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Christian Bale leads Out of the Furnace

Director Scott Cooper, the man responsible for the Oscar winning Crazy Heart, is back with brand new movie Out of the Furnace.

Starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Willem Dafoe and Forest Whitaker, Out of the Furnace is a crime thriller that is sure to be a hit with the critics and movie fans. The synopsis for the movie is:

Acclaimed director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) takes audiences on a vivid and intense journey into the heart of a fading American Dream in Out of the Furnace, as fate, family and loyalty drive an ordinary man to take heroic measures to fight for those he loves.
Russell Baze (Christian Bale) and his younger brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) were born and raised in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a hardscrabble Rust Belt hamlet that has been home to generations of American steel workers. Russell followed their father into the mills, while Rodney took the only other option open to young men like him and enlisted in the Army, hoping to find a better life outside of Braddock.

But after four brutal tours of duty in Iraq, an emotionally and physically depleted Rodney returns to a recession-weary town that offers even fewer options than before he left. When a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his younger brother tries to make ends meet by betting on horses and competing as a bare-knuckle boxer. Mired in debt, he soon finds himself enmeshed with a vicious sociopath, Harlan DeGroat (Woody Harrelson), the leader of a ruthless backwoods crime ring in the New Jersey Ramapo Mountains.

When Rodney suddenly disappears shortly after his brother is released from prison, Russell descends into a corrupt and violent-fueled world seeking answers. Embarking on a road that few dare to travel, Russell will stop at nothing to bring his brother home.

The movie is due to be released on 29th January in the UK and today a brand new quad poster and TV spot has been released. You can check out both along with the trailer below:

Out of the Furnace
Credit: Lionsgate

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