Christian Bale has allegedly been offered a deal to reprise his Batman role.

Warner Bros is said to have approached the British actor with a $50 million contract, in the hopes of securing him for the Superman vs Batman project.

Bale himself has publicly ruled out returning as Bruce Wayne in any more movies, explaining that three Dark Knight films were enough.

However, author Vince Russel has claimed in his new eBook Beyond Batman: The Unauthorized True Story of Christian Bale and His Dark Knight Dilemma that Bale is not out of the running just yet.

Russel writes that Bale is under "extraordinary pressure" to reprise his superhero role in the upcoming sequel to Man of Steel.

Orlando Bloom has emerged as a potential "hot favourite" to take over the Batman role from Bale.

Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin are also among a list of actors who are reportedly being sought to star opposite Henry Cavill.

Batman vs Superman is scheduled for release in 2015, with a possible shoot to begin in early 2014.

Watch Christian Bale in the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises below:

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