Bel Ami has now been listed on Rob’s IMDb as “In Development”.  It says “more information on IMDbPro”, but there really isn’t more information there, except to say it’s been optioned.   As for preliminary cast, again it’s only listing Rob at the moment.  I can understand why noone else may be cast for this film, but I wonder when they are going to let us know who will be joining Rob in Remember Me.  They certainly like to tease and keep us guessing.

Our affiliate, Pattinson Anonymous has a source who is able to to tell us a bit more on Rob’s role in ‘Unbound Captives’.  They’re asking you to please note that there’s no confirmation from anyone on Rob’s team that he’s signed on for this project, (although Variety is usually accurate with their information).

Here is a short snippet  on Rob’s role in ‘Unbound Captives’.

• As indicated in information published on the internet, Phineas was kidnapped as a child and assimilated in a Comanche tribe.
• Phineas (all descriptions here are of the character at age 17) is described as having long hair and pierced ears, presumably in the 19th-century Comanche style.
• Virtually all of his lines are in Comanche.
• The character’s Comanche name is Tsomo, which means “bead”.
• Yes, he rides a horse…bareback.  He rides quite a bit, actually.

To read more about Rob’s character in this movie, please click here.

Rob’s IMDb page finally lists Unbound Captives as in “pre-production”.  I see that John Toll has also been confirmed as the cinematographer – now considering he did Legends of the Fall (so he definitely has the epic/western experience) and Braveheart (he won back to back Oscars for both these films – one of only 2 cinematographers to do so) – can things get any more exciting about this film.

I understand that there may also be some confusion about Rob’s role and whether he is the son of Rachel Weisz or Hugh Jackman.  He is definitely playing Rachel’s son and his character’s name is …. 

Don’t be nervous Rob – I promise I won’t reveal any details yet.  Stay tuned.

According to ‘Comme au Cinema‘, Rob will be in Cannes this following Tuesday, the 19th of May. Thanks to Seren Dipity, here’s a translation of the article:

Robert Pattinson will be in Cannes on Tuesday !!

Oh my God, my fingers are shaking and my heart is racing : Safe sources have just announced that Robert Pattinson – THE Robert Pattinson who dazzles the whole planet since he shows his fangs in Twilight – will be in Cannes on Tuesday, the 19th !! He will also appear on Canal + TV show “Grand Journal” and will climb the famous Steps !

Riots, landslides and trucks of tissues are already expected because it is gonna be a huge storm – what am I saying – a Pattinson tsunami which is going to reach Cannes next week. You are not already there ? Never mind,  don’t panic, rent a car, jump on a train or take a plane and for you we will reserve a little place to see the most beautiful vampire on Earth. It might even make us forget that Brad Pitt is climbing the famous steps the day after…
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Source

Thanks to lovely Kate for the link and Seren Dipity for the translation!

For those who read my Breaking Dawn post a few days ago, you will remember that I speculated about how busy Rob was going to be up until this time next year.  Well Rope of Silicon is now reporting that Rob is set to join Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz in a period film called “Unbound Captives” hopefully to be shot at the end of this year.   The film is to be directed by Madeline Stowe, who cowrote the script with her husband Brian Benben (is that his real name?) and will make her directorial debut.   Rachel Weisz will play the role of a woman whose husband is killed and her two children kidnapped by a Comanche war party in 1859. She is rescued by a frontiersman (Hugh Jackman, of course) and Rob will play her son (is that even possible – the makeup department has their work cut out for them).

Although it doesn’t show up on any of the casts’ homepages at IMDb (not that that means anything, after all Rob still shows on his as attending the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards as “himself” – um – was that him practising to be Harry Houdini for Summit – ok that’s a rumour that I’m starting because I wanted him to do that film), it is being reported at Variety.  You can read the respective articles by clicking on the links. 

Rob I hope that lid in your mouth is because you are signing on the dotted line for this film.  Seriously, I”m pretty sure there are quite a few of us that have been hoping that Rob and Hugh would appear in a film together ever since we heard about their little karaoke party.

Since Australia is one of the first countries in the world who get to celebrate Rob’s birthday, we’d like to wish Rob a very Happy Birthday! Rob, we hope that you’d have a wonderful time – full of surprises (good ones only) and loads of fun.

Here is a video I made, dedicated to someone who has (indirectly) changed and brightened up my life – just because he is the way he is.  That smile of his can light up even the darkest of moments. And I’m sure this goes for many of his fans out there as well.