From Concordian:
I watched this movie last Thursday and it still gives me chills when I think about the ending. Remember Me leaves a lasting impression.
Sure, I’m a sucker for a good drama, but this one really stands out among the others. Usually, it’s just a love story with some complicated twists, but this one goes deeper.
All the questions about Robert Pattinson are answered in this movie: Yes, he really can act when he’s not playing a sparkly vampire. Although this movie might not display his full potential, he’s an actor to keep an eye on.
His character, Tyler, as well as all the other characters make the movie very realistic, hauntingly realistic.
We learn about family secrets and the emotional impact death can have on a person. Tyler meets Ally on a contrived setting—she’s a bet from his friend. But the typical love story of boy meets girl evolves into something much deeper.
They connect on a level that many others can’t understand.
We see loss and heartache, lies and deception, love and importance of family. The drama is nothing short of intense.
The ending, although powerful, could have been changed for my liking. The date on which it ends has been overdone—you’ll see what I mean.
The movie overall is worth watching—the dialogue gets awkward at times, but overall, it is good.
And for all you Twilight-Pattinson obsessed people out there: Fear not, there are several steamy scenes you will be thrilled about.
It’s getting a bad rap with most critics, but I think it’s worth seeing.
Read the rest after the jump!
From OK! UK:
What’s it all about?
Tyler (Pattinson) is grieving for his dead brother and frustrated with his family when he meets Ally (De Ravin), who has lived with her overprotective father since her mother’s murder. But, just as their dysfunctional families help bring them together, they also threaten to tear them apart.
What’s good?
It’s nice to see Robert Pattinson ditching his fangs and playing a bog-standard human for a change. He manages to be both broody and charismatic, and there’s a definite spark between him and his leading lady. Tyler’s relationship with his little sister also makes for some very sweet scenes, and Pierce Brosnan puts in a brilliant turn as the obnoxious father.
What’s bad?
The film is about love, but if you go in expecting a slushy chick flick you’ll be greatly disappointed. It’s uplifting in parts, but ultimately very sombre. There’s a surprise twist at the end which we enjoyed but might divide audiences.
OK! verdict:
R-Pattz finally proves he can do more than play vampires in this touching drama about family and relationships.
From USF Encounter:
From beginning to end, Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter, sucks you in emotionally. It is a gripping tale of love, family struggle, and tragic events. This film captures the essence of young love and offers an appropriate amount of tender moments throughout. Remember Me, as its title probably connotes, is sad, but not in the classic romantic drama way. It is a heartbreaking film on a variety of levels. In fact it’s more of a tragedy than a romance.
Remember Me opens on a New York City subway platform. There, a little girl witnesses the murder of her mother. This scene brings you to the edge of your seat. We meet the young witness again, years later as college student, Ally Craig (Lost’s Emilie de Ravin). She is the daughter of an understandably over-protective police sergeant (Chris Cooper).
Then we are introduced to Tyler Hawkins, played by Robert Pattinson. Tyler is young, rebellious and pretty mad at the world, but mostly at his dad. An introvert; Tyler spends much of his time alone in a mysterious diner, writing. He lives in a filthy apartment with one very obnoxious roommate, Aiden (Tate Ellington). Tyler is cynical. He lives in a dark existence; depressed and alone. His little sister, Caroline is the only true light in his life. She brings out his warm and loving side that is until he finds Ally. Pattinson’s acting is genuine and charming. He succeeds in making you care about the character of Tyler Hawkins.
After a night of heavy drinking, Tyler gets involved in a fight outside a bar. The cops come and in a fit of rage, Tyler shoves Sergent Craig. Tyler and Aiden are thrown in jail and resent the cop. Coincidently, Ally Craig attends the same university as Tyler and Aiden. Aiden suggests that Tyler ask her out, only to dump her to get back at her cop dad.
But, Tyler and Ally fall in love. The progression of their romance is sweet. Each has baggage and emotional damage. Ally especially helps Tyler understand his darkest emotions and deal with the problems he has with his father. Pattinson and de Ravin have great on-screen chemistry.
Though Tyler and Ally are the main characters in the movie, Tyler’s involvement with his divorced parents add depth to the story. Tyler detests his wealthy father, Charles Hawkins (Pierce Brosnon).
Remember Me works hard to be profound. It succeeds in proving its point. One has to live with passion and make their mark on the world no matter how small. Because the conclusion of Remember Me uses true events to garner emotions, you feel for the characters more deeply. As a result, Remember Me is heartbreaking.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
'Twilight's Stephenie Meyer Gives Fans Novella; Makes Progress On 'The Host'
Stephenie Meyer announced that she has written the Twilight tie-in novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novel. Little,Brown will release the book June 5, pledging $1 from each copy to be donated to the Red Cross for disaster relief in Haiti and Chile. But fans will want to know if this means another Meyer movie, and it doesn't seem likely at this point. In her disclosure about the 192-page novella—about the young vampire Bree who's introduced in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse—Meyer reveals that the prose helped Eclipse director David Slade and his castmembers as a research tool but it isn't clear whether it will stand on its own as a film. Because Summit Entertainment financed the Twilight films—the last book, Breaking Dawn, will be split into two installments—the indie company would likely own the character rights and there will undoubtedly be some begging by a distributor eager to keep the franchise alive.
I can report some forward progress on the movie version of The Host, Meyer’s first adult novel which she optioned last fall to producers Nick Wechsler and Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz--the trio behind the terrific screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Steve Schwartz tells me that Andrew Niccol is working on the third draft of a screenplay which he’s writing in close consultation with the author. The Australian-born Niccol was once the hottest screenwriter in town after his groundbreaking script The Truman Show, and he has followed by writing visionary films like Gattaca and most The City That Sailed—the latter is a project that Will Smith has been attached to for more than a year. Still, Niccol wouldn’t qualify as the hottest director in town and would normally get overlooked for such a plum project. He originally wrote The City That Sailed as a directing vehicle. But Smith, who'd play a New York-based father with a London-based daughter who misses him so much that it causes her seaside town to break away and float toward Gotham, brought on his I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence, until the filmmaker jumped to direct Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in Water for Elephants for Fox 2000. Fox is now looking for another filmmaker.
Because the producers used their own money, they were not hostage to choosing the flavor of the moment, but rather the right guy. Schwartz said the search went like this: “We asked Stephenie what her favorite science fiction movies were, and one of them was Gattaca,” he sald. “We spent time with Andrew, listened to his vision, introduced Andrew to Stephenie and she responded. There is very good chemistry in this group. Stephenie is a very smart collaborator, and she had an intuitive strong hunch he would be the right guy. Based on the script we’ve seen, we think she was right. We’re thinking this will be shot in early 2011.” They haven’t gone out for production financing—they might put together a cast first and come to the table with a complete package. But Meyer is a viable brand because of Twilight, and based on the incessant inquiries by distributors, Schwartz doesn’t think they will have trouble. “We are budgeting right now,” he said.
The Host is a love story set in the near future, when the Earth has been overrun by benevolent alien parasites that call themselves “souls” and take over the consciousness of humans. The book is about a “soul” called Wanderer, which fuses with a dying woman named Melanie Stryder, bent on discovering the whereabouts of the last pocket of surviving humans. Wanderer, a veteran assimilator, struggles with the dogged determination of the woman to retain her identity and values.
I can report some forward progress on the movie version of The Host, Meyer’s first adult novel which she optioned last fall to producers Nick Wechsler and Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz--the trio behind the terrific screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Steve Schwartz tells me that Andrew Niccol is working on the third draft of a screenplay which he’s writing in close consultation with the author. The Australian-born Niccol was once the hottest screenwriter in town after his groundbreaking script The Truman Show, and he has followed by writing visionary films like Gattaca and most The City That Sailed—the latter is a project that Will Smith has been attached to for more than a year. Still, Niccol wouldn’t qualify as the hottest director in town and would normally get overlooked for such a plum project. He originally wrote The City That Sailed as a directing vehicle. But Smith, who'd play a New York-based father with a London-based daughter who misses him so much that it causes her seaside town to break away and float toward Gotham, brought on his I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence, until the filmmaker jumped to direct Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in Water for Elephants for Fox 2000. Fox is now looking for another filmmaker.
Because the producers used their own money, they were not hostage to choosing the flavor of the moment, but rather the right guy. Schwartz said the search went like this: “We asked Stephenie what her favorite science fiction movies were, and one of them was Gattaca,” he sald. “We spent time with Andrew, listened to his vision, introduced Andrew to Stephenie and she responded. There is very good chemistry in this group. Stephenie is a very smart collaborator, and she had an intuitive strong hunch he would be the right guy. Based on the script we’ve seen, we think she was right. We’re thinking this will be shot in early 2011.” They haven’t gone out for production financing—they might put together a cast first and come to the table with a complete package. But Meyer is a viable brand because of Twilight, and based on the incessant inquiries by distributors, Schwartz doesn’t think they will have trouble. “We are budgeting right now,” he said.
The Host is a love story set in the near future, when the Earth has been overrun by benevolent alien parasites that call themselves “souls” and take over the consciousness of humans. The book is about a “soul” called Wanderer, which fuses with a dying woman named Melanie Stryder, bent on discovering the whereabouts of the last pocket of surviving humans. Wanderer, a veteran assimilator, struggles with the dogged determination of the woman to retain her identity and values.
MTV: Bree Tanner Cheat Sheet, Everything You Need to Know About the New ‘Twilight’ Novella
MTV Has taken the time to break down everything you need to know in regards to the new Twilight Novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner -
An “Eclipse” Exclusive:
If you’ve only been watching the “Twilight” movies or read the first two books, don’t be shocked that you have no idea who Bree Tanner is. In fact, don’t be upset if you read “Eclipse” and still have no idea who she is. Tanner is a character introduced a startlingly short amount of time before she dies in “Eclipse” and could be considered (to everyone except Stephenie Meyer) to be a throwaway character.
A Short Life:
Tanner is only introduced 10 pages before she is killed off in Victoria’s war against the Cullens and the Quileute werewolf tribe. However, of all the newborn vampires discussed in “Eclipse,” Tanner was one of the few to be named and introduced to the readers. Unfortunately, it didn’t take very long after she was turned into a vampire for her to meet her end … again.
Dramatic Death Scene:
It turns out Tanner isn’t the best newborn vampire among them all, and she isn’t a big fan of killing innocents and drinking their blood. She tries to join forces with the Cullen clan and adapt to their “vegetarian vampire” lifestyle, but ends up being killed by Felix on the orders of Jane, a member of the Volturi guard (played by Dakota Fanning in the film), in the final battle.
Newborn Vampires:
A big part of the story in “Eclipse” surrounds the bad-girl vampire Victoria creating an army of newborn vampires in the Seattle area so she can wage war on Edward Cullen, who killed her beau James way back in “Twilight.” When a vampire is first created, it is at its strongest, so Victoria went around recklessly creating vampires so she could have an extremely powerful army behind her. Tanner was just one of the fatalities.
Seattle:
The trouble with the first-person perspective of “The Twilight Saga” is that the reader can’t read what is happening firsthand beyond what Bella Swan sees with her own eyes. Much like “Midnight Sun” gave (some) of the details behind what happened elsewhere in “Twilight,” “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” will show what happened in Seattle with Victoria during “Eclipse.” But since much of “Eclipse” is devoted to the characters wondering what exactly was going on in Seattle, seeