Not in 'Twilight' Anymore: Robert Pattinson Battles Lawless Outback in 'The Rover'

Held at gunpoint after his brother abandoned him roadside in the Australian outback, Robert Pattinson's character Rey in The Rover is forced to help the gun-toting loner Eric get back the valuables that his sketchy sibling and fellow thieves stole

"Your brother left you to die," gun wielder Eric (played by Memento's Guy Pearce) tells Rey. "If you don't learn to fight, your death is going to come real soon."

The dramatic trailer for The Rover, which is set in a dangerous future where civilization and its laws have disintegrated into anarchy, came out Thursday — the same day the film was chosen as a Cannes Film Festival selection. It will now debut at the festival in May Read more...