Christian Bale and director Scott Cooper , who have previously worked together of out of and
of Hostiles, their third collaboration came together, light on Netflix blue eyes.
Based on the novel by Louis Bayard, the film stars Bale as a Detectives at West Point, New York, investigate a series of murders at the United States Military Academy with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe. 2017
“Scott first sent me this about 10 years ago; he was a prolific writer and has a lot of projects that we’ve been talking about,” Bale told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday. , joking, “He thinks he wants me to be a little whiter, a little more crow’s feet, a little more grumpy, a little more antisocial, and he obviously thinks I’ve gotten to that point and it’s time for this movie.”
Harry Melling as Poe, with a supporting cast including Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton and Robert Duvall. The film also features a surprising cameo from incoming U.S. Senator John Fetterman, with Cooper explaining that he and Bell met while filming a few years ago 10 out of the oven .
“We were filming in the small town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and he was the mayor there, and he was instrumental in helping me secure the location, secure state taxes important role in Pennsylvania’s incentives,” Cooper explained of the politician. “Christian and I just had a friendship when he became lieutenant governor, and then of course we supported him to become a U.S. senator and help save our democracy — thank you, John. Christian said, ‘You know what, John has a very Awesome face, looks like it’s from 1830, why don’t we put him in the movie? Sure enough, he’s in.”
Fetterman was running for Senate at the time of filming, as Cooper added, “We are very grateful, we really love John and we think he will represent Keystone State with great humility and passion .”
The Pale Blue Eye marks the second film Bale has produced, following the He also took over the role from Amsterdam earlier this year. Cooper said that while this is the first time the two have produced together, it’s an easy extension of their close working relationship.
“It was a really great experience to have him on the film as well,” said the director. “Anytime you can do a movie with your besties, it just makes it richer.”
The Pale Blue Eye hits theaters in December10 and starts streaming on Netflix January 6th. 2017 2017
