The Ithaca Journal gives us more details on “Water for Elephants”

“Twilight” fans rejoice: Fangy Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson may be descending on Ithaca this summer to film a big-screen book adaptation at Cornell University.

Rumors are rampant that a production team for Fox 2000’s Depression-era drama “Water for Ele­phants” will be on campus in June to film scenes for the movie, which centers on a Cornell veteri­nary student who drops out and joins the circus after his parents are killed.

Pattinson, the 24-year-old British actor who shot to fame portraying brooding vampire Edward Cullen in the blockbuster “Twilight” series, is said to have signed on to play the role of central character Jacob Jankowski.

Cornell University press officer Blaine Friedlander said he was unable to confirm whether the school would be used as a film location.

Bruce Stoff, marketing communications manager for the Ithaca/Tompkins Convention and Visi­tors Bureau, said it would be a big economic boon for the area if it was.
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