Christian Bale, star of Batman Begins, has revealed how excited he was to be able to drive the Batmobile in the film.

"I was able to drive the Batmobile a couple of times," Breakingnews.ie quote Bale as saying. "It was lot of fun, and it's real car that you can really drive up and down the streets.

"What's interesting is that Bruce (Batman's human alter-ego) built this car and we see how he builds it in the film.

"It looks scary, intimidating, and I think that's what Bruce was going for. Batman wants his enemies to be scared of him."

The film is released next month.