Bale's Batman Doesn't Want a Robin

Says the Batman actor, "If Robin crops up in one of the new Batman films, I'll be chaining myself up somewhere and refusing to go to work."

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By ComicBookMovie - Jul 02, 2008 12:07 AM EST

Filed Under: The Dark Knight

Source: WENN

That is what Christian Bale told entertainment content provider WENN. I'd have to agree with him. Let's keep batman working alone a little while longer. It all went to pot when they added Robin in the previous franchise. That is when things got corny and ambiguously gay.

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