Pattinson 'to star in Saddam film'

'Twilight star' Robert Pattinson is set to play the man who spearheaded the hunt to track down Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein, according to reports.

The 25-year-old British actor, who shot to fame as vampire Edward Cullen, has signed up to star as the US military interrogator in his next big-screen role, in the psychological thriller 'Mission: Blacklist'.