Christian Bale to star in 'The Promise'

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Christian Bale will star in historical romance "The Promise" to be directed by "Hotel Rwanda" director Terry George.

The film, set in the last days of the Ottoman Empire, centers on the relationships between Michael (Isaac), a brilliant medical student; the beautiful and sophisticated Ana; and Chris (Bale), who is a renowned American journalist based in Paris, said The Hollywood Reporter.

Bale, 41, along with rest of the cast will shoot in Southern Europe including Portugal and the Canary Islands.

Mike Medavoy, Eric Esrailian, Ralph Winter and William Horberg are on board as producers.

The "Batman" triology star was last seen in "Exodus: Gods and Kings".

His upcoming films include Terrence Malick's "Knight of Cups", "The Big Short" with Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling and Malick's "Weightless".