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Robert Pattinson has exited “Mission: Blacklist,” an indie thriller about the hunt for Saddam Hussein, due to scheduling issues, TheWrap has learned.
First announced in May 2012, Pattinson was set to play military interrogator Eric Maddox, who spearheaded Hussein's capture.
That role will now be recast, and the filmmakers hope to start production this fall.
Swedish filmmaker Jesper Ganslandt remains attached to direct from a script by “Band of Brothers” scribe Erik Jendresen, Dylan Kussman and Trace Sheehan, who adapted Harper Collins’ 2008 book “Mission: Black List #1,” written by Maddox and Davin Seay.
Preferred Content's Ross Dinerstein is producing with Jendresen and Kevin Waller, as well as Bart Rosenblatt of Code Entertainment, which is also financing the film.
Pattinson has a busy spring with two films heading to Cannes — David Cronenberg's “Maps to the Stars” and David Michod's “The Rover.” He also recently wrapped the role of photographer Dennis Stock opposite Dane DeHaan's James Dean in Anton Corbijn's “Life.”
Looking ahead, Pattinson is attached to star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in James Gray's “The Lost City of Z” and the James Marsh thriller “Hold On to Me” with Carey Mulligan. He's repped by WME, 3 Arts Entertainment, Curtis Brown Group and attorney Robert Offer.
THE LIMO DRIVER
LIFE
This photograph is our first publicity shot from the film LIFE that i am currently shooting in Canada and USA. It is the story of James Dean and photographer Dennis Stock, set in early 1955. In the back of the car sits Jimmy as played by Dane DeHaan and in the passenger seat is Dennis, played by Robert Pattinson. Both guys are fantastic and are giving the film very good energy despite the very harsh winter we encountered in Canada.
Dane DeHaan has revealed that he made no attempt to become friends with Robert Pattinson before they started filming Life
The Amazing Spider-Man actor stars alongside the Twilight heartthrob in Anton Corbijn's drama, focusing on the friendship between Life photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) and Hollywood icon James Dean (De Haan).
"It's an interesting relationship that they have. They do become close in the film, and they do become friends, but they're not friends from the start," he said.
"So what we did is we didn't try to make any sort of friendship beforehand. We got there and that's when our friendship started. So as it was happening on screen, it was also happening in real life."
The 28-year-old said they bonded on set, adding: "He's a really nice guy. He's totally chill and he's fun to hang out with, and he's fun to be on set with. We had a great time."
Sir Ben Kingsley and Joel Edgerton also star in Life, which wrapped shooting on April 1.
"We just finished a week and a half ago," Dane said.
Life, which is now in post-production, is expected to be released later this year.
There's always something left to fight for. #TheRover trailer drops tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/bsfZyznzRU
— The Rover (@TheRoverMovie) April 16, 2014
48 hours until #TheRover trailer. See you on the road. pic.twitter.com/mvlMNqCDOc
— The Rover (@TheRoverMovie) April 15, 2014
10 years after The Collapse, a new world begins. #TheRover trailer is coming. pic.twitter.com/KlTeCZzn79
— The Rover (@TheRoverMovie) April 14, 2014
@robkris13 @socalmom2four a couple weeks ago! He's filming in Toronto.
— Courtney Daer (@courtneydaer) April 9, 2014
Blackout Total / The Rover / Les Voies du Destin : découvrez les dates des prochaines sorties Metropolitan Films ! pic.twitter.com/kBLwvGmdTT
— Metropolitan Films (@Metropolitan_Fr) April 8, 2014
Bientôt, la bande-annonce de MAPS TO THE STARS en exclusivité sur la page Facebook du Pacte et sur @le_pacte #MTTS pic.twitter.com/TVk0GhEUYk
— Le Pacte (@le_pacte) April 4, 2014
"David Cronenberg's MAPS TO THE STARS's trailer coming soon exclusively on Le Pacte's Twitter and Facebook"
Much of Cosmopolis takes place in the back of Eric Packer’s (Robert Pattinson) limo, which has been cork lined—or “Prousted”—to block out the sounds of the external world. While the limo provides a very intimate setting for Eric and his occasional companions as they make their way through the streets of New York, more than 160 extras were employed as the mob of protestors running rampant outside of the car. This video takes a closer look at the sound design of this film, and the technical challenges of balancing the chaos of a crowd with the extreme quiet inside the limo.
Pack em up boys and girls... That's a wrap on #Life! http://t.co/csLVaKoIm8
— Dane DeHaan (@danedehaan) April 1, 2014