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Hostiles finally finds distributor, officially entering Oscars race

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Hostiles has ended its search for a distributor after being snapped up by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures. The question of how well the Christian Bale led Hostiles would fair this awards season was up in the air as Scott Cooper’s western had yet to secure itself a distributor. Playing at multiple festivals, the film received […]

Metal Gear Solid Movie: Eight Actors Who Could Play Solid Snake

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at potential actors for the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid movie… Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of Kong: Skull Island, confirmed this month that he is committed to making the “truest, most balls to the wall, Metal Gear version” of Metal Gear Solid, the popular game franchise which looks finally set to […]

Unrecognisable Christian Bale has been “eating a lot of pies” for his next role in Backseat

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In order to accurately play his latest movie role, Christian Bale has packed on the pounds, becoming almost unrecognisable. Bale is no stranger to drastic body transformations over the years, dropping an astonishing 65 pounds for The Machinist in 2004 and beefing up a year later for Batman Begins, to name just two examples. Now […]

Medicom’s The Dark Knight Rises Batman MAFEX figure unveiled

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Diamond Comic Distributors and Medicom have revealed the upcoming MAFEX Batman Ver.3.0 PREVIEWS Exclusive figure which is based on the likeness of Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader in Christopher Nolan’s superhero blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises. The collectible comes with a range of interchangeable pieces and is set to go on sale June 2018, […]

Christian Bale may have just entered the Oscar race with Hostiles, watch the trailer here

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Christian Bale’s latest film Hostiles may have just booked him a spot among this year’s Best Actor Oscar contenders. Hostiles, a film directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass), has recently been screened at the Telluride Film Festival where Bale was also being honoured for his career. Hostiles is a bleak western about a 19th-century captain […]

Movie Review – The Promise (2016)

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The Promise, 2016. Directed by Terry George Starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon, Tom Hollander and James Cromwell. SYNOPSIS: In the days just before World War I, Michael (Oscar Isaac) has become engaged to a girl in his home village and is studying to be a doctor in Constantinople.  He falls in love […]

Movie Review – The Promise (2017)

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The Promise, 2017. Directed by Terry George. Starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Daniel Giménez-Cacho, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Numan Acar, Michael Stahl-David, Rade Šerbedžija, Abel Folk, Andrew Tarbet, Angela Sarafyan, Armin Amiri, Tom Hollander, Jean Reno, and James Cromwell.   SYNOPSIS: Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a […]

Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Amy Adams in talks to star in Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic

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Adam McKay could be reuniting with his Big Short stars Christian Bale and Steve Carell for another biopic. Variety has reported that Bale, Carell and Amy Adams are in talks to star in McKay’s currently untitled film about the life of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Bale will play Cheney while Adams plays his […]

Christian Bale was reportedly sought for a role in the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff

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Earlier today, we brought you the news that Woody Harrelson is the front-runner for the role of Han Solo’s mentor in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff movie, and now there is word that Christian Bale was also considered for the part. Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter tweeted “True that Disney & Lucasfilm wanted someone big […]