Actor CHRISTIAN BALE still feels "haunted" by the 2012 cinema massacre during a screening of his Batman blockbuster THE DARK KNIGHT RISES just weeks before the alleged gunman's trial is due to kick off.
James Holmes, 26, is accused of opening fire on a packed movie theatre in Colorado, killing 12 film fans and injuring a further 58, and jury selection for his trial is expected to begin in the new year (Jan15).
Bale has now opened up about the atrocity ahead of the high-profile court case, revealing he and the film's director Christopher Nolan are still struggling to deal with the horror of the crime.
He tells the Wall Street Journal, "That haunts me to this day, haunts all of us who were involved. I know it haunts Chris (Nolan) as well, because we were stuck in a hotel in France when it happened."
Holmes denies a number of charges including first-degree murder and attempted murder for allegedly opening fire in the Aurora cinema shortly before a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in July, 2012.
