Robert Pattinson as the
vampire Edward in The Twilight Saga series. Source: Supplied
Vicky Roach, The Daily Telegraph, reports
Twilight star Robert Pattinson is to team up with Animal Kingdom director
David Michod on a futuristic Western called The Rover.
Guy Pearce will
also star in the film, set in the Australian desert in the near future,
approved in the latest round of Screen Australia funding.
Most recently "seen'' in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (he was buried under a skinful of wrinkled latex), Pearce plays a man who hunts down a gang of thieves that stole his car as they venture across the Australian outback.
Pattinson will play the brother of one of the thieves who is left behind when a police encounter goes wrong.
Also given the nod is a thriller written by and starring Joel Edgerton. Directed by Matthew Saville (Noise), Felony tells the story of three detectives who become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident which leaves a small child in a coma. Sapphires' Rosemary Blight will produce the film with Edgerton.
Most recently "seen'' in Ridley Scott's Prometheus (he was buried under a skinful of wrinkled latex), Pearce plays a man who hunts down a gang of thieves that stole his car as they venture across the Australian outback.
Pattinson will play the brother of one of the thieves who is left behind when a police encounter goes wrong.
Also given the nod is a thriller written by and starring Joel Edgerton. Directed by Matthew Saville (Noise), Felony tells the story of three detectives who become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident which leaves a small child in a coma. Sapphires' Rosemary Blight will produce the film with Edgerton.
"Felony has international breakout potential,'' said
Screen Australia's chief executive Ruth Harley.
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