Someone needs to free Christian Bale from the grips of Scott Cooper. They’ve so far collaborated on “Hostiles,” “Out of the Furnace” and “Pale Blue Eye,” but have failed to make much of a dent with these critically and commercially.
And yet, a fourth collaboration is on its way, this time they’ll be collaborating on a remake of Laurent Cantet’s great 2001 film “Time Out.” That’s what Cooper seems to have confirmed on a recent appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast
“Time Out” is Cantet’s best film, yes, even superior to his Palme-winning “The Class,” and tackles an unemployed man who finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends. It’s pertinently relevant to today’s economic troubles, so it does have that going for it.
In the WTF interview, Cooper adds that he doesn’t just have the “Time Out” remake on the horizon, but some other projects lined up with Bale in the near future. So, expect a fourth, fifth, maybe even sixth Bale/Cooper movie. They seem to love working with each other and here’s hoping it does eventually translate into a great movie one day.