David O. Russell returns to cinemas later this year with American Hustle, which reunites him with his Silver Linings Playbook star Bradley Cooper, along with his The Fighter actors Christian Bale and Amy Adams.
A few set pics of the actors get their 1970s on have popped up online, but now we can get our first official look at the movie with the images above and below, showing us all three actors, with Bale in particular being almost unrecognisable.
The movie is based on a true story and follows Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a con artist who, along with his lover and accomplice Sydney (Amy Adams), are forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to help with his ABSCAM conspiracy case in the 1970s. That ended with a US Senator and five Congressmen were convicted on corruption charges.
David O. Russell talked to USA Today about recreating the 1970s, saying, “That era was very much like our era now. The economy was not in a good place and people had to struggle to figure out how to reinvent themselves.”
He also spoke about shooting in Boston during the Boston Marathon bombings in April, which shut down production for a couple of days.”We were shooting in an outlying area that day,” he says. “Christian Bale’s wife was the first one to get through to him (on set). It was very surreal. It was very upsetting.”
Fans of Boardwalk Empire will know Jack Huston as Richard Harrow, while others might recognise him from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse or Factory Girl. But now he’s got a new role, as 
After the success of Silver Lining Playbook, director David O. Russell is planning to get back behind the camera as quickly as possible for his next movie. The film is currently untitled, but was previously known as American Bulls**t.
Comedian and star of the comedy/drama Louise, Louis C.K., is in talks to star in the currently untitled next project from director David O. Russell, according to 
The last time Christian Bale made a movie with David O. Russell – The Fighter – he won an Oscar, so he certainly has plenty to thank the director for. Now Bale has signed up for another Russell movie, joining Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, and Amy Adams in the director’s currently untitled new ensemble drama, which used to be known as American Bullshit.
Following yesterday’s news that Jeremy Renner is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in David O. Russell’s upcoming movie, American Bullshit, comes info via 
With David O’Russell putting the finishing touches on The Silver Linings Playbook, there’s been a lot of interest in what he’ll move onto next. He’s got quite a few movies in the works, but now it appear American Bullshit has moved towards the front of the pack, with 
It sometimes feels pointless reporting on the movies David O’Russell says he’s going to direct, as he comes and goes from an almost ridiculous amount of films. However 
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