Jude Law Joining Robert Pattinson In Werner Herzog's 'Queen of the Desert'

Jude Law Joining Robert Pattinson In Werner Herzog's 'Queen of the Desert'

This is the news that QOTD Producer Cassian Elwes teased about on his twitter the other day.
And we're also getting the news that principal photography is scheduled to begin in Morocco in March 2013.
SO excited for this movie.

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From The Hollywood Reporter

He'll star opposite Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson in the biopic of Gertrude Bell, described as the female Lawrence of Arabia.

Adding another title to its arsenal, Sierra/Affinity will represent foreign rights to Werner Herzog's historical Gertrude Bell biopic Queen of the Desert.

Judd Law is joining the cast of the film, which headlines Naomi Watts as Bell and Robert Pattinson as T.E. Lawrence, otherwise known as Lawrence of Arabia.

Bell -- like Lawrence -- was an explorer, writer, archeologist and attaché for the British Empire, who is credited with helping to catalyze the formation of the Middle East at the dawn of the 20th century. She's often been referred to as the "female" Lawrence of Arabia.

Nick Raslan is producing via his Palmyra Films banner along with Cassian Elwes and Michael Benaroya. Benaroya's Benaroya Pictures banner will finance the film.

Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales and will make it available to buyers during this year's American Film Market.

"It is a great opportunity to be working with such acclaimed talent on such an important project. We look forward to seeing Werner Herzog make this exciting piece of history come alive for a global audience," Sierra/Affinity CEO Jude Law said.

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Morocco in March 2013.

94 comments:

Gozde said...

WOW! This just keeps getting better and better, CAN"T WAIT!!

Does anyone else smell that? No, no, not Rob's Dior, it's the smell of OSCAR!!!!

Gozde said...

This cast is great so looking forward to this :)

Gozde said...

March??? If they don't start until March it will be a long dry summer Rob fans!   So neat Jude Law is joining the project.....

Gozde said...

Would be wonderful, wouldn't it!

Gozde said...

Rob and Jude Law! Talk about hotness overload.

Gozde said...

OH MY GOD!!!!! I think I just got a heart attack..... My two favourite actors in ONE movie.
I SOOOO want to know more about this movie.....
:))))

Gozde said...

I know right it just gets better, really exc
iting, Rob really knows how to pick great projects :)

Gozde said...

As far as I'm concerned, that's 3 A-listers ... we may have a drought coming up, but when it's over we will have award-worthy movies to ready ourselves for ... I can't wait!  Bring it on Rob ;D

Gozde said...

 WOW! This just keeps getting better and better..Looking forward to seeing this!!!

Gozde said...

i literally just had a conversation with my friend in london about jude law - we were talking about postman's park cemetery where the movie closer was filmed....this is great for Rob

Gozde said...

SOOOOOOOOO excited for Rob's 2013 movies. working with fantastic actors and filmmakers. 

Gozde said...

this is an old photo of jude, last time i saw him in the sherlock holms movie, seems he's complete bald!  or it'ss was for the movie.?

Gozde said...

I have always thought that Jude and Robert looked like they could be related.  I am glad Uncle Jude has joined the film, he is a good actor.  Will be interesting to find out what role Jude has taken.

Gozde said...

Forgot this seems that Doir endorsement sseems ike iit's true, rob was ask about it, he neither denied it or got piss about the gossip, he tried to put on a poker face, but something is up with that, i know even doir denied it, my comp was typing double, forgive.

Gozde said...

wow i immediatelly thought of you. that is so amazing. can imagine how you feel right now. trembling all over again. and i can't complain either. 

Gozde said...

very nice addition, hope Rob gets a lot screentime.

Gozde said...

Just thought of something. Rob is a total professional, but it might be a little awkward with Jude....Sienna Miller, anyone????

Gozde said...

You bet I am :)) I never thought they would play in the same movie although there were a lot of interfaces already. Naomie Watts i.e. she played with Jude in "I <3 Huckabee" or Natalie Portman who played with him in "Closer". I really hope we get more information about this one soon :)))

Gozde said...

it is a coincidence knikky ... but not a problem.  I would wager on that =)

Gozde said...

WOW Jude Law just keeps popping up around Rob at the moment ;-)  So much discussion around Jude when Dior first came up. This is brilliant news!!

