Gossip Alert: Keira Knightley gets to snog Robert Pattinson

As much as I like Keira, I'm a Robsten at heart. So, please, Keira just play your character and go away ....

It will be Robert Pattinson's first major film since completing the Twilight Saga
AS if weren't jealous enough of Keira Knightley already she has just bagged herself the role of Robert Pattinson's love interest in a new movie.

Drop-dead-gorgeous British actress Keira Knightley is set to get up close and personal with Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson when they star alongside each other in Cosmopolis.

The 24-year-old gets the dream job of playing opposite RPattz in his first major film after completing the Twilight Saga.

And according to sources, the pair will be getting pretty intimate in the film, which shows 24 hours in the life of a billionaire financier who squanders his fortune and his new wife.

An insider said: "Keira will get to do a lot of smooching with Rob. Some of the scenes are going to be pretty steamy."

Director David Cronenberg has nothing but praise for his new leading lady.

He said: "Keira is a brilliant actress. She blew everyone away. She's a real heavy dude. She's as good as anyone I've worked with."

We know, we know! We just wonder what Kristen Stewart will have to say...

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