SYNOPSIS

Scripted by Rachel Bennette, this is based on Guy De Maupassant’s classic novel Bel Ami, the story of Georges Duroy (Pattinson) who travels through 1890s Paris using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth. It is set in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession. Holly Grainger, Philip Glenister and Colm Meaney will also feature.

PREVIEW NOTES

• Screen Daily confirmed that Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci join Twilight star Robert Pattinson on the project, which begins shooting in London and Budapest this week. - 2010-02-01