Gozde said...

I'm sure Rob can handle it -- his personality is such that he is not a mean person and is very collegial towards everyone.

Gozde said...

Yes, and check him out in the new "Anna Karenina" with Keira Knightley.

Gozde said...

Absofreakinlutely! Remind you of anything?

Gozde said...

Holy Hotness 

Gozde said...

This just keeps getting better and better.

Gozde said...

 I thought the same thing.  He looks much older than this picture. Rob will come off as totally hot next to him.

Gozde said...

I am over the moon about this AND the fact that Rob himself did not deny the Dior rumors, so there's hope there as well -- the wellspring of movies Rob will be gracing with his talent is starting to make me lightheaded and very excited -- there is SO MUCH cinematic Rob greatness to look forward to -- what a happy new year it will be!!!

Gozde said...

Yes, exciting for you -- I am hoping for the day he might be teamed up with Leo DiCaprio -- I think it's beginning to look like the sky's the limit for our beautiful Rob. 

Gozde said...

Double ded. I'll be watching from the grave ;-)

Gozde said...

I remember when I used to hear people say that Rob was the new Jude Law. I never got that. I was never crazy about him, but he is quite good looking. 

Its great that Rob is getting these wonderful roles. He's living an actor's dream right now. I can't think of anyone else, among his peers, that has so many great films lined up. And to think he almost quit after Harry Potter!

Gozde said...

WOW! now I am exploding. My old crush together with The Pretty. It's getting better and better. Cannot wait for 2013.

Gozde said...

LMAO!

Gozde said...

I think the same. and it will get better yet. you will see.

Gozde said...

I still would want to see him doing something with Hugh Jackman. and I would explode of hapiness again...lol

Gozde said...

Oh sweetheart, that would be a dream come through for me. I love Leo! Awaiting the day when Rob is as recognized as him; knowing they both came from somewhat similar starts in the business before really gaining respect as serious actors. 

Gozde said...

Cool side by side pics!  Jude Law is a hottie, but I always thought of him as short.  Don't know if he is.  This movie sounds good!

Gozde said...

I don't think it will be an issue.  I mean it's friend of a friend type stuff...well girlfriend of a friend.  It's not like she'll be visiting the set, and I am sure they are both long over their relationship.

Gozde said...

If Rob ever works with Leo I'll flatline

Gozde said...

Oh you know he will.....he's Lawrence. Good to chat with you again MizzzK.

Gozde said...

No doubt about it and no doubt in my mind. I am 100% on board with Robert Pattinson.

Gozde said...

always my pleasure A. ! :-) can't wait that he already starts with the movies. i want to see how he will look in them.

Gozde said...

So much Rob goodness to come! We're going to be so spoiled! Can't wait!! 

Gozde said...

Wow, this is great news but I thought Rob was scheduled to film Mission Blacklist in April 2013 in Iraq. How is he going to do this one in March?

Gozde said...

 He's 1,82m.

Gozde said...

Great to hear Jude is Henry, and they have a start date.  Rob will be up to his neck in a variety of deserts for some months to come...lol...with a little break maybe in the UK.  Can't resist the Lawrence line from Lean's film when asked what he likes about the desert: "I like it because it's clean." Sorry, Rob... ;-)

Gozde said...

I'm American.  I have no idea what that means.  LOL.  I am going to google it.

Gozde said...

I see what you mean. It really is a small world.

Gozde said...

so this was the casting announcement.  rob will be in a very briish company. I wonder how he will handle the british accent  lol

Gozde said...

that means tall. around 6 feet i think.

Gozde said...

i am wondering the same thing. is he still attached? he has not talked about it. he talked about mission blacklist and the rover as his future projects  but not this

Gozde said...

If Rob's career continues to be great, his life story needs to be filmed one day, because his rise to fame is exceptional and fairy tale like.

Gozde said...

Robert ,Jude...oh, myyy...being in ecstasy here ;D . Is there a part for Colin Firth in the film too ? • makes her best puppy's eyes• That would be my absolute " dreams come true " film . :))

Gozde said...

Who's Henry, APrat?
it's going to be a very tight schedule for Rob.  All three movies in the first half of 2013!!

Gozde said...

I fell in love with Jude after seeing The Holiday. He makes a guy wearing glasses the sexiest thing ever! Love him in the Sherlock movies as well. Now he and Rob in a movie together, I think I'm in heaven!

