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Christian Bale joins 'Prisoners'

Published Monday, Apr 6 2009, 14:44 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Christian Bale joins 'Prisoners'

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Christian Bale will star opposite Mark Wahlberg in vigilante thriller Prisoners, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The project, derived from a much-hyped script by Aaron Guzikowski, centres on a Bible-reading carpenter (Wahlberg) who takes the law into his own hands when his six-year-old daughter and her friend are kidnapped.

Bale has reportedly attached himself to the role of a cop who clashes with Wahlberg's religious man.

Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) is eyeing the project - described as a cross between Se7en and The Silence Of The Lambs - for his next directorial effort.

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