Christian Bale took inspiration from ‘Colombo’ for his role in ‘Amsterdam’.
The 48-year-old actor, who portrays the one-eyed veteran-turned-doctor in David O. Russell’s upcoming murder mystery, will be playing Peter Falk as the titular character in the long-running detective series for ideas. He admitted that he had “researched”
When asked if he was inspired by Colombo, he explained:
Christian and David spent five years carefully planning the story over breakfasts at various diners, and the man said the Oscar-winning star’s orders weren’t the other he was working on at a particular point. He explained that it changed dramatically depending on the movie.
Christian told Deadline:
David adds:
The ‘Wrestler’ actor thinks the pair’s arguments produced enough material for multiple films, but thinks how David shaped them into the finished film is ‘beautiful’.
he said:
David interrupted, “Maybe two or three times a week.”
Christian continued: It’s like satellites of ideas come to him. We talked about them.It was beautiful to see it all come together. “