Gozde said...

I am not a huge Jude Law fan except for two films, The Holiday and The Talented Mr. Ripley.  However, I am thrilled to know that he will be acting with Naomi Watts and Rob.  I am so excited about Rob's projects for next year.  It is like which one do I want to see the most?  What a dumb question, the answer is obvious, all of them!!!!

Gozde said...

 Yes its 6ft

Gozde said...

Seriously! He's filmography is amazing IMHO for someone that's been acting for the length he has. And I'm glad it's all happening to him. I'd give anything to be able to fast forward 5 years into the future to see what else he's accomplished! I can't wait!

Gozde said...

Believe Jude is playing Gertrude's love interest One was Henry Cadogan whom she nearly married. Another was Charles Doughty-Wylie known as Dick, but most of her contact with him was through letters.

Gozde said...

This is fantastic news....this film is going to be a MUST SEE.....:-D

Gozde said...

 me too  :D

Gozde said...

LOL  about the "clean" :)

Gozde said...

I immediately thougt about you, Olive, when I read it .... heaven?

Gozde said...

Jude Law doesn't look like that picture anymore, and he hasn't aged well in my opinion. The talented Mr Ripley is a fantastic movie though and he was great in it. Yes, it seems Rob is going to have to sharpen his British accent lol, I'm exited for this....I'm exited for all of his sandy productions.

Gozde said...

Jude Law doesn't look like that picture anymore, and he hasn't aged well in my opinion. The talented Mr Ripley is a fantastic movie though and he was great in it. Yes, it seems Rob is going to have to sharpen his British accent lol, I'm exited for this....I'm exited for all of his sandy productions.

Gozde said...

a real fangirl knows everything LOL!!!!

Gozde said...

Hi Olive ;-) Good times are awaiting us ...3 wonderful British actors ( God I hope I am not supposed to write English, or I will get bashed by MariaUk and Lyn63 , 1 fantastic director, 1 faboulous biography of a very very interesting lady......and the the "visuals" of Rob and Jude are NOT to be neglected , so happy and pleased about this too !

Gozde said...

I agree.....but how long will we have to wait??

Gozde said...

Well if it is filmed on MArch 2012, probably in 2014.....!Long wait I am afraid, but then again maybe it will be shorter, who knows !

Gozde said...

That was my first though!!!! All they need now is Hugh Jackman and I'm camping from the month before the premiere!!!!!

Gozde said...

Well, ummmm.... much but not everything... *blushes* ;)

Gozde said...

Very long wait and probably not a lot in between. DVDs could take a bashing!!!

Gozde said...

Wow! Great great news! Im excited:)

Gozde said...

Sorry, Leo doesn't do much for me but I would think if the script was right (for Rob) it could happen. Leo knows about Rob and where he is heading......he will want in on that!!

Gozde said...

Yes, I guess that's how it feels.... although it's very strange too! The two of them are really different, different approach to acting i.e., where they come from acting-like and I'm so curious how they will work together...
Furthermore, 13 years ago Jude was seen as THE next big British Heartthrob with the "Talented Mr. Ripley" which brought him an acad.award nomination, so Rob got compared to him when he got famous. And both of them never wanted THIS kind of fame. So Jude was kind of relieved when the next younger actor came along. But Jude re-unites here with Naomi Watts, they worked together in "I <3 Huckabees" a hilarious movie BTW, very different, star-struck and absolutely awesome. Check it out, I can only recommend it!!
Jude always picked absolutely different challenging characters, he never wanted to play the same thing and that's what Rob starting to do too. I love that about them both. It's never starting to get boring :)

Gozde said...

Well, they both are English, right? But I only heard refered to them as British Heartthrobs, so,....guess British is OK... lol??
Yes - you are so right... this movie sounds fantastic!!! Can't wait to get more info :)

Gozde said...

The photograph is from 2004 and yes, Jude has a receiding hairline. As some men have... however that doesn't affect his acting abilities...

Gozde said...

He has such great potential in dabbing into everything to do with films, i.e. writing, producing, acting, and directing, like Ben Affleck, Woody Allen, George Clooney, who will eventually have the power to develop his own films. Yes I would love to look in that crystal ball in 5 years. This is just my humble opinion, he will surpass Jude Law, no disrespect to Jude, I just have that feeling and it is not because I am biased toward Robert. Robert has that inexplicable eclectic personality or "it" factor that I don't see in Jude Law.

Gozde said...

That sounds interesting! I don´t know much about Jude but a few films I saw and liked. He never touched me like Rob does. But I thought he was very sweet in The Holiday :) Is he nice as a person?

Gozde said...

Yes, he I absolutely LOVED watching his interviews, he also has a great sense of humour, but he takes his artistic work very seriously, he's no goof-ball like Rob. He was though the first person I ever searched after on the internet, looking for information and interviews about him. And the Holiday is very nice but he really has so much more to offer in his movie-portfolio!! Check it out :)

Gozde said...

Well I saw The talented mr Ripley and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and liked it both :) but I trust your taste ;) therefore I will check out more.....

Gozde said...

Glad to know this addition -I have seen him him in The Holiday and he complimented very well with the other actors m he is fairly good looking and talented but no offence Rob is Rob absolutely no one can come any close in comparison to him,

Gozde said...

lol!!!!

Gozde said...

I didn't realize how much Jude and Rob look similar. Love Jude's movie "The Holiday" with Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Kate Winslet. It's now my favorite Christmas movie.
Ah, Tink, the calendar is still goofy. It says Nov. 7 The show? What is that??? Isn't it supposed to be the Today Show? Love and hugs to you. (having a bad day are you) hehehee
Thanks for the reply, wish I was in LA for the premiere/red carpet to meet you and Rob, but alas stuck in Ohio with gray clouds and rain. Yuck!

Gozde said...

YES Jude is a really good actor I soooooo agree with you.

Gozde said...

Thanks a lot!! I assume T.E. Lawrence wasn't one of her love interests?

Gozde said...

It's surely interesting to check his movies out because he too always chose very different characters and didn't go mainstream :)

Gozde said...

Oh, I could give you a loooooong list of brilliant movies with him... ;)

Gozde said...

Go ahead :) or maybe just 3 for the beginning?

Gozde said...

Too early for me and this change of format....thought I was seeing things...but at least I can still reply...lol No, Lawrence was a friend and colleague, and perhaps competitor, at one point. There's still a lot of varying opinion about Lawrence's sexuality, or lack thereof...lol..and whether he was assaulted while a prisoner as he claimed during the war. He did write he liked to be whipped with a birch rod, so some say he was into S&M. He has always been a controversial, colourful figure and it's hard to separate fact from fiction where his life is concerned, especially as he was often the source... The ability to tell an entertaining story, not always the full monty, is possibly a shared talent... ;-)

Gozde said...

ok du hast es so gewollt ;-)
You said you already know The talented Mr.Ripley and Parnassus
I already recommended Sleuth, I <3 Huckabees and eXistenZ
then there would be Cold Mountain, Sky Captain and the world of tomorrow,
Breaking and Entering and many more ...lol :-D

Gozde said...

Thanks again, APrat, I'm feeling a bit guilty now, like I'm abusing you for getting knowledge :))
I'm not familiar with British history and I don't remember if I ever saw Lawrence of Arabia, but even if I did, I don't think that movie gave an accurate image of the facts. I've seen photos from him and he seemed to be a handsome man for that time period. I guess he could have women as many as he wanted, so maybe he had other preferences. I guess Herzog will be more authentic in this movie, so maybe we're gonna see Lawrence with a birch rod whatever these words may mean? Or is my imagination getting out of control? LOL
I'm gonna do a little research on him, seems to be an interesting figure and maybe watch he old movie, if only for O'Toole's bright blue eyes :))

Gozde said...

:-D Danke! Put it right on my yelow note pad :)

Gozde said...

BBeanie -- well, you could get the same info by googling, but I enjoy discussing both film and history, and film history, so it's no burden to me. ;-) I think if Herzog was to cast Lawrence more to realistic type he would have to go with say, Josh Hutcherson, who's more closely resembles Lawrence physically. Instead, he has gone more with the O'Toole characterization -- an Irish type with long lean fingers, and singular speech, for which I'm thankful...lol As for the birch rods...not 'touching' those particular possibilities...;-D

Gozde said...

*scratches head* Josh Hutcherson? Mmm, so....not that pretty after all *wink*

 
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