What are the most interesting facts you didn't know about Batman Begins?

Before filming, Bale had already lost some weight for The Machinist. As a consequence, he had to hire a personal trainer to prepare him physically for Batman. He gained 100 pounds in just a few months. Sadly, his efforts were rendered useless because he also had to lose so much of that weight for the Batsuit to fit him. Still, you have to admit, you couldn’t take your eyes off him the entire movie.

Unlike other Batman movies in the past, Batman Begins had its own take on the classic Batmobile. Instead of using a stylized sports car and a bit of CGI, the crew decided to use a custom built vehicle, which is made of of a Chevy V8 engine and semis and Baja racing trucks parts. There were a total of four vehicles built for filming, with each one costing over $250,000. That’s, like, $1,000,000 in sum.

One of the Tumblers, as they are known in the film, got into some sort of a ludicrous car accident during filming. While on its way to film a scene, the Batmobile was reportedly hit by an intoxicated driver on a Chicago street. When asked for a statement, the driver claimed that he was just trying to save the world from potential invasion.

Classic Bale. Remember that scene where Bruce Wayne is lying in bed while Alfred, played by Michael Caine, nurses him back to health? As it turns out, Bale nodded off a little bit while filming that. Honestly, he is all of us in real life. We can’t force ourselves to stay awake when we’re really tired, can we? We’re sure even our beloved superheroes don’t have that kind of superpower.

In case you missed it, Batman crafted his Batsuit out of military technology from Wayne Enterprises. This part is actually closer to reality than many people think it is. In creating the Batsuit, the costume department asked the help of the British Ministry of Defence to employ a military technique on the cape in a way that it can hide images at night. This makes Batman’s stealthy prowls seem more realistic.

No blood nor gore. Bale made it very clear that he wanted the film to appeal to younger children. Hence, it received a PG-13 rating. He expressed that as a kid, he would have wanted to see a superhero movie without too much violence involved. This was despite Nolan giving it darker undertones compared to previous Batman films.

By Joffrey Batheon, we mean Jack Gleeson! Hardcore GOT fans, we’re sure you would recognize a young Gleeson at first glance when you watch Batman Begins again. Though to jog your memory, he was the little kid who had a short but touching moment with Batman when he spotted him on the rooftop. He was so unlike his character in Game of Thrones.