My bad, I should have read a little more to the right. Hmm you are indeed right, he doesn't do many blockbusters, most of his movies tend to break even with the budget, on the domestic front. Like Secret Window, Sweeney Todd, From Hell, Blow, Sleepy Hollow. I'm pretty sure it's the same if not worse for Bale–3:10 to Yuma, I'm Not There, The New World, even Terminator Salvation–my source, Box Office Mojo.

Almost the same thing is happening to Depp, sometimes I get the feeling where the character is different but the method feels almost the same. Like while I was watching Sweeney Todd I couldn't fully enjoy the performance because there were facets that I saw in Pirates of the Caribbean.

It's the same with Bale, Terminator Salvation and The Dark Knight were more less the same guttural grunts. This is why I'm looking forward to Public Enemies, I'm curious to see them both, I'm not a big fan of either. If I remember, the original quote that started this was, "I'm curious to see if [Bale] can hold his own against Depp and Cotillard, I'm pretty sure he can with Depp," If you quoted the sentence verbatim, I went on to say that Cotillard is another story. She is the main reason I'm going to Public Enemies, Not for Depp, Bale or Mann.

"I dont want to argue either, im just saying that Depp is the better actor, by far!" (Doesn't seem that way!)

For me, between all three, I think that Cotillard is better and will outshine them both in the film.

Why are you bringing up Sin City 3 when Sin City 2 has not even been fully confirmed? Depp's only rumored to play in Sin City 3, nothing has been confirmed on his part. What other big blockbuster has Depp been in besides POTC? I cant think of any.
True, Bale has only recently started acting in blockbusters (2005), but I cant watch him on screen and truly convince myself that he enjoys what he is doing. He plays a one-sided, boring character in just about every film he is in now. American Psycho was the only really good Christian Bale movie I have seen. TDK was brilliant because of Ledger not Bale, he almost ruined it.
I dont want to argue either, im just saying that Depp is the better actor, by far!

"Depp acts because it's something that he loves to do…" I'm pretty sure it's the same for every actor and actress working. They don't perform because the have to, it's because they want to. I can't recall an actor saying they hate acting, if they did one could assume they would leave the business, no?

Besides, only recently has Bale's resume filled with the blockbuster movies…so has Depp's–um, Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2,3, 4, and Sin City 3. Both have their fair share of commercial and art-house films on their roster's and both will continue to keep that balance in the coming years, I think/hope.

Either way I have no intentions of getting into a Deep vs. Bale argument right now, I personally prefer Cotillard to both Depp and Bale. Her performance in La Vie En Rose is better than anything that Depp and Bale currently have.

In Public Enemies I'm curious to see if he can hold his own against Depp and Cotillard, I'm pretty sure he can with Depp but Cotillard is another story.

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