Robert Pattinson To Join Hugh Jackman & Rachel Weisz In ‘Unbound Captives’

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Robert Pattinson, Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz are set to star in ‘Unbound Captives’
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Rachel Weisz attends a screening of ‘The Brothers Bloom’ hosted by The Cinema Society with Thakoon and Nars at the Tribeca Grand Screening Room on May 7, 2009 in New York City
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Robert Pattinson attends the ‘Twilight’ press conference at Ebisu Garden Place on February 27, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan

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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 13, 2009 3:10 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: May 13, 2009 3:57 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Hugh Jackman and “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson are teaming up on screen in the period drama “Unbound Captives,” Variety reported on Wednesday.

The film is the directorial debut of Madeline Stowe, who wrote the script. She reportedly turned down a multi-million dollar deal for the film in 1993 after writing the film as a star vehicle for herself. Rachel Weisz will be playing that role now, the part of a woman whose husband is killed and her two children kidnapped. It is set in 1859.

Hugh is set to play the frontiersman who saves her, while Robert will play her son.

The novice director told the trade paper that Robert committed to the film before “Twilight” made him a star.

“Robert said yes last fall,” Madeline said. “Hugh said yes a couple of weeks ago. I saw three actresses, and knew after meeting with Rachel that she was the person I wanted to hand this role to.”

Madeline was reportedly offered $5 million for the script – an unheard-of sum for a first-time scribe – with Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe attached to direct and star, respectively, but she turned down the offer to retain her creative control.

Rachel will next be seen in Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones.”

Robert is currently starring in “Little Ashes” and Hugh is reprising his superhero role in box office smash “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”

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