Christian Bale stopped by the Today show this morning to talk about the new Batman movie The Dark Knight which comes out on Friday.  Christian went into detail that sequel is indeed a darker movie than Batman Beginnings however it explores the morality of what it means to be heroic.  Is Batman a hero, or is he an outlaw?  The choice is left up to the viewer but there's no doubt about it the action will be intense.

Christian also addressed the rumors of how Heath Ledger playing the Joker further pushed him into depression and drug use.  Christian simply responds that they are "rude" and insulting to think that the late actor could not separate real life from fiction. 

Check out the clip below to see what Christian has to say to host Matt Lauer, especially when discussing the dynamics of how to wrangle the new Batmobile!