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Christian Bale has been one of my favorite actors since he sliced up the screen, and pretty much everything else, in "American Psycho," so I am thrilled that he's been getting so much attention, acclaim and work following "Batman Begins."

Yes, I'm a little worried about fanboy franchise overload with "The Dark Knight" and "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" but I don't think American can get too much of Christian, which is good because it sounds like he's about to land another huge project.

The Daily Mail is reporting that Christian is "Nottingham" director Ridley Scott's top choice to play Robin Hood in a new reinvention of the age-old tale where Robin is the villain and the Sheriff of Nottingham is the hero. Making me even more excited is that the Sheriff will be played by Russell Crowe.

Christian and Russell developed a brilliant chemistry as reluctant partners in "3:10 To Yuma" (seriously, rent it if you haven't!) that would perfectly suit these roles as well. Click here, for a huge article on the special fx, or lack of them.