Christian Bale is The Meter Man

Christian Bale feeds the meter before entering the Casa Del Mar Hotel on Wednesday (March 18) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The 35-year-old British actor will next star in the gangster flick, Public Enemies, as Melvin Purvis, a lawman appointed by FBI founder (and supposed cross-dresser) J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup).

Public Enemies, which also stars Johnny Depp, opens everywhere on July 1st. Check out the trailer at the official website at PublicEnemies.net.