Robert Pattinson cast as Lawrence Of Arabia August 15, 2012 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Pattinson, 26, is to star as Lawrence Of Arabia 50 years after the original film was released. The Twilight star will play British army officer TE Lawrence in Werner Herzog's movie, Queen Of The Desert. King Kong actress Naomi Watts will play Gertrude Bell in the film, which will focus on the English writer's life. Peter O'Toole, who is now 80, played Lawrence in David Lean's 1962 film Lawrence Of Arabia. Bell, one of the first female graduates from Oxford University, travelled through the Middle East working as an archaeologist, explorer, cartographer and political officer for the British Empire. She set up the borders of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Lawrence and Bell were good friends and helped establish the Hashemite dynasties in Jordan and Iraq together. Sixty-nine-year-old German director Werner Herzog is reportedly hoping to begin filming the project in the autumn, BBC News reported. Partner news  Top stories The museum artifacts were moved to a place of safety after the fire was put out; reconstruction works are currently in progress. Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer.   Partner news |  Latest news UN chief hails China's peacekeeping efforts  Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.Parliament approves amendments to law on minimum wage rate Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017. |
