Slicked-back Christian Bale bats away his Dark Knight image to play NFL great Al Davis in Madden biopic
Christian Bale was more cantankerous coach than caped crusader as he appeared on set this week for his latest film.
The actor - famed for his roles in Batman and American Psycho - was seen shooting scenes for the NFL-themed biopic, Madden, in which he will play the late Oakland Raiders owner and manager Al Davis.
For the shots, the 51-year-old Hollywood star had balding hair slicked back and wore a leather jacket and white T-shirt.
The David O Russell movie boasts an all-star cast, with Nicolas Cage starring as John Madden, the Raiders coach and NFL broadcaster who gave his name to the Madden NFL video game.
John Mulaney plays Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts, while Sienna Miller plays Madden's wife.
Al was the managing general partner, principal owner and de facto general manager of the Raiders for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011.
On Monday, Sienna and Kathryn Hahn were spotted for the first time in their elegant retro attire as they got into character.
Sienna, 43, was particularly glammed up with voluminous blonde curls, beaded necklaces and a glimmering dress with a 60s-inspired print.
Kathryn - who plays Virginia Madden - was outfitted in over-sized sunglasses, a chic pea coat and striped turtleneck.
Sienna is playing Carol Davis, who was married to Oakland Raiders owner Al from 1954 until his death in 2011.
While the Raiders are now in Las Vegas, the team has remained in the Davis family since Al died.
Carol is now 95 and is part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, after inheriting the team from her spouse.
Their only child, son Mark Davis, 70, also inherited the organization and is now owner.
After the team officially moved to Sin City's Allegiant Stadium, Carol helped christen the venue by lighting the Al Davis Torch Memorial ahead of the Las Vegas Raider's inaugural game in 2020.
'There's only one person that can possibly light it, and she's agreed to do it, that's the first lady of the Raider Nation - my mom,' Mark told ESPN at the time.
'I get chills thinking about it. I get goosebumps thinking about it. Probably tears thinking about it. But there's nobody that could have lit it other than her.
'Because it's really a tough time in the country, but also here in Nevada, we don't want to seem that we're celebrating or anything of that nature.
'But to have my mom light that torch means so much, and I think it will mean a lot for everybody in this valley, so I'm excited.'
Like the Davis couple, Virginia was married to John Madden from 1959 until his death in December 2021. They have two sons.
In early 2022, Virginia returned to the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland to pay tribute to her late husband at One More Monday Night in Oakland: A Celebration of John Madden.
'When John passed, I said, "I want to have a gathering at the coliseum," ' she said.
'I know he's up there and I know he's smiling down on all of his players that are here and all of you people, the fans that supported him for so many years.'
A synopsis of the Madden film on IMDb reads: 'After being forced into retirement by the Oakland Raiders, fiery former NFL head coach John Madden teams up with a mild-mannered Harvard programmer to rewrite his fading legacy by building the world's first football video game.'
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