Another great interview with Rob as part of LIFE promo, this is one from Germany which sees their release on September 24th. Enjoy 🙂
Competing lives: Robert Pattinson
James Dean was an icon of a generation. And the story of that young actor who starred in Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden before dying tragically in a car crash at the age of 24 makes for an intriguing if sad tale, one that has been endlessly documented and retold in both film and written form. But in the film Life, directed by Berlin-based director Anton Corbijn, the obvious story of James Dean is turned on its head. Rather than the life and death of Dean, it’s the ambitions of a young photographer hoping to to document James Dean’s rising profile that Life takes as its subject matter.
In Life James Dean is still a largely unknown actor who is on the cusp of fame, with the two films that made him famous on the verge of coming out. Photographer Dennis Stock (played by Robert Pattinson), senses James Dean’s (Dane DeHaan) rising star and seeing the opportunity for his own photography career, is determined to pin down the rebellious, and press-shy Dean for a photo-shoot. While Dean agrees in principle, actually pinning him down for a shoot proves anything but straightforward. Based on the true story behind the LIFE Magazine photos of James Dean which would cement the young actor’s reputation as an icon, and become some of the most celebrated photos of the last century, Life explores the tension between photographer and subject, fame and authenticity, and what it means to be an artist.
Metro.co.uk have shared an exclusive clip which turns out to be something previously posted dubbed in German but hoorah this now with Rob’s glorious voice 🙂
Nothing confirmed that this title ‘High Life’ IS indeed the Claire Denis film that Rob has been cast in BUT it is listed on casting Director Des Hamilton’s site AND Claire does only have 1 project listed as ‘in development’ on IMDbPro. We will of course keep you updated – excites!
Great interview with @the_talks and they also share a tantalisingly brief sound clip of the interview with Rob, check the links below it’s available on their site or instagram pages – it is wonderful but is IS brief 🙂
Mr. Pattinson, are you disillusioned with your career?
I think a lot of actors get disillusioned and say, “Oh, I thought it was going to be one way, and it’s something else.†I never thought anything was going to be any particular way at all! You know, in the good times and the bad times, they’re all just new experiences. So I can’t really be disillusioned with anything because I didn’t have any expectations at all.
What about people’s expectations of you?
I’ve never really acknowledged people’s expectations of me. A lot of actors sort of fall into the job and feel like they’re going to get “found out,†like, found out that they’re a fraud or something like that. I think loads of people feel like that. I did a film with Anton Corbijn called LIFE where I played the photographer who shot those famous photos of James Dean and there are a lot of parallels between an acting career and a photography career.
HUGE Congratulations to Brady and ALL involved in this film – what fantastic news!! Here’s hoping the distributors etc all come out and we get to see this VERY soon. *twirls*
All the debut full-length films presented in the Venice Film Festival’s various sections will compete for the award. An international Jury composed of 5-7 personalities from the world of cinema and culture will award the prize to be shared in equal parts between the director and producer.
*UPDATED*
OMG! Brady’s now won his own award – Best Director Horizons award! FANTASTIC news 🙂 Orizzonti (Horizons) Award:
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