Robert Pattinson May Lead Screen Hunt For Saddam Hussein

The psychological thriller Mission: Blacklist has attached Robert Pattinson to star as the military interrogator who led the hunt for deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The film, set to be directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, is going on the block at the Cannes Market later this month; co-producer Ross Dinerstein promises "a gripping, edge of your seat thriller [...] I have been inspired by Robert and Jean-Stéphane’s dedication to tell this story in the most authentic way possible." [Deadline]

The Devil's Double: The Outrageous, Over the Top Iraqi Scarface You've Been Waiting For

Tired of those run-of-the-mill biopics and staid Iraq war dramas that avoid sensationalism out of respect for their subjects? Want a peek into the orgiastic, debauched, ultra-violent underbelly of Saddam Hussein's Iraq? Director Lee Tamahori brought all that and more to an unsuspecting audience -- and conjured his own comparisons to David Fincher's The Social Network, naturally -- with The Devil's Double, the guiltiest thrill of Sundance 2011.

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