Christoph Waltz Joins Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Inglourious Basterds‘ Christoph Waltz (above) will apparently be taking the place tentatively allotted to Sean Penn as the co-star of Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in Francis Lawrence’s upcoming film adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel Water for Elephants, according to Deadline.com. If all goes well, Waltz, who has proven himself more than capable of bringing to life evil characters, will play Witherspoon’s meanie husband in this drama set in a Depression-era traveling circus.
Witherspoon will play the rider Marlena, the wife of a psycho animal trainer (that’s Waltz), while Pattinson will be the young runaway and former veterinary student she befriends. Production on Water for Elephants is expected to begin in June (by then [...]
by Joan Lister | February 25, 2010
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Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn May Join Reese Witherspoon: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Robert Pattinson in Remember Me (Myles Aronowitz / Summit Entertainment)
The Twilight Saga star Robert Pattinson and two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn may be joining Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon in a Fox 2000 film adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel Water for Elephants, according to Variety.
Francis Lawrence, best known for the Will Smith vehicle I Am Legend, will direct, while the Oscar-nominated Richard LaGravenese (for The Fisher King) will adapt the Depression-era story about a veterinary student (probably Pattinson) who, left penniless following the death of his parents, joins a traveling circus after dropping out of school. Once there, the student befriends the abused animals.
Witherspoon will play the (elephant?) rider Marlena, [...]
by Joan Lister | January 28, 2010
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Tags: Francis Lawrence, Reese Witherspoon, Richard LaGravenese, Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn, Water for Elephants