Variety reports that Aronofsky will have to look for a new lead actor as Christian Bale has turned down the role due to scheduling conflicts with the two Terrence Malick movies he’s set to shoot back-to-back next year.
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Terrence Malick to Shoot Two Films Back-to-Back with Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Ryan Gosling, More
After making a total of five films in over three decades, director Terrence Malick has suddenly found the fountain of inspiration. Malick is setting his sight not only on one but two projects which will be shot back-to-back and will both star Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett.
HQ Set Pictures from “The Dark Knight Rises” with Christian Bale and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Earlier this year, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was cast in the role of John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop who is assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon. Speculation ran rampant that this nondescript role was a ploy to mislead fanboys and that JGL would have a much more important character. But as the pictures below seem to suggest, guess what? He’s just a beat cop.
Trailer For Zhang Yimou’s ‘The Flowers Of War’ with Christian Bale
A trailer for Zhang Yimou’s The Flowers Of War, China’s official entry for this year’s Oscars, has made its way online (via ONTD). The film centers around the Nanking Massacre of 1937 when thousands of civilians were murdered by the invading Japanese troops.
First Poster for “The Flowers of War” with Christian Bale
Adapted from Yan Geling’s novel “The 13 Women of Nanjing”, the story uses the Nanjing Massacre of 1937 as a backdrop, when thousands of Chinese civilians were murdered by invading Japanese troops. Christian Bale stars as John Haufman, an American priest who sheltered schoolgirls and prostitutes from the slaughter.
Christian Bale to Star in New Untitled Terrence Malick Project; Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska up for Female Lead
After directing five movies in the span of 4 decades, Terrence Malick is suddenly turning on the flood gates. Christian Bale is set to star in yet another Untitled Drama that Malick is planning for a possible early 2012 shoot.
Sean Penn To Join Christian Bale In “The Last Photograph”?
The Last Photograph, an Afghanistan-set drama in which Christian Bale will play a war correspondent who survives an attack on a group of Americans, has seemingly attracted the interests of another big-name actor in the form of Sean Penn.
Top 10 Best Christian Bale Performances
Fresh off taking an Oscar home for his highly acclaimed supporting performance as Dicky Eklund in The Fighter, Christian Bale can finally savor the respect from his peers that many of us felt he was long overdue for.
Modern Day Method Actors
As a casual fan of films, and by extension a layman of the acting process, the so-called “Method” is a term that takes on almost mythic proportions and mystical properties; a cryptic technique that matches the mercurial nature of the actors brave enough to employ the process. Here we take a look at a few actors who have used the Method to devastating effect.
Christian Bale Goes Psycho in “Harsh Times”
After serving a brutal tour in Afghanistan, ex-Army Ranger Jim Davis (Bale) has returned to his South Central neighborhood in Los Angeles. He cajoles his best friend Mike (Freddy Rodriguez) for a little hell-raising but the two soon find themselves in for a rude awakening.









