Lucas pro-Christian?

While there have been some rumours recently about an American Psycho sequel, it seems that Christian Bale's next project might instead lie in a galaxy far, far away. When the actor was doing press for American Psycho, and was quizzed about the possibility of his playing Anakin in the next Star Wars movie, he apparently said, "You wouldn't have heard that from me. My lips are sealed. End of subject." Mysterious...