Robert
Pattinson, best known for his role as vampire heartthrob, Edward
Cullen, in The Twilight Saga, is in talks to star alongside Reese
Witherspoon in a new film.
The actor who has most recently
been working with Kill Bill actress Uma Thurman in the drama, Bel Ami,
is set to be in a film adaptation of the best-selling novel, Water for
Elephants, by Sara Gruen.
Pattinson will shed his fangs and
pick up a scalpel in order to play Jacob Jankowski, a veterinary
student who drops out of college to work as a vet for a travelling
circus.
In the film he falls for a circus performer played by
Reese Witherspoon, who is married to an abusive animal trainer (likely
to be played by Sean Penn). The film is set during the Great Depression
and will be directed by Francis Lawrence (I am Legend).
Production is expected to begin in June.
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