Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon, Juliette Binoche, Emily Hampshire and Paul Giamatti joined director David Cronenberg and ‘Cosmopolis’ author Don DeLillo on the red carpet at Cannes.
Pattinson will replace Colin Farrell in the Canadian director's forthcoming adaptation of Don DeLillo's 2003 novel, which is set over the course of one day and played out for the main part in the back of a stretch limo as it winds its way through New York. The Twilight star will play 28-year-old asset manager Eric Packer, whose trip to get a haircut (during which he bets against the rise of the yen) is interrupted by a presidential visit to the city, a funeral procession for a Sufi rap star and a fully-fledged riot.
The match may not be as strange as it would appear, as Cronenberg has been moving towards more orthodox territory in recent years with the gangland thriller Eastern Promises and graphic novel adaptation A History of Violence. Pattinson has mostly featured in teen-oriented fare, but must surely be keen to prove his acting chops in more cerebral territory.
Farrell opted out of Cosmopolis to film Underworld director Len Wiseman's forthcoming remake of sci-fi romp Total Recall, but Cronenberg's project retains a strong cast including Paul Giamatti and Marion Cotillard. Cronenberg plans to begin shooting the film in Toronto in May, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Robert Pattinson , Sarah Gadon , Juliette Binoche , Emily Hampshire and Paul Giamatti joined director David Cronenberg and ‘ Cosmopoli...
