Pattinson set to play 'Lawrence Of Arabia'

Robert Pattinson is to follow in the footsteps of great Irish actor Peter O’Toole, by playing Lawrence Of Arabia.

The young heart-throb – currently nursing a broken heart after his break-up from 'Twilight' co-star Kristen Stewart – will star as British army officer TE Lawrence in Werner Herzog’s new film, 'Queen Of The Desert', opposite Naomi Watts, Variety reports.