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Christian Bale unveils plans to build 12 foster homes in California

The Batman actor has been developing the idea since the birth of his daughter in 2005, after being ‘stunned and mad’ to learn how many children were in care in California

Christian Bale has led a tour round the new village in California where he plans to build 12 foster homes, as well as two studio flats to help children transition into independent living, and a 7,000 sq ft community centre. The actor, who broke through aged 12 in Empire of the Sun before starring in films such as American Psycho and Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, has spearheaded the building of a unique complex of facilities with the aim of keeping siblings in the foster care system together, and ideally under the same roof. Bale won the best supporting actor Oscar in 2018 for The Fighter but has not acted in a film for some years, after releasing three in 2022: Thor: Love and Thunder, Amsterdam and The Pale Blue Eye.

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