Bale Faces Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15868

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
August 4, 2006


Christian Bale is close to a deal to star opposite Russell Crowe in James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Relativity Media is stepping in to finance the film, which has been without a home since Columbia Pictures put it into turnaround earlier this summer. Columbia spent four years developing the Western remake, which it had hoped to start filming this summer. Relativity is currently in negotiations with Columbia to distribute.

3:10 to Yuma is based on the 1957 film that starred Glenn Ford as captured outlaw Ben Wade, who finds himself in the custody of small-time rancher Dan Evans. The rancher is secretly trying to take the outlaw to a railway station to catch a train to Yuma for the outlaw's court date. A battle of wills ensues.

Mangold's take sees Crowe as the outlaw and Bale as the rancher. Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Stuart Beattie have all contributed to the screenplay.

The movie is on track for a fall shoot. Mangold has directed Walk the Line, Identity, Kate & Leopold, Girl, Interrupted and Cop Land.

 

[Mentok]

I kind of remember the old film. I might have to watch it again... At any rate, Crowe always looks right at home in a Western film

Mangold is a good director too.

So bring it on.

 

[Hunter Rider]

The Balester and Rusty together in a movie and only 1 person is interested

 

[Carmine Falcone]

I wonder if Westerns will make a comeback.
With this and that Brad Pitt flick it just might happen.

 

[Mentok]

If this and the Pitt one are as good as The Proposition... Hell yeah I hope westerns are making a comeback

 

[Carmine Falcone]

If this and the Pitt one are as good as The Proposition... Hell yeah I hope westerns are making a comeback

is The Proposition the one with Guy Pearce? That looked interesting.
The Brad Pitt flick lookes kinda...meh, but since it's Pitt people will see it...I think....
But this sounds good.
We need more good westerns the last good ''recent'' western I've seen was Unforgiven.

 

[Hunter Rider]

We need more good westerns the last good ''recent'' western I've seen was Unforgiven.

Check out Open Range

I certainly hope these movies bring popularity back to the western genre it's one of my fav's and makes a nice contrast to all the sci fi/fantasy and comic book movies that are dominant right now

 

[Mentok]

is The Proposition the one with Guy Pearce? That looked interesting.

Yeah, thats the one. I cant begin to explain how good it is. Best film of last year IMO.

 

[Sava]

bale is so overrated now

 

[Hunter Rider]

bale is so overrated now

He's had 3 great performances and is starring in 3 promisng upcoming flicks as well as making this westerna nd TDK,i don't see how he's overrated,he has to start sucking to be overrated

 

[Cinemaman]

Sounds very intersting.

I think for western genre this movie can be some kind of what Gladiator was for epic movies.

 

[Cinemaman]

bale is so overrated now

This guy is great actor and every his movie becomes better and better IMO.

I think his time have begun.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Sounds very intersting.

I think for western genre this movie can be some kind of what Gladiator was for epic movies.

Actually i think it's gonna be smaller in scale,it's a two hander,think Collateral

 

[Sava]

He's had 3 great performances and is starring in 3 promisng upcoming flicks as well as making this westerna nd TDK,i don't see how he's overrated,he has to start sucking to be overrated

This guy is great actor and every his movie becomes better and better IMO.

I think his time have begun.

lol... how could you not see he's overrated, the guy is in one movie and all of the sudden, he's king and he could do nothing wrong

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Check out Open Range

Yeah...I tried to watch it. But I got tired of it after 30 minutes...

 

[Mee]

Westerns are pretty rare these days, hope it's a good one.

 

[Sava]

Yeah...I tried to watch it. But I got tired of it after 30 minutes...

funny, same thing happened to me with Unforgiven

 

[Cinemaman]

Actually i think it's gonna be smaller in scale,it's a two hander,think Collateral

It doesn't matter, this movie will kick-ass

 

[Carmine Falcone]

funny, same thing happened to me with Unforgiven

You missed out on something. It's excellent.
(waits for the same comment about Open Range)

Bale will look badass like a cowboy.

 

[Hunter Rider]

lol... how could you not see he's overrated, the guy is in one movie and all of the sudden, he's king and he could do nothing wrong

1 performance ?

 

[Sava]

You missed out on something. It's excellent.
(waits for the same comment about Open Range)

Bale will look badass like a cowboy.

lol.. i think it was you, i talked to someone here around last year, there was a thread about westerns and someone in there told me to watch it again, i actually loved it

...but Open range was better

 

[Hunter Rider]

Yeah...I tried to watch it. But I got tired of it after 30 minutes...

You and your need for violence

 

[Sava]

1 performance ?

Begins

 

[Hunter Rider]

Begins

He was a respected actor before that,BB just made him a star

 

[Cinemaman]

He was a respected actor before that,BB just made him a star

Truth!