After working together on The Fighter and American Hustle, Christian Bale is set to reunite with writer-director David O. Russell for the filmmaker's next movie, which is being fast tracked by New Regency. I've heard that Bale's fellow Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Angelina Jolie are being sought for roles, and while I initially heard that Russell's go-to leading lady Jennifer Lawrence was being courted for the female lead, I've since heard that Margot Robbie is the top choice to star opposite Bale. Sources have told Collider that the project's working title …
BlacKkKlansman's John David Washington will be the lead in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film.
Christopher Nolan is a filmmaker who likes his secrets, so any update on his next film would be huge. But this is genuinely intriguing right here: Variety reports that the Dunkirk director has cast BlackKklansman star John David Washington in his next movie, which is being described only as an "event film." The actor—who happens to be the son of Oscar-winner Denzel Washington—stepped into the spotlight with a role on HBO's Dwayne Johnson vehicle Ballers, but truly broke out thanks to Spike Lee's BlackKklansman. Washington played Ron Stallworth, the real-life African American police officer …