Ben Kingsley to star with Robert Pattinson in 'James Dean'

Los Angeles: Oscar winning British actor Ben Kingsley joins Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan in photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn's much-anticipated movie 'James Dean'.

Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi will also be part of the project, in which DeHaan will play tragic movie icon James Dean, reports contactmusic.com.

The film revolves around a 1955 road trip that actor James Dean took with Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock, months before his death. Stock is credited with taking some of the most iconic images of Dean.

It's not clear what roles Kingsley and Mastronardi will play in the movie.