Here’s a nice surprise. Dark Knight Rises lead actor Christian Bale (the Batman himself) visited Colorado to meet with victims of the Aurora theater shooting today, and at least one photo has surfaced.

Warner Brothers says that Bale decided to visit on his own and is not representing the studio.

Update: Video of Christian Bale at the memorial for the victims:

Below is victim Carey Rottman in his hospital room happily meeting Bale.

This second photo shows Bale in a hospital corridor:

Bale, director Christopher Nolan, and others associated with The Dark Knight Rises have released statements over the past few days commenting on the tragedy that occurred while theatergoers were seeing their film. Warner Brothers announced today that they’d be making a substantial donation to the shooting victims.