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According to the latest internet reports, Christian Bale may be doing the 40 days and 40 nights journey in the Twentieth Century Fox’s version of the biblical story of Moses. This is the latest news to surface about the colossal project titled Exodus, where Ridley Scott stands at the helm with a script from Bill Collage and Adam Cooper.
Moses is the Hebrew child who was spare from sacrifice of the oppressing Pharaohs is the bible. | Full Story
Oscar winner Batman/Patrick Bateman/newsie Christian Bale is in talks to play New Zealand mountaineer Rob Hall in Everest, a film version of the disastrous Mount Everest expedition of 1996. Hall, along with three other members of the party he was leading, died of exposure when a freak blizzard struck during their descent from the summit. In the same two-day time span, four members of two other groups on the mountain also perished. | Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence will reunite with Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell in his forthcoming conman drama centered around the Abscam sting operation run by the FBI in the late 70s, according to a report from The Guardian.
Jennifer Lawrence has become a household name due to her role in the young-adult-series-turned-super-franchise The Hunger Games, but the young actress’s real talent existed long before 2012. In 2011, she was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Winter’s Bone, and she’s kept up the momentum ever since, going on to star in such works as X-Men: First Class and Silver Linings Playbook, which has also earned her an Oscar nomination. | Full Story
While he would most definitely argue something different, Christian Bale has become a household name through his collaboration with several upcoming and talented directors. In a wise choice, the iconic actor has chosen to reunite with one, David O. Russell.
After apparently dropping out of Russell’s upcoming project, reports have surfaced claiming Bale is on board Russell’s new film revolving around the Abscam stings in the 70s and 80s. Stars such as Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Bradley Cooper are set to co-star. | Full Story
Christian Bale has entered talks to secure a role in Todd Field’s The Creed of Violence, a film based on Boston Teran’s acclaimed novel of the same name.
Staged during 1910, The Creed of Violence takes place at the time of the Mexican Revolution and tells the violent story of two men named Rawbone and John Lourdes. The unlikely duo is embroiled in a bloody battle against a ruthless Mexican gang. | Full Story
Finally! The first wave of reviews is in for The Dark Knight Rises. According to some critics, Christopher Nolan has not disappointed on the finale.
“Few blockbusters have borne so heavy a burden of audience expectation as Christopher Nolan’s final Batman caper and according to critics the filmmaker has stepped up to the occasion with a cataclysmic vision of Gotham City under siege in The Dark Knight Rises. This hugely ambitious action-drama nonetheless retains the moral urgency and serious-minded pulp instincts that have made the Warners franchise a beacon of integrity in an increasingly comic-book -driven Hollywood universe. | Full Story
The Dark Knight Rises gets a new 13 minute featurette.
Warner Brothers has just released a 13-minute featurette for The Dark Knight Rises. Spoiler-averse readers can proceed with little concern because the clip shows just a small tid bit of new footage. Instead there will be a lot of behind-the-scenes footage and quite a few interviews with the cast and crew.
The featurette has a lot of material to get viewers drooling from the mouth leading up to the films debut in a few more days. There is no need to worry if you have missed the tons of write ups on The Dark Knight Rises because this video is probably the single most comprehensive source of information you’re likely to see before the release. | Full Story
A new full-length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has made its way online today. There’s plenty of new footage all throughout the teaser, but the most attention grabbing features are of the villain Bane and a broken Batman mask.
With only a month to go, promotion is on rapid fire for the The Dark Knight Rises. More unseen footage is being released showing Christian Bale in action as the caped crusader. | Full Story
Marketing for Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight Rises is definitely in full swing after the studio released four new TV spots for Christopher Nolan‘s final Batman movie. The first two were released last week, with two more following yesterday and today.
Instead of the same old dark and gloomy depictions of previous previews, the first of the latest Dark Knight Rises TV spots shows a lighter side of Bruce Wayne (played by Christian Bale). | Full Story
Now that the superhero summer movies are in full effect and The Avengers are breaking all kinds of box office records, The Dark Knight Rises has a seriouly high bar to reach. However, this is still Christopher Nolan, the man who made Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and Inception. If a person was to go by his track record they could definitely relax knowing the success of his past flicks.
The imagery of Batman underneath the flame in addition to the caption “The Legend Ends” leads to believe that Batman will be no more. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
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