Christian Bale to play drug-smuggling preacher in The Church of Living Dangerously
Christian Bale is set to play a drug-smuggling preacher in 'The Church Of Living Dangerously'. According to Deadline, New Regency acquired the rights to David Kushner's Vanity Fair article, which profiles John Lee Bishop — a pastor who brought a tiger onto his stage in a former K-Mart superstore — and wounds up a drug runner. As well as starring in the flick, the 'Dark Knight' star is also producing. The 'Big Short' scribe Charles Randolph is penning the script, while Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson of The Gotham Group are also listed as producers. As part of the contract, New Regency h...