Washington
(ANI):
Hollywood
actor
Robert
Pattinson
has
been
forced
to
pull
out
of
a
new
independent
film
to
star
in
Twilight
sequel.
Robert,
who
witnessed
meteoric
rise
to
stardom
after
he
played
the
romantic
lead
in
the
Twilight,
which
became
one
of
2008's
biggest
box
office
hits,
has
signed
up
for
New
Moon.
After
Twilight
became
a
major
hit,
studio
bosses
were
eager
to
sign
up
the
star
for
a
sequel
immediately
-
reportedly
offering
Pattinson
a
multi-million
deal
to
tie
him
into
future
big
screen
adaptations
of
the
Stephanie
Meyer's
cult
series
of
books.
Robert
was
scheduled
to
shoot
the
movie
in
early
2009,
but
studio
executives
are
keen
to
start
filming
on
New
Moon
in
order
to
ride
on
the
success
of
Twilight.
The
movie
is
slated
for
a
2010
release.
"Unfortunately,
the
prep
time
and
production
schedule
on
New
Moon
haven't
left
enough
time
for
Robert
to
work
on
Parts
Per
Billion
in
the
first
quarter
of
this
year," Contactmusic
quoted
a
representative
for
Robert,
as
telling
MTV.com.