(CBS News) Robert Pattinson has been cast in “Mission: Blacklist,” a true-life story about Eric Maddox, the military interrogator who helped capture Saddam Hussein in 2003.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 25-year-old actor will portray Maddox in the psychological thriller that will detail the inside story of the search for Hussein.
“Band of Brothers” writer/producer Erik Jendresen wrote the screenplay based on Maddox’s 2008 book, “Mission: Black List #1: The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein — As Told by the Soldier Who Masterminded His Capture.”
- Lauren Moraski