Robert Pattinson 'Lands Role in Drama the Childhood of a Leader'

Robert Pattinson has joined the cast of “The Childhood of A Leader” according to a new report, working with Tim Roth and Juliette Binoche on the historical epic.

Fastvold which focuses on the childhood of a post-World War I leader.

Shooting is reportedly set to start in May for the movie which the movie site claims focuses on the childhood of a post World War I leader. 2014 is set to be a busy year for Rob, with two films in post-production, The Rover and David Cronenberg's Maps To The Stars.

He's also set to shoot Queen of The Desert opposite Nicole Kidman and Mission Blacklist, where he'll play a US Army special operative in the first Iraq war.

"I play a personal assistant to an actress," she told Women's Wear Daily in July. "It takes two very particular people to have that relationship be functional – one that services the other — because Juliette Binoche is playing the actress that I assist, and she is one of the most powerful women I think I’ve ever seen in film."