Robert Pattinson exits Mission: Blacklist

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Robert Pattinson exits Mission: Blacklist

The role of Maddox will now be recast, and the filmmakers hope to start production this fall.

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Published: Wed 30 Apr 2014, 12:32 PM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 5:43 PM

Robert Pattinson has exited Mission: Blacklist, an indie thriller about the hunt for Saddam Hussein, due to scheduling issues. First announced in May 2012, Pattinson was attached to play military interrogator Eric Maddox, who spearheaded Hussein’s capture.

With two films premiering at Cannes, Pattinson is coming off a very active period. He just wrapped Anton Corbijn’s Life with Dane DeHaan and did not have sufficient time to prepare for his demanding role in Mission: Blacklist, an individual familiar with the situation said.

The role of Maddox will now be recast, and the filmmakers hope to start production this fall.

Pattinson has a busy spring with two films heading to Cannes - David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars and David Michod’s The Rover, which also stars Guy Pearce.

Looking ahead, Pattinson is attached to star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in James Gray’s The Lost City of Z and the James Marsh thriller Hold On to Me with Carey Mulligan.


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