It’s been a while since we have seen rober Pattinson on the big screen and his new project sees him, temporarily, leave behind the twilight franchise for Water For Elephants.

Directed by Francis Lawrence, the man behind I Am Legend, the movie sees the brit actor team up with Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and christoph Waltz.

As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.

It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell.

A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer.

And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show.

The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

Water For Elephants is released 4th May. Take a look at some clips from the movie: