parts per billion

2788473974_7a5e6de1e9Robert Pattinson’s agent, Nicholas Frenkel, confirmed that scheduling conflicts were to blame for his decision to abandon the project. He told MTV, “What you heard is correct. Unfortunately, the prep time and production schedule on ‘New Moon’ haven’t left enough time for Robert to work on ‘Parts per Billion’ in the first quarter of this year.” 

New Moon is scheduled to begin filming in March of this year. The movie is tentatively set for a November 2009 release date. Other stars 
reprising their roles include Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, Kristin Stewart as Bella Swan, Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black and Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale.

Other films that Pattinson stars in include Little Ashes, in the role of Salvador Dali and How To Be, a comedy/drama that was filmed in London, England.

 

6jw19g6 “Parts Per Billion,” will be the first film that the 22-year-old leading man will shoot as a certified star.

“It’s an ensemble story,” explained Rosario Dawson, who will also appear in the film alongside Olivia Thirlby and Dennis Hopper when it begins shooting next month. “[The script features several] different storylines that are going on.”

Directed by newcomer Brian Horiuchi, “Billion” tells the story of three couples (including Pattinson and Thirlby) dealing with the same reality-shaking event that threatens to tear them apart. Pattinson will shoot “Billion” before he reports for duty on the “Twilight” sequel “New Moon,” and the film is expected to be released in late 2009/early 2010.

“I don’t have a relationship to him in the film,” Dawson said of Pattinson. “So we never meet. But we’re all within the same group of people, and the same city of people, that are responding to a life-threatening situation.”

The “Sin City” and “Clerks II” star (who will next be seen in the Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds”), also revealed to us that she’s been keeping a close eye on the “Twilight” phenomenon – and her future co-star – as both have spent the last few weeks running amok on the world of pop culture. “I haven’t met him yet, but I’m really looking forward to it,” she explained, adding another reason why she’s a newly-minted “Twilight” fan herself: “Catherine Hardwicke is someone I really adore, and have been casual friends with over the years.”

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