Christian Bale to star in Nanjing Massacre movie
Christian Bale will star in Zhang Yimou's new project, Heroes of Nanjing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the director himself spoke about this in a recent interview. The project's budget is estimated at $ 90 million, thus, it will be one of the most expensive movies in the history of Chinese cinema. The only thing known about the role of Bale is that the actor will play a Catholic priest. Filming is to begin in January 2011 and will last until spring. Recall that the Nanking Massacre is considered one of the worst war crimes of the 20th century. In 1937, during the second Sino-Japanese War, the imperial Japanese army destroyed several hundred thousand people in Nanjing, then the capital of China. The few Europeans who ended up in Nanjing at that time tried to save the Chinese population from complete extermination by organizing the so-called Nanjing security zone. By their joint efforts, about 200 thousand people were saved. The Topic of Article: Christian Bale to star in Nanjing Massacre movie. |
