New Still From ‘The Rover’ Set
Robert Pattinson’s hot and that’s cool. . .
EDWARD Cullen wouldn’t last five minutes in the baking heat of Marree, a one-pub town 650km north of Adelaide.
But Robert Pattinson has channelled the physical discomfort of his seven-week summer shoot in the middle of the Aussie Outback into a character he hopes will make an equally indelible impression as the Twilight vampire.
“It’s added lots to the performance – being covered in dirt, pouring sweat, with tons of flies around. You lose your inhibitions quite quickly,” the English star said on the set of his latest film, The Rover, in which he sports a crude DIY haircut and badly-decayed teeth.
A neo-western set in a brutal, anarchic near future, the $12 million film is director David Michod’s hotly anticipated follow-up to the internationally acclaimed Animal Kingdom.
Guy Pearce plays the title character, an embittered outsider with whom Pattinson’s naive victim forms an uneasy alliance.
Marree, population 90, is about as far from Hollywood as an actor can get.
“That’s good in some ways,” Pattinson says. “You definitely end up making a different movie. Being in the desert has a funny effect. It does change you in a way.”
Pattinson confirmed his participation in three upcoming projects: Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert with Naomi Watts and Jude Law; Maps to the Stars, a comedy directed by David Cronenberg (Cosmopolis); and Hold Onto Into Me with Carey Mulligan.
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Maria
Great pic. Am a little suss about the interviews coming out this morning since I was told by PR co that Rob wasn’t doing any interviews whilst here and they’d let me know if it changes. They’ve kept us in loop about everything else – these seem more like pre prepared media releases to me *shrugsshoulders*
Thanks for posting Suze 🙂
Sare
I’ll take anything I can get @Maria! I love how those involved have prevented leaks. Every new piece that we get from this film makes me that much more excited for it!
Silvie
It’s a bit odd tat Mission Blacklist wasn’t mentioned. I thought it was next or have things changed? 🙁
Maria
@Silvie I wouldn’t put much stock in these supposed interviews. It seems odd that the Aussie newspapers all have some variation of this interview today – depending on how much embellishment each one has added. I like the one that says that Rob’s hoping to take the next 3 weeks off and that he hasn’t had much contact with people because of poor phone reception in the desert. Um that’s what satellite phones are for – do they really want us to believe that they completely isolated an entire film crew and actors in the middle of the desert with no phones? I don’t know the skeptic in me finds that hard to believe and let’s face it – not like Rob can’t afford his own satellite phone. Isn’t that Desert Survival 101.
Carmel
mmmm I’m glad you mentioned the question mark about the interview Maria because I, like Silvie am a bit concerned about Mission: Blacklist being obmitted.
However that pic is real!!!!! Thanks Suze
Maria
I saw on Embankment Films website that they are attending the Hong Kong Film Festival and have included Mission:Blacklist in their lineup – so they are clearly looking for more distributors – http://embankmentfilms.com/assets/EMBANKMENT_FILMS_FA_2013_LINE_UP.pdf. I wouldn’t worry about it yet.
Silvie
Thank you Maria, you always put things into perspective and have a way of calming the storm. 😀
Michelle
LOVE the pic 😀
And agree re: the ‘interviews’ *nods*
Elaine
Love the pic- :). Thank you ladies for the updates, at least Rob would be acclimatized for a shoot in any desert now for any future roles – as we Aussies know the outback is harsh and HOT
Cindy
well we all know they never let the truth get in the way of a good story, like we both said last night- scripted.
Maria
@Cindy *nods*
Sue
Yep, love seeing the photo. Guess we’ll have to wait and see what comes next for Rob.
Jules
Love the new pic, thanks Suze 🙂 exciting times for sure 😉