The directorial debut of 25-year-old actor Brady Corbet, the movie revolves around the youth of a post-World War I leader. Corbet co-wrote the script along with Mona Fastvold who directed "The Sleepwalker", reported Variety.
The movie is tentatively scheduled to shoot in Europe starting in May.
Pattinson was last seen on the big screen in "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II". He currently has two movies, David Cronenberg's satire drama "Maps to the Stars" and Guy Pearce-starring crime drama "The Rover", lined up for next year's releases.