Christain Bale confirms he's done with Batman

Christain Bale is done with Batman.

In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the actor revealed that his days as a superhero are over.

“I wrapped a few days ago so that will be the last time I’m taking that [Batman hood] off,” he said.

“I believe that the whole production wrapped yesterday, so it’s all done. Everything’s finished. It’s me and [director Christopher Nolan]  that will be the end of that Batman era.”

The era began in 2005, when Bale joined forces with Nolan to reinvigorate the flailing franchise, based on a series of graphic novels. (Previous actors who played Batman include Adam West,Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer andGeorge Clooney.) The first film,Batman Begins, earned $372 million worldwide, though its sequel The Dark Knight (costarring the late Heath Ledger) fared much better, earning $1 billion globally.

The Dark Knight Rises features some old characters Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) and James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and introduces some new faces: Catwoman (Anne Hathaway), John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Bane (Tom Hardy).

“In many ways, [Hathaway] has the hardest job,” Bale, 37, says. “There are a number of people who feel that the Catwoman role has been defined previously. So, I always saw Anne’s role as being the toughest job of any of us.

“Joseph is a very intriguing guy. He’s somebody who truly seems to love acting. He’s a good, smart guy.”