UPDATE2: Deadline reports that Nicole Kidman is in talks to replace Naomi Watts and that James Franco will fill Jude Law's role. Rob is still in the film according to them. Click HERE to read.
UPDATE: Cassian Elwes tweeted the following vagueness so time will tell for this one:
“@leamai3: @cassianelwes Can you confirm If Rob Pattinson dropped out of the Queen Of Desert?”/ nothing is written in stone.
— cassian elwes (@cassianelwes) September 8, 2013
Queen of the Desert's producer, Cassian Elwes, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter and the status of Queen of the Desert was brought up. It's reported that Rob, along with Naomi Watts, have dropped out:
THR: With Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson dropping out of Werner Herzog’s Gertrude Bell biopic Queen of the Desert, is the project dead?I'm ok. Are you ok? I tend to not get emotionally committed to Rob's films until they hit production because he could wind up leaving them in pre-prod for a number of reasons.
Elwes: It’s been in casting hell, but we feel like we are coming out of it now. I think we’re close to making an announcement.
Don't miss Rob's latest film announcement, starting production Feb. 2014. Click HERE about his role in the film Life!