Christian Bale confirmed to play Dick Cheney in bioApril 13, 2017 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following recent report that Christian Bale was in talks to star in untitled Dick Cheney biopic, the actor confirmed that he would star in the biopic in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, April 12. Bale will portray the former vice president of the United States in the movie helmed and written by Adam McKay, AceShowbiz said. "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, who teamed up with McKay in Oscar-nominated "The Big Short" in 2015. "His ability to make it startling and entertaining and intelligent without compromising anything-he's masterful at doing that," added Bale. The film will also feature Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carell as former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment is set to produce the biopic, which is set to start filming in September with Paramount Pictures being expected to distribute. Cheney was the CEO of Halliburton Company before becoming vice president under George W. Bush between 2001 and 2009. Prior to becoming the CEO of Halliburton, Cheney served in the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. Bale won an Oscar for his supporting role in 2010's "The Fighter". He was nominated for the same category for his performance in 2015's "The Big Short". He will next be seen in historical drama "The Promise" and western movie "Hostiles". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |