Christian Bale weighs post-Batman projects

得獎果然不一樣... 雖然並不太吃奧斯卡那一套，但能看到因奧斯卡而獲得更多挑選角色的機會，影迷的我真的很高興呢！

下面有翻譯。Variety 是比較... 怎麼講，比較好一點的電影消息來源啦，比較有閱讀的價值。

Source: Variety

Christian Bale 已經表明了在今年秋天的『黑暗騎士：黎明再起』之前，他不會簽任何新片的約。（註：我還真壓根沒聽過這樣的表明）。當那一刻來臨時，有不少重量級的方案供他選擇 -- 幾個受到矚目的計畫，還有一些小型電影公司會來向這名即將卸任的批風英雄獻殷勤。

其中包含華納電影公司出資，由碧昂絲演出克林伊斯威特執導的舊瓶新酒 "A Star Is Born"（『星夢淚痕』）；由 Michael Mann（註：『頭號公敵』的導演）執導的 "Gold"；以及由 Spke Lee 翻拍韓國驚悚電影的『原罪犯』中，Bale 將會飾演惡角；導演 Scott Cooper 與 Relativity （註："The Fighter" 的電影公司）合作的 "Out of the Furnace"；Darren Aronofsky 與派拉蒙影業的史詩大作 "Noah"（註：諾亞）。（先前曾提過華納影業的 "Last Photograph" 作品，已經排除於外）

此時，Bale 並沒有出現在任何的新電影作品中，也沒人將他放在任何電影的候選名單中。根據電影公司內部人員表示，那是因為他想專注於現在的計畫。他的未來在十一月完成 "TDKR"前，也就是在明年年初之前他都沒有空閒。之後，前面所提的那幾部電影就會開始受到注意，Bale 有可能會從其中挑一部以上參與 -- 只不過一部以上的作品對 Bale 來說會是個挑戰。

一些有趣的重點：上述的那些作品都不是續集，都不是大型製作，但是 Bale 是個能夠在如 T4 的大型製作以及小型友情贊助電影如 "I'm Not There" 或讓 Bale 贏得一座奧斯卡最佳男配角獎的 "Fighter" 中取得平衡的演員。

無論如何，Bale 正處於獨特且受到喜愛的處境中 -- 尤其在他沒有任何作品的 2003 年（從 2002 後的 2003 與 2004 兩年的時間，Bale 並沒有兩部以上的作品上映）。2012 年中，他將會以 "TDKR" 與『金陵十三釵』吸引大家的目光。若我們回顧 Bale 以前的作品，可以看出他是以題材以及合作的人員為挑選標準。而現在，大家也只能猜測他的意圖到底為何。

原文：
Christian Bale has made clear he won't decide his next move until after "The Dark Knight Rises" wraps later this fall. When that time comes, he'll have some weighty options -- several high-profile projects and a handful of studios are actively courting the soon-to-be former Caped Crusader.

They include Warner Bros.' remake of "A Star Is Born," starring Beyonce Knowles and directed by Clint Eastwood; "Gold," which Michael Mann will direct; a remake of Korean thriller "Oldboy," to be directed by Spike Lee for Mandate, in which Bale would play the villain; Relativity's "Out of the Furnace," to be directed by Scott Cooper; and "Noah," Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic at Paramount. (There had also been talk of Bale joining WB's "Last Photograph," but he's no longer involved.)

At this time, Bale has not attached himself to any of these projects, nor has he identified any one as a frontrunner. And that's because, studio insiders say, he's really sticking to the plan: Look to the future only after finishing "The Dark Knight Rises."

With that pic wrapping in November, Bale wouldn't be free until the beginning of the year. Since most of the aforementioned films are scheduled to start lensing then, it wouldn't be out of the question for Bale to tackle more than one -- but it would be mighty difficult.

Interesting side note: None of the projects in play is a franchise title, nor do there appear to be any openings for roles in tentpoles that could shoot during that time. But Bale, who also toplined "Terminator: Salvation," has always deftly balanced big-budget genre pics with smaller, kudos-friendly pictures like "I'm Not There" and "The Fighter," which earned Bale an Academy Award for best supporting actor.

Either way, Bale finds himself in a very unique and favorable position -- especially coming off his first year since 2003 without a film in theaters (since 2002 there have only been two years -- '03 and '04 -- in which Bale has not had multiple releases).
He'll get back on track in 2012 with "The Dark Knight Rises" and period pic "The 13 Women of Nanjing," which he shot before donning the Batmask for the last time.
Bale has always based his decisions on the material and the people involved. Given the pedigree of each of the projects before him now, it's anyone's guess what role he'll jump into next.