Robert Pattinson Rumored for Major Movie Role

Robert Pattinson is a busy man.

When the actor isn't ducking for cover from nosy paparazzi, he's signing on for new movie roles left and right. In March, Remember Me will premiere. In June, Eclipse hits theaters and, in the near future, R. Patt will get started on Breaking Dawn.

What might 2011 hold for the actor? He's reportedly in the running for a major role opposite Oscar winners Sean Penn and Reese Witherspoon.

According to industry newsletter Variety, Pattinson might star in Water for Elephants, a big screen adaption of Sara Gruen's best-selling book.

The story is set during the Great Depression. It focuses on a Cornell University student who ditches school behind after his parents are killed, and joins up with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.

Might Pattinson actually play this key character, who works as vet for the circus? That's the rumor.

As for where you can find Robert in the immediate future: turn on your TV tonight. He's making an appearance on the celebrity-themed Hope for Haiti telethon.