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The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Bel Ami will have a World Premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, like it was speculated for months.

Bel Ami, the period drama starring Twilight heart throb Robert Pattinson with Uma Thurman will have its world premiere out of competition at the Berlin international film festival.
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The drama, the feature debut of Brit directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, is based on a novel by French writer Guy de Maupassant and is the story of a young man’s rise to power in Paris. Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colm Meaney also star.

The full Berlin lineup will be announced in the coming weeks. The 62nd Berlinale runs Feb. 9-19.

Holly Grainger worked with Rob in The Bad Mother’s Handbook, and then again on Bel Ami. Watch her interview with Access Hollywood to see if Rob has changed post-Twilight.

New stills courtesy of klatsch-tratsch.

Via our friends at Spunk Ransom we have some new info on a rumored project for Rob that originated on the site It’sOnTheGrind.

Summit is out to directors for an adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s crime drama CHILD 44. The project was originally set up at Fox 2000, with Ridley Scott directing. But while they may not have a director yet, they do have a star, according to what we’re hearing. And that star is none other than Robert Pattinson, the beloved Edward in Summit’s TWILIGHT franchise. RPat would play Leo, a strong-willed former member of the Soviet state police who investigates a series of child killins that are being covered up by the very group he used to lead. It’s pretty different fare for the teen heartthrob, but it’ll give him a good excuse to stretch his acting chops.

IMDB lists the following information:

Child 44 Review Summary

An officer in Stalinist Russia’s secret police is framed by a colleague for treason. While on the run with his wife, he stumbles upon a series of child murders and launches his own rogue investigation. ~ Baseline StudioSystems

Title: Child 44
Status: In Development
Country: United States
Genre: Action, Adaptation, Children

Production Credits
Full Production Credits

Director – Ridley Scott
Source Material – Tom Robb Smith
Producer – Michael Costigan

Studio Executive – Carla Hacken
Studio Executive – Amee McNaughton
Production Executive – Michael Costigan
Production Executive – Michael Ellenberg

Company Information
Fox 2000 – Studio
Scott Free Productions – Production Company

The always reliable @larry411 tweeted the following:

Michael Costigan, listed as producer, is the President of Scott Free. So Ridley Scott is still backing but not directing.

Scott Free Productions, which is Ridley & his bro Tony Scott’s company along with Michael Costigan, is still behind the film as producers.

@jacndaniel Ridley is Jake’s father, Tony is his uncle. Ridley & Tony were EPs and Costigan was a prod on Rileys.

@Laty543 His company is still producing it. He is not directing it. They are looking for a director.

We’ll keep you posted!

Josh Horowitz tweeted the above messages today. There’s still no confirmation (or denial!) so we’ll keep you posted!

Bel Ami is coming out in several countries before it hits America. MTV Russia has an exclusive behind the scenes and interview that you can enjoy via Robsten.ru