I just love wild and unfounded rumours… don’t you? This week we get a real doozy from a U.K.-based magazine called Nuts. Yes, Nuts. Apparently the latest issue has an interview with Christian Bale in which he claims to be in the running to play Solid Snake in the upcoming movie adaptation of the video game Metal Gear Solid. Since Nuts doesn’t have any of their articles online, there’s no way to actually confirm that Bale said this. While I don’t necessarily think it’s the most far-fetched rumour I’ve ever heard, it’s a long way from being confirmed at this point.

What we do know is that a Metal Gear Solid movie is indeed in the works, and creator Hideo Kojima claims to have landed a “class-A contract” for the production. I can certainly see this project attracting a little more talent than say, Bloodrayne, and if you’ve seen both Rescue Dawn and Batman Begins, you can probably already picture how Christian Bale would work for this role. He’s got the voice, the look, and most importantly, the presence to pull off Solid Snake. But is this really something Bale would be interested in? Hard to say. He’s already doing the Batman movies, and he doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who’d be wiling to get tied down with multiple franchises. That said, I love me some Bale and if it turned out to be true, personally I’d be all for it. I’m very interested to see how this Metal Gear Solid movie plays out. We’re still waiting for the first video game to movie adaptation that doesn’t completely suck, and aside from Halo, I’d say this one has the next best shot at being a success. Thoughts?