Christian Bale eyed for Dick Cheney biopic

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Christian Bale eyed for Dick Cheney biopic
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First posted: Thursday, April 06, 2017 12:45 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, April 06, 2017 12:49 PM EDT
Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to take on the lead role in Adam Mckay’s upcoming Dick Cheney biopic.
The Dark Knight Rises actor is in negotiations to play the former U.S. vice president, according to Variety.
Should Bale take on the role, it would see him reunite with McKay, who he previously worked with on 2015 financial crisis drama The Big Short.
Cheney’s political career began in 1969 and he worked under the administrations of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush before becoming the chief executive of Halliburton. He served as Vice President under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, and was instrumental in foreign policy decisions which helped shape Bush’s approach to the “War on Terror” in the period following the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001.
As well as Bale, McKay is reportedly in discussions with Steve Carell to play the role of former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, while Amy Adams is being eyed to portray Cheney’s wife, Lynne Cheney.
McKay will direct the as-yet-untitled film for Paramount, working from his own script. He will also produce with his Gary Sanchez partners, Will Ferrell and Kevin Messick, as well as Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner through the Plan B production company.
It will mark the second time Bush’s administration has been explored in a feature, after Oliver Stone helmed the 2008 drama W., with Josh Brolin as Bush and Richard Dreyfuss playing Cheney.
Producers hope to begin shooting on the Cheney biopic in spring, for release in late 2018.
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Christian Bale confirmed as Dick Cheney in biopic
Jake Coyle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017 02:22 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, April 13, 2017 02:26 PM EDT
NEW YORK — Christian Bale said Wednesday he will play Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s upcoming biopic of the former vice-president.
Bale was last week reported as being in talks to join the film that will reteam him with McKay following 2015’s Oscar-nominated “The Big Short.” The Oscar winner confirmed he has signed up to star in the untitled film in an interview with The Associated Press.
“In the same way as it was a journey of discovery with ’The Big Short,’ Adam was able to take a story that most people would go comatose listening to,” said Bale of the script penned by McKay. “His ability to make it startling and entertaining and intelligent without compromising anything — he’s masterful at doing that.”
The film is also to star Steve Carell (who also co-starred in “The Big Short”) as the former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Amy Adams is set to play Lynne Cheney, the former vice-president’s wife.
Like “The Big Short,” McKay’s film, which he’ll direct, is to be produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment. Shooting is planned to begin in September, with Paramount Pictures expected to distribute.
Bale was nominated for best supporting actor for his performance in “The Big Short.” He previously won an Oscar for his leading performance in “The Fighter.” He stars in the upcoming Armenian genocide drama “The Promise.”
McKay and screenwriter Charles Randolph won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for “The Big Short.”
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