Christian Bale Joins David O. Russell's Next Film With Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner & Amy Adams; Official Synopsis Revealed
As
David O. Russell gears up for another awards season run with "
Silver Linings Playbook," he's also been busy lining up his next project and the folks at the Dolby Theater might as well reserve a seat for him for the 2014 ceremonies.
Christian Bale, who was first linked to the project formerly known as "
American Bull****"
back in the spring and was
seemingly replaced by
Bradley Cooper, is now officially on board, joining Cooper,
Jeremy Renner and
Amy Adams in the picture. To recap: Bale, Cooper, Adam, Renner. Damn. That is one
helluva cast.
Written by Russell and
Eric Warren Singer ("
The International"), the film is based on the true story of Abscam, the FBI's 1980 undercover sting operation of Congress to root out corruption. The brainchild of convicted con artist Melvin Weinberg, who was hired by the bureau to run the investigation, the operation targeted thirty-one officials leading to eleven convictions, and while the operation came under scrutiny for the use of unorthodox methods, all the convictions were upheld on appeal. So who is playing what in this? Check out the official synopsis:
The Untitled David O. Russell 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 epicenter of the entire tale, is the passionate and volatile leader of the New Jersey state assembly (Renner) who is also the local hero and mayor of impoverished Camden.
Production begins in February, and given how on fire Russell is at the moment, we can't wait to see what he puts together with this one.
Annapurnais financing the picture and co-producing alongside
Atlas Entertainment. The film is aiming for a late 2013 release.