Christian Bale is in talks to star in the revenge drama project, which was once known as
The Low Dweller and is being directed by Crazy Heart helmer Scott Cooper. Relativity is behind the project.
Furnace was a hot spec by Brad Ingelsby when it hit the town in 2008. It centers on a man released after serving four years in prison. His hopes for a peaceful homecoming are thwarted when his younger brother is brutally murdered and he sets out for revenge.