Robert Pattinson is having a big week at the Berlin International Film Festival, with two films unspooling: Werner Herzog‘s "The Queen Of The Desert" (review here) and Anton Corbijn‘s "Life" (we’ll have our verdict soon). The actor is staying busy, currently shooting Brady Corbet’s "Childhood Of A Leader," and now he’s gearing up to reteam with his "The Rover" co-star Guy Pearce. Pattinson and Carice Van Houten are joining Pearce and Mia Wasikowska in the western "Brimstone." Martin Koolhoven will direct the film that follows "a heroine on the run from her past and a diabolical preacher." Production starts in May. [Screen Daily]
Nicolas Cage is putting on his sailing stripes for “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.” Mario Van Peebles will direct the true story tale that centers on "Capt. Charles Butler McVay, whose ship was torpedoed in the South Pacific in July 1945, after delivering parts for the first atomic bombs. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship, while the rest faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attacks as they waited for assistance. Only 317 sailors survived, and McVay was court-martialed then exonerated more than half a century later." Filming starts in June, and a Memorial Day 2016 release has already been slated. [Variety]
Olga Kurylenko and Jordi Molla are pairing up for "Duelo." The thriller will follow "a famous actress who engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with the person who years earlier viciously attacked her fiancé and left him in a coma." Molla and Giuseppe Ferlito will direct. [Screen Daily]
Samuel L. Jackson has joined Asa Butterfield and Eva Green in Tim Burton‘s "Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children." He’ll be playing Barron in the film that opens on March 4, 2016. [Deadline]
another so-so reviewed film where Pattinson has a cameo. What a career he\’s having hum, guess his in a flop demand just like his latest films.
@RPG good thing directors, producers and casting directors have a better imagination than you. Now you know what careers to avoid. If you had seen The Rover you would have no trouble imagining Pattinson as an outlaw, since he got excellent reviews for portraying an outlaw in that film. I feel a bit sorry for you, as he\’s a popular and well respected actor who will be around for a very long time.
Pattinson playing the "crucial influence" in any movie is not really a good thing. It\’s hard enough imagining him portraying an outlaw.
Pattinson is carving out an enviable career for himself at only 28, and this sounds like another smart choice. At Berlin today he was asked about it, saying, "I can\’ talk about my role, but it\’s one of the darkest scripts I\’ve ever read, a Gothic western." The director also confirmed that Pattinson will play an outlaw who has a crucial influence on this tale of retribution. Very happy to see him reuniting with his former co-stars, Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce, they all work very well together on screen.
Rob playing an outlaw can\’t wait.Carise is in Game of Thrones I think – cooĺ
Very happy about the reteaming of Pattinson and Pearce. I loved them together in The Rover.