Although Christian Bale has had to put plans to star as Travis McGee in the adaptation of **The Deep Blue Good-By on hold thanks to a torn knee ligament, he's still lining up other work for when he’s fully recovered. One such job is co-starring with Oscar Isaac in.
Hotel Rwanda/** Reservation Road** director Terry George is calling the shots on this one, based on the script he wrote with Robin Swicord. The Promise is set in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire (so the 1920s, then) and explores the relationships between three people: Michael (Isaac), a gifted medical student; Chris (Bale), a renowned American journalist working in Paris; and the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, with that final role of the triumvirate yet to be cast.
All being well – and assuming Bale doesn’t break a leg or something – George plans to have the cameras rolling this autumn in Portugal and the Canary Islands. Tough job, there...
Bale will be seen in Terrence Malick’s Knight Of Cups and Weightless, and is at work on Adam McKay’s financial drama The Big Short. He’s also provided a voice for Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins, which is due to arrive here in 2017. As for Isaac, the in-demand actor is filming X-Men: Apocalypse, out on May 19 next year and will be seen in the slightly anticipated** Star Wars: The Force Awakens**, which lands on December 18.