Christian Bale Signs on to David O. Russell's Next Film

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Bale 加入 Bradly Cooper、Jeremy Renner 與 Amy Adams 團隊

他曾經退出，現在 Christian Bale 回到了 David O. Russell 那還沒有定名的戲劇團隊中。

Bale 曾因 Russell 所執導的 "The Fighter" 而贏得奧斯卡最佳男配角的頭銜， 他會加入現有 Bradley Cooper、Jeremy Renner 與 Amy Adams 的組合中。

故事的原著是 Eric Warren Singer，Russell 也會與 Singer 一起完成劇本。

Bale 與 Amy Adams

這齣尚未有劇名的作品是個真實的故事，是關於一名惡名昭彰的金錢騙子（Bale 飾演）與他的情婦兼夥伴（Adams 飾演）合夥的犯罪故事。他們兩個人被迫與一名行為猖狂的聯邦探員（Cooper 飾演）合作，設計其他的詐欺犯、黑道以及政客。故事的中心是一名新澤西州的議長（Renner 飾演），他是個熱血又積極的當地英雄，也是出身貧窮的市長。

 Bradley Cooper。他是今年 People Magazine 票選最性感的男人第一名...（默）

Jeremy Renner，鷹眼先生。當年 Bale 與他 (The Town) 一起爭奪最佳男配角。

Bale 原先決定要接下騙子的角色，但在今年七月時離開團隊。這部電影招回了曾在 The Fighter 中合作的 Russell、Bale 還有 Adams。導演 Ruseel 也在 Silver Linings Playbook 中與 Cooper 合作，這部電影也在多倫多影展時獲得了觀眾票選獎項，在之後的獎季也著不錯的呼聲。Renner 是首次與 Russell 一同工作。

電影將於明年二月中開始製作。

Atlas Entertainment 的 Charles Roven 與 Richard Suckle 與 Annapurma Picture 的 Megan Ellison、Ted Schipper、Jon Gordon 共同籌資。Jon Gordon 也是 Silver Linigs Playbook 的製作人。

Charles Roven（左一） 也是 BB+TDK+TDKR 的製作人。:) Bale 真可愛

Roven 說「David 將優秀的演員團隊結合在一起，這將會是齣強而有力且充滿感情的戲劇，也會成會近期史上最令人難忘的表現。」

Annapuma Picture 會全面負責籌資，本片計畫會在 2013 年上映，由 Columbia 負責發行。

Panorama Media 已將本片在全球銷售完畢，也與 Sony Picture 談成了許多國家的發行。

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我是沒看過其他 David O. Russell 的電影，我只能說我非常喜歡他在 "The Fighter" 中的掌鏡與節奏上的流暢，我覺得 "The Fighter" 中 David O. Russell 在這些方面甚至都比現在被高高捧上天的 Nolan 還要好。因為要在 2013 年發行，我猜如果沒有意外的話，應該是 2013 年年底上映，打算爭奧斯卡。

以下為原文

（真不是我愛吐槽，這個記者兩次都把 include 拼錯。美國記者的水準也出問題了嗎...）
Bale joins a cast that already includes Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams.

He was out, but now Christian Bale is back in David O. Russell's untitled ensemble drama.

Bale, who earned a supporting Oscar in Russell's The Fighter, will join a cast that already includes Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams.

Russell wrote the screenplay with Eric Warren Singer, based on Singer’s original draft.

The untitled project is based on the true story of a notorious financial con artist (Bale) and his mistress/partner in crime (Adams), who were forced to work with an out-of-control federal agent (Cooper) to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters and politicians. At the center of the story is the passionate and volatile leader of the New Jersey state assembly (Renner) who is also the local hero and mayor of impoverished Camden.

Bale was originally onboard to tackle the con artist role but dropped out in July. The film now marks a reunion of sorts for Russell, Bale and Adams, who worked together on The Fighter. The director also worked with Cooper on Silver Linings Playbook, which nabbed the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is already drawing awards-season buzz. The untitled project will be Russell’s first outing with Renner.

Production will begin mid-February on the East Coast.
Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce alongside Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison and Ted Schipper. Jon Gordon, who most recently produced Silver Linings Playbook, will exec producer with Cooper and Singer.

“David has put together an incredible ensemble of actors for what is going to be a powerful and emotional drama about one of the most memorable cast of characters in recent history,” Roven said.

Annapurna Pictures is fully financing the film, tentatively set for release in late 2013. Columbia Pictures will handle domestic distribution.

Panorama Media has sold the film internationally, which includes a multi-territorial deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions.