Some great new shots of a smiling Rob at work on the set of ‘Maps to the Stars’. A nice little birthday gift for Maria. 😉

*waves to Rob & Mia* 🙂

Holy Moly – my birthday isn’t until Tuesday but I’ll take it!

 

The introduction – “Cosmopolis” star Robert Pattinson” makes my heart sing.  Also the fact that Rob’s going to be in scenes with Mia – it’s like Rob’s become an honorary Australian:

“Cosmopolis” star Robert Pattinson is moving from the back seat of a limousine to the front, as “Maps to the Stars,” his next collaboration with director David Cronenberg, has started its 30-day shoot, which runs through August in Toronto and Los Angeles.

Entertainment One and Prospero Pictures are co-financing the Los Angeles-set movie, which stars John Cusack, Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, Evan Bird and Pattinson.

A contemporary tale exploring the demons of our celebrity-obsessed society, story follows the Weiss family, which is led by Stafford (Cusack), a psychotherapist and life coach who made his fortune with self-help books. His wife (Williams) is the overbearing mother-manager of their 13-year-old son (Bird), a TV star recently out of drug rehab. Their estranged daughter (Wasikowska) has just been released from a psychiatric hospital and befriended a limo driver (Pattinson) who is also an aspiring actor.

One of Stafford’s celebrity clients is Havana (Moore), an actress with an unusual new assistant. Havana’s dream of reprising her dead mother’s (Gadon) starring role from the 1960s slowly crumbles while ghosts, death and all manner of vices collide.

Cronenberg is directing “Maps to the Stars” from a script by Bruce Wagner. The film is produced by Prospero Pictures founder Martin Katz, as well as SBS Productions’ Saïd Ben Saïd (“Carnage”) and Michel Merkt. Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab and eOne’s Benedict Carver are exec producing. Integral Films’ Alfred Hürmer co-produces, while longtime Cronenberg collaborator Walter Gasparovic serves as associate producer.

“‘Maps to the Stars” marks a return to the shocking and audacious cinema Cronenberg fans love, with a fantastic cast of award-winners and hugely talented newcomers,” said Katz.

eOne Films International is handling worldwide rights, and eOne will directly distribute “Maps to the Stars” in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Australia/New Zealand. The film is produced with the support of Telefilm Canada, The Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Harold Greenberg Fund.”

I note there’s no mention of Carrie Fisher … maybe it’s a cameo.

 Source

Updated: And The Film Stage also have this exciting addition:

…”Here’s hoping Maps to the Stars is only part two of a Cronenberg–Pattinson “limo trilogy.” Prospero Pictures and SBS Productions have backed the title, for which eOne — yet another Cosmopolis holdover — are to provide domestic distribution. Expect the cast and crew to show off their work in 2014, most likely premiering the title at Cannes.”

So in celebration of Maps to the Stars now filming and in anticipation of Rob joining the cast in the very near future I’m sharing this wallpaper (no bonus points for noticing it’s based on the above banner!).

I hope you enjoy and happy filming to all those involved on the shoot…. 😀

Vertigo – you just spoke to Carrie a few weeks ago – OMG WHY DID SHE NOT TELL YOU THIS!!!  Here’s a screencap from IDMbPro showing Carrie playing herself and cast so far.  I wonder who else will make an appearance as themselves.  Vertigo is going to pee her pants.

Thanks to @Lurker1510 for the heads up on IMDb