So after trying his hand at being a vampire heart throb, a wizard in training and a circus’ vet, Robert Pattinson is now set to saddle up for a western. An Australian production company has now given the green light for “The Rover”.

Set in the Australian desert, The Rover is a futuristic western about Eric, a man who “has left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him, as he’s forced to join an injured gang member, Rey, to hunt down Rey’s gang after they steal the last of Eric’s possessions.

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