Mark Kermode of The Guardian is clearly a very smart man (and I will ignore that he has called Rob R-Patz grrr). Yes, Bela Lugiosi’s Dracula is there in esteemed company with Rob’s Edward Cullen as is Gary Oldman’s Dracula and of course Max Schrek’s Nosferatu. See Mark - you are very clever to confirm that Rob’s Edward is definitely far better than LeStat (although I did like Tom’s portrayal of LeStat):
“Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga (2008-)
Hard to credit, perhaps, but Stephenie Meyer’s blockbusting gothic romances have made R-Patz the most successful screen vampire of all time, outselling previous title holders Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the Anne Rice adaptation Interview With the Vampire. Hardened horror aficionados may balk, but hordes of Twi-hard fans have swooned to Edward Cullen’s otherworldly charms, marvelling at the way his skin glitters in the sunlight, and dreaming of dying (and being reborn) in his sensitively pallid arms. Chastity never seemed so attractive.”
Mark just so you know, and I’m sure you do, there are more than just Twi-hard fans who appreciated Rob’s Edward - really there is. Oh if you want to read the full article, just click on the link above.
God I love this shoot. Thanks to Everglow for these beauties.
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Here is a great little interview from Allen Coulter which brings insight into his first impressions and part of the process in agreeing to take Rob on for Remember Me. I’ve placed the main flesh of the article in this post so those who have not seen the movie can AVOID clicking on the link provided [MAJOR spoiler in main article that could ruin the potency of the entire film]. Love your work Allen.
“Coulter, a New Yorker, is on the phone explaining how Pattinson, already cast in the first Twilight, was eager to find an antidote — something radically different — even before its release. Executives at Summit Entertainment, producers of Twilight, were looking to help out.
“Honestly,” Coulter recalls of an early luncheon meeting with Pattinson, “he was not known, Twilight had not been released and there was no way to see it. We just knew he was interested. Sitting in front of us was a guy who was scruffy, intense, charming, unpretentious.”
Pattinson was freshly returned from Mexico and astonished because he had been besieged “by 50 girls at the airport,” future Twi-hards who knew him from pre-release publicity. “Little did he know that this was not even the tip of the tip of the iceberg,” Coulter says, laughing. “Nor did we.”
After lunch, Coulter told producer Nicholas Osborne: “I don’t know why but I have the instinct that this guy could do it.” It would also clinch the production deal because Summit would commit to the $16 million budget. “Clearly,” Coulter says now, “that’s not lost on a director. That certainly gets your attention. But, if we didn’t think he was right, we would have said no.”
The “yes” came, Coulter recalls, “because he seemed to understand the role. He had the kind of scruffy attractiveness we needed and a hidden intensity. He was kind of secretive in a way that I thought was kind of interesting, given who his character is and how he’s conflicted about his father. So we said: ‘Let’s just take a flier!’
“It was after that I saw Twilight and had to admit that, if I had seen it before, just because it is so radically different, I might have hesitated.”
The Twilight films, Coulter says, are like silent movies and Pattinson is like 1920s star Rudolf Valentino. Pattinson was also about to go viral. “It might have given me pause because someone that famous brings a certain amount of baggage.”
One problem now might be typecasting. “There will be people who cannot accept that this young man is doing something different from Twilight,” Coulter says. “Or they may have an attitude about Twilight and about his fame, about his face being on the cover of magazines, and that may influence how they see the movie.
“That is something that, in my opinion, the movie will outlive and, at that point, people will simply see it as a young man in a role. And, in my opinion, I think he is perfect for the role.”
Remember Me, which co-stars Robert Pattinson and Emile de Ravin along with a rogues gallery of great character actors, is a romantic tragedy — not a romantic comedy. That already makes it different from most Hollywood movies, especially with its melancholic mood.
“I didn’t think of it as daring,” says American director Allen Coulter. “But it’s not a mood that most Americans necessarily sign up for. I just thought it was true to the story.”
Indeed, Americans did not sign up. Remember Me earned $55 million worldwide, just $19 million of that in North America despite the star power of Twilight star Pattinson (he was cast before Twilight was released and became famous during the Remember Me shoot). Remember Me, like other challenging films that look at youth romance in an intelligent way, is now looking for its audience on DVD.
Click here to read the rest of the article. You’ve been warned re spoilers.
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I’m sorry but I just can’t post the NYTimes article that goes with these new pics of Rob since it’s just further evidence of why I don’t believe any written supposed interviews or articles about Rob. I only gleaned this article but I already laughed *out loud* twice - examples:
“His only role of note prior to Edward Cullen was a bit part in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” as Cedric Diggory, the doomed love interest of Hermione” - huh - is Brooke Barnes serious?
“Much is riding on “Water for Elephants” because his leading roles outside of “Twilight” have disappointed or failed at the box office. The inexpensive romantic drama “Remember Me,” released in March, grossed only $19 million in North America. About $35 million in overseas ticket sales eased the pain a little, but the upshot was that Mr. Pattinson appeared unable to anchor a movie despite the “Twilight” nuttiness. “Little Ashes,” a foreign film in which Mr. Pattinson played a randy Salvador Dali (and filmed before “Twilight”), barely registered a blip in limited release last year”.
C’mon Brooke Barnes - the internet is at your fingertips - you can’t tell me it’s that difficult to research. I mean I’m just going to ignore the embarassing Cedric Diggory comment because it’s really embarassing that you call yourself a journo with that gaffe. I think you also need to speak to the people involved with Remember Me - they don’t consider it a box office failure. And leading “roles” outside of Twilight. Well Little Ashes was a small indie film that got very limited release worldwide and was not even heavily promoted and really “randy” - I hope that’s a euphemism for gay in the US because in Australia that’s not what it means and he was hardly “randy” in the film. Oh I could go on and on, but I won’t. Enjoy the pics everyone and if you really want to read the article, just click on the highlighted link, although I think that first expression says it all - how Rob hasn’t snapped is a testament to him.
Vertigo - I loved your different view from USA Today and here’s the only view I want …
I felt compelled to follow the M&M’s and bring you a different version - what would a rainy afternoon be without a little solo Rob. Hope your week is treating you all well.
Ah Eclipse is hotting up and I love it - well I just want this first one is UHQ - that’s not asking for much is it? Thanks RPLife for the tip.
So beautiful
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I’m loving this picture featured in USA Today’s “new” interview. I’m loathe to actually print the article here because in all honesty - with the creative license that goes on with journos, I prefer to watch Rob in actual interviews so I can glean the truth, but if you want to read the interview you should click here. Seriously Susan (haha yeah that was a comedy right), I put my hand on Daniel Cudmore’s knee when I had my photo taken with him last month - so what does that mean (and no I was not trying to come onto him it was a natural reaction - ask Vertigo - she will confirm!). Get a life peoples - preferrably your own. Thanks to kstewartnews for the tip.
PS. Please no debating about Rob’s private life in the comments - they will be deleted and don’t try to test me because I’m not in the mood. I was just making a point of why I don’t like posting written interviews.
Finally, there’s a journo out there that gets Rob and that’s Christie D’Zurilla from the LA Times’ Ministry of Gossip. Her review of Rob’s Details interview is spot on and yes Christie - John Meyer should take a leaf out of Rob’s book, but I suspect is far too late for him ans as for him being clever - um yes well …. Thanks Sarah for the tip - it’s a great read.
“In the March issue of Details magazine, cover boy Robert Pattinson steps right up to what could’ve been the edge of John Mayer territory — then cleverly walks away from that line, demonstrating that it’s possible to discuss lady parts, man parts, porn and more without ending up thrown to the media wolves.
One tip: Don’t run your mouth for years in advance like some sort of new-age, “meta-aware,” cooler-than-all-of-us Twitter prophet.
Some other takeaway guidelines we gleaned from reading the interview:
– If you say you want to snort something, let it be wasabi peas, not Jessica Simpson.
– If someone’s going to use an old-fangled word for black people, let it be the interviewer, not you.
– It’s OK to mention your man parts as long as you don’t ascribe political beliefs to them.
– If you’re going to discuss porn, discuss the quaintness of ’80s porn compared with the no-holds-barred smut fest that’s available now, rather than relishing the fact that you can see 300 anonymous private parts online before you get out of bed in the morning.
– If you’re going to admit that sudden fame (and the attendant gabillions of interviews that come with something like “The Twilight Saga”) gave you a sense that you had “a responsibility to be fascinating,” rather than attempting to be fascinating for fascinating’s sake — or as some would say, embarking on a “quest to be clever” — draw a parallel to an interest you once had in becoming a political speech writer. Which is sort of fascinating.
– If you in the past possessed mad confidence, and admit to it, show that you now realize some folks might know more about some things (say, your career choices) than you might: “[Y]ou have to figure out whether the way you think at 19 or 20 has any value. And eventually I understood, with all that control, which was probably illusory, I wasn’t progressing. So now I’m relinquishing a bit.”
– Tell endearing stories about experiences with elephants.
– Talk about how much you love your dog.
– And, finally, don’t kiss and tell.
“As an actor,” he tells the magazine, “you can elevate the human condition or cheapen it. I would assume it’s the same with anything you do — you try to elevate and maybe someday you will.”
Pattinson’s Details interview is geared to adults — we’ll link you to the one page without an f-bomb — but it’s an interesting read.
And now we know that elephants purr.”
Yes and I think we all purred too when we saw those pics.
