Later in August 2011, Variety reported that Christian Bale was being eyed for the lead role, and it was one of several projects he had to choose among at the time.
Kemudian pada Agustus 2011, Variety melaporkan bahwa Christian Bale diamati untuk peran utama, dan itu salah satu dari beberapa proyek ia harus memilih pemeran pada saat itu.