Christian Bale in new avatar for untitled project

New York: Actor Christian Bale has been spotted in a new avatar for filmmaker David O Russell`s untitled film. The 39-year-old was seen sporting a bald patch and a paunch after undergoing a drastic transformation for his latest film role, reported the Huffington Post. The film, slated for release at the end of the year, also co-stars ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ leads Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Bale`s most famous transformation till now was for 2004`s ‘The Machinist’, when he lost 62 pounds (28 kilograms) to play a chronic insomniac. PTI