ROBERT PATTINSON EXITS ‘MISSION: BLACKLIST’
The Wrap just broke the news that Robert Pattinson is no longer attached to Mission: Blacklist which chronicles the capture of Saddam Hussein. Robert Pattinson has exited “Mission: Blacklist,” an indie thriller about the hunt for Saddam Hussein, due to scheduling issues, 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. 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 Robe
