Pattinson will play military interrogator Eric Maddox, the man who led the hunt and capture of Saddam Hussein as chronicled in book ‘Mission: Black List #1: The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein — As Told by the Soldier Who Masterminded His Capture‘. The novel was written by Maddox and Davin Seay. The film will be the Hollywood debut of French film-maker Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and has a script by BAND OF BROTHERS’ Eric Jendresen.
This year Pattinson will break loose from the shackles of Edward Cullen when the fifth and final TWILIGHT film is released 16th November. Roles in REMEMBER ME, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS and BEL AMI have certainly not set the world alight but working with an icon as Cronenberg and now a biopic of an American hero, this could cement his profile an actor to watch out for, as opposed to the crowd-pleasing ‘pretty boy’ we currently know.
Source: Deadline
