Terrence Malick Already at Work on Next Movie; Casts Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, and Rachel McAdams
by Matt Goldberg Posted:February 3rd, 2010 at 2:11 pm
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I am not happy that Deadline is reporting that writer-director Terrence Malick is planning to shoot a new film this fall. All my jokes about Malick are based on the fact that he takes long hiatuses in between making his movies, but now he’s already gone and cast Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, and Olga Kurylenko in this untitled picture. All we know about the movie is that it’s a love story. This will be a huge acting challenge for Bale since being grim and gritty doesn’t really coincide with that kind of movie. If his character is in love with dour intensity, I can buy that.
Malick’s most recent film, Tree of Life starring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt, is set to finally hit theaters this year. But Malick hasn’t only picked up steam with this new love story picture he’s working on, but he recently showed interest in developing a film based on David Rhode’s New York Times six-part series Held by the Taliban, a project that Hurt Locker director and Oscar-nominee Kathryn Bigelow also wants to make. If Malick is now set to make this other film, does that mean Bigelow has emerged victorious? Perhaps, but for right now, I shall have to find another way to poke fun at Malick. Or I could just appreciate his work like everyone else.
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Bale has worked with Malick before (The New World) and is more than capable of playing a soft, romantic character. John Rolfe, his character in The New World is anything but dour and gritty.
guy, remember Bale yet worked with Mallick in “New World” movie(Pocahontas) with Colin Farrell! He was very normal!
hate on his dark knight voice but dont hate on christian bale's acting abilities….
“Perhaps, but for right now, I shall have to find another way to poke fun at Malick. Or I could just appreciate his work like everyone else.”
It's unfounded comments like these which make me hate this site. I get what you're trying to do Frosty, you're trying to be snarky and critical like Devin Faraci ,but you see, he usually he backs up his comments with examples for his dislike or outright hatred of a filmmaker. You just wind up sounding like a high schooler who is trying to sound cool around a bunch of college kids.
Exactly. Considering his previous collaboration with Malick, this “love” story can't be a “huge” acting challenge for him by any means.
BALE HAS ALREADY DONE DRAMATIC ROMANCE, YOU CAN SEE IT ON METROLAND AND HE WAS JUST PERFECT IN THIS PORTRAYAL OF CHRIS LLOYD WHEN HE WAS JUST 22 YEARS OLD, HE IS ABSOLUTELY CAPABLE OF DOING THIS AS HE IS SO INTENSE AND EMOTIONAL ACTOR. HE ALSO DID A MOVIE WITH MALICK CALLED THE NEW WORLD AND IT SEEMS BY HIS OWN WORDS THAT THEY HAD A GOOD TIME WORKING TOGETHER.
Exactly. Considering his previous collaboration with Malick, this “love” story can't be a “huge” acting challenge for him by any means.
BALE HAS ALREADY DONE DRAMATIC ROMANCE, YOU CAN SEE IT ON METROLAND AND HE WAS JUST PERFECT IN THIS PORTRAYAL OF CHRIS LLOYD WHEN HE WAS JUST 22 YEARS OLD, HE IS ABSOLUTELY CAPABLE OF DOING THIS AS HE IS SO INTENSE AND EMOTIONAL ACTOR. HE ALSO DID A MOVIE WITH MALICK CALLED THE NEW WORLD AND IT SEEMS BY HIS OWN WORDS THAT THEY HAD A GOOD TIME WORKING TOGETHER.