Christian Bale has revealed that being able to work on China was a big pull for him to make The Flowers of War.
The Oscar winning actor teams up with Yimou Zhang for the big screen adaptation of the novel by Geling Yan.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter the actor said: "Some people scratched their heads when I told them I wanted to do the project and said, 'Really, why?' I don't understand that sort of thinking.
"I like the adventure aspect of making movies, so the opportunity to work in China, not on an American movie, but on a Chinese movie, really appealed to me.
"How many times do you get that sort of opportunity, and on top of that, get to work with a fantastic director? It was a no-brainer."
But the Christian Bale movie that everyone is excited to see in 2012 is The Dark Knight Rises, where Bale reprises the role of Bruce Wayne.
It was 2008 when Christopher Nolan last brought a Batman movie to the big screen and The Dark Knight Rises promises to be one of the biggest movies of the year.
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