According to this article, Rob is going to star in a film called, Bel Ami, a story based on a novel by Guy de Maupassant. The story is about a power-hungry playboy, in which Rob is going to play.
According to Variety, Pattinson is set to star in Bel Ami, an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's novel about a morally corrupt, power-hungry playboy journalist. Pattinson will play the rogue writer; Bel Ami is his nickname.
"It's a totally amoral character," Pattz told Variety.