Christian Bale To Take On The Nanjing Project

Christian Bale is set to star in a new film that depicts the Nanjing Massacre during World War II.

The 36-year-old actor will be teaming up with Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and will start filming on location in Nanjing in January, according to the Associated Press.

Christian will be playing a an American priest in the new project. The new film is an adaption of a book by Yan Geling which follows 13 sex workers in Nanjing who replaced university students as escorts during the Japanese invasion which resulted in the death of at least 150,000 Chinese civilians.