Bale to box with Wahlberg in new film

Christian Bale is stepping into the boxing ring with Mark Wahlberg - the actors have signed on to co-star in new film 'The Fighter'.

Bale will play boxer Dicky Eklund in the film, about the path to redemption from a life of drugs and crime he discovers by helping his half-brother, Wahlberg's character 'Irish' Mickey Ward, to win the world lightweight championship.