Christian Bale WON'T Lead Zack Snyder's The Last Photograph« FirstShowing.net

I've recently been wondering whatChristian Baleis up to since we haven't heard much about any future projects since last year'sPublic EnemiesandTerminator Salvation(which may have been overshadowed by hisbehavior on set) and the yet to be releasedThe Fighter. Now we have an answer asPajibahas discovered from an inside source that Bale is set to star inThe Last Photograph, a drama that's beengestating for a few yearsbased on an original idea from filmmakerZack Snyder(300,Watchmen) which"revolves around a photograph that becomes the catalyst for a journey two men undertake throughout war-torn Afghanistan."

For some reason this"original idea"sounds extremely familiar, but I just can't remember why. Immediately I'm remembering a scene where a soldier finds a photo of a woman in some rubble and either it was just an isolated scene that didn't go anywhere, or it was the catalyst of him finding the woman because her picture kept him going during whatever war they were fighting. It's really driving me quite crazy. Anyway, we first heard about this project wayback in 2007and again back in 2009 when Sergei Bodrov (Mongol) wassaid to be directingthe project. Now Pajiba saysNiels Adren Oplev(ofThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which isnow available on Netflix Instant) is the frontrunner to direct, but they're careful to call that a rumor for now. Since neither Bale nor Oplev have anything lined up coming up, this seems like a perfect match.Interested?

Update:We were just informed by Zack Snyder's rep that this isnotentirely true. Bale only"read a draft"ofThe Last Photographbut hasn't agreed to any role and hasn't even started negotiating a"deal"for it yet. Essentially it was a bit of premature casting that jumped the gun. We'll do our best to keep you updated on whatever news we hear onThe Last Photograph. For now this is just a bit of speculation, awhat ifscenario.

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