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Robert Pattinson Saddles Up for New Role
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May 21 2010, Published 5:08 a.m. ET
We have a feeling that these first few days of filming Water for Elephants is just the start of the Robert Pattinson photo mania that is surely going to continue for a while! R-Pattz led his new equine pal around on the set of the new flick, co-starring Reese Witherspoon (who also showed up to set) yesterday in Fillmore, Calif.
Yesterday we got a glimpse of Rob on set in the first slew of pictures, but in this set we get to see him out of his usual baseball hat and T-shirt and into costume for the movie
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And while he sheared off some of his famous, tousled, oh-so-touchable-looking locks for the part, his Twilight Saga co-star and girlfriend Kristen Stewart had to add hair to play Bella in Eclipse after going under the scissors for The Runaways.
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In Water for Elephants, based on the best-selling book by the same name, Rob plays a veterinary student who joins a traveling circus after his parents are killed.