Robert Pattinson explains he may still work with Harmony Korine

Back on 11 February 2019 we posted that The Trap finally disappeared from “In Development” on Rob’s IMDbPro page.  Rob mentioned #TheTrap in his recent interview with Little White Lies explaining that the film fell apart but that he still loves Harmony Korine and next time he needs a hitman well …

Fast forward to this week where Harmony recently spoke to IndieWire about his latest film #TheBeachBum and mentioned this explanation as to why #TheTrap didn’t go ahead:

After “Spring Breakers” rejuvenated Korine’s auteur status, grossing more than three times its $5 million budget and winning him new fans, he pounced on the opportunity to bring Florida’s underbelly to a larger audience. That was going to be “The Trap,” an action-packed epic about a pair of robbers who part ways when one is arrested and the other becomes a famous hip-hop artist by stealing his incarcerated pal’s style. When the former friend breaks loose, he goes on a revenge-fueled rampage. Korine imagined it as his version of “Oldboy,” and with Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures behind it, he rounded up a cast of A-listers headed by Jamie Foxx and Benicio del Toro. Complications with Foxx arose early on; after Idris Elba replaced him, Del Toro landed a role in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” that threw off the shooting schedule. Four weeks before production, the financiers pulled out.

I guess it will depend if Rob wants to still play Max if and when this film is ever resurrected, but for now we can really put it to bed.