International 'Queen of the Desert' Trailer

Queen of the Desert stars Nicole Kidman, James Franco, and Robert Pattinson. Rob plays T. E. Lawrence, a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia.

The film is directed by Werner Herzog. Check out the trailer at The Playlist.

via The Playlist.

'Queen of the Desert' and 'Life' Selected for 65th Berlinale

Queen of the Desert' and 'Life', both featuring Robert Pattinson, has been selected for the 65th Berlin  International Film Festival 2015.

Queen of the Desert is In Competition at the film festival. It stars Nicole Kidman, Rob Pattinson, James Franco, and Damian Lewis. Rob plays the role of Colonel T. E. Lawrence.

The film tells the story of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) who, as historian, novelist and member of the British secret service, played a decisive role around 1920 in setting the course for the new political order in the Middle East. As an educated young woman, for whom no suitable husband can be found in England, she journeys to Tehran. After a tragic love affair with diplomat and inveterate gambler Henry Cadogan, she decides to give up on her private life and discover the region as an explorer. Before the backdrop of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire she learns languages, translates literature, meets with Muslim dignitaries in Cairo, Basra and Baghdad and earns their trust through her pluck and respect. Predestined to be a mediator between the Orient and the British Empire, she contributes to defining the new borders in the region after the First World War. And then love enters her life once again. Werner Herzog uses the vast desert landscapes to depict the architecture of his characters' souls. A panoramic epic about the woman who has gone down in history as 'the female Lawrence of Arabia'.

Life is screened under the Berlinale Special Gala Programme. The film stars Rob Pattinson, Daniel DeHaan, Joel Edgerton, and Ben Kingsley.

In 1955, ambitious Hollywood photographer Dennis Stock and the then still unknown James Dean meet at one of Nicholas Ray's parties. Stock recognises in the young actor, who has just completed filming East of Eden, an extraordinary talent and hopes to further his own career via a series of portraits for "Life" magazine. Newcomer Dean is stressed by studio boss Jack Warner's demands for him to get on the PR bandwagon for Elia Kazan's film and goes into hiding in the country. Stock accompanies the camera-shy star to his native ranch in Indiana where he has his roots. Once back in New York, Stock captures the world famous image which keeps the legend alive to this day.

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Rob in Esquire UK September 2014 Issue

Rob Pattinson is featured on the September issue of Esquire UK. He discusses about The Rover and Maps to the Stars, among many other things.

Last summer, he finished The Rover in Australia, a dystopian western from David Michôd, who made 2010’s brilliant Animal Kingdom. Pattinson’s performance is already receiving rave reviews. He then spent 10 days on Maps to the Stars, David Cronenberg’s merciless satire about Hollywood, followed by Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert in which he plays Lawrence of Arabia. This spring, he made Anton Corbijn’s Life, in which he plays the photographer Dennis Stock, who took iconic photos of celebrities in the Fifties. And later, there’s a crime drama by the French director Olivier Assayas, co-starring Robert De Niro.

These are just the confirmed productions. There’s a long list of other compelling indie projects in the pipeline. A film with James Gray (The Immigrant) based on David Grann’s book The Lost City of Z, and a couple of films that are actually being written for him – Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers), is writing him a gangster movie, set in Miami, and Brady Corbet, one of the killers in Michael Haneke’s blood-chilling Funny Games, is developing a script called Childhood of a Leader. “It’s about the youth of a future dictator in the Thirties,” he says. “Like an amalgamation of Hitler, Mussolini and some others. I don’t want to jinx it, but Brady is like a savant of film. I’ve known him for like eight years, and he’s only 25 now.”

This is an extraordinary résumé he’s building. And he’s doing it with purpose, actively seeking out the filmmakers he admires. He cold-called Harmony Korine and met him for dinner, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “it took me a long time to realise I could do that”.

Check out the full interview over at Esquire UK, as well as a photo gallery.

via EsquireUK

Rob Pattinson Does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Rob Pattinson takes on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, after being nominated by Zac Efron. Since Rob doesn't have any official social media account, Zac Efron posted the video on his social media accounts instead.

Feeling inspired? Take on the challenge, or simply donate to the ALS Association here.

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New 'Maps to the Stars' UK Poster and Trailer

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'The Rover' in Malaysian Cinemas Today

The Rover has finally hit Malaysian cinemas today! Check out your local cinema listings and at CinemaOnline. For GSC, there's always their mobile app.

In a dangerous near future in the Australian desert, Eric (Pearce) has left everything behind, but when his last possession is stolen by a gang of dangerous criminals, Eric sets off on a hunt to find them. Along the journey he enlists the help of Rey (Pattinson), the naïve and injured member of the gang, who was left behind.

Starring Guy Pearce and Rob Pattinson, the film is directed by David Michod. It's rated 18.
Here's an interview with Philip Berk, which appears in The Star today!

You shot The Rover in Australia. How’s it like roughing it out for a change?

I liked Australia. I had only been to Sydney just to do press before. Working in the Outback was a totally different world, but I loved it out there. It was beautiful, kind of serene being able to see the horizon. There’s just absolutely nothing for miles, hundreds of miles. Not only were there no people trying to find you, there was no one there at all so it was much easier to concentrate on your performance and not have to worry about someone trying to sneak up on you. I found it incredibly peaceful and relaxing.

What was it like working with David Michod and Guy Pearce?

I had done the audition with David a long time before we started shooting. We went through tons of different incarnations of my character. There was one point where I wanted to have the tops of my ears snipped off because I had seen pictures of thieves in the Wild West and they used to do that to thieves. We talked for months before, so I was pretty comfortable. And then when Guy came on – I only met him about a week before we started shooting – I got on with him really well. He’s the type of actor who doesn’t have any acting crutches to fall back on. He creates something new every time, and it allows for anxiety, something I’m familiar with, so we were like equals when we were performing.

Full interview at TheStarOnline.

Trailer via A24Films