By Ed Holden, editor, MSN Movies

Christian Bale visits Aurora shooting victims

Christian Bale has visited the victims of the Aurora shooting in Colorado and paid his respects to those who died at the showing of his movie The Dark Knight Rises.


The star of The Dark Knight trilogy made the trip to Colorado to visit the victims of the tragedy of his own accord, says a report in The Denver | Post.

His schedule has been cleared due to the cancellation of Dark Knight Rises premieres in Paris, Japan and Mexico on account of the tragedy in which 12people were killed and 58 were injured.

Christian Bale (© Twitter - Denverchannel)


"Mr. Bale is there as himself, not representing Warner Brothers," said a representative of the Dark Knight Rises production company, who have announced that they will be making a sizeable donation to the victims' memorial fund.

Christian Bale at the Aurora Medical Centre (© Twitter - Denverchannel)


Bale spent two and a half hours at the Aurora Medical Centre where he met five people being treated for gunshot injuries. "The patients were really happy to meet Bale," said hospital president Bill Voloch. "They are obviously big fans of his movies. They wanted to see Batman and were really pleased to see Bale."

"It was amazing, actually," said nurse Crystal Flateland. "To get to meet him. I think it's really great he came out here. It was touching."

Christian and wife Sibi Blazic also visited the growing memorial to the twelve victims who died in the tragedy.

Christian Bale at the Aurora memorial to the twelve victims who died in the shooting (© Twitter - Reddit)

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