Christian Bale Spent Six Hours in Makeup Chair Each Day to Play Frankenstein’s Monster in ‘The Bride!’ and ‘Would Scream Like Crazy’ to Stop Himself ‘From Going Insane’

Christian Bale revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he spent six hours in the makeup chair in order to transform into Frankenstein’s monster for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” Bale stars in the reimagining of the 1935 film “Bride of Frankenstein” opposite “Hamnet” Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley, who plays the title role. Buckley spent an hour and a half in the makeup chair for her transformation into the Bride.

“I would scream like crazy, every day. Just to [release the] despair, all of that restraint that you have to display when you’re sitting still for that long,” Bale said about he kept himself “from going insane” amid the six-hour transformation.

“I didn’t want to do it driving into work because I thought I might cause a crash. And I didn’t want to do it by myself because I thought everyone would just think I’m going nuts,” Bale said about screaming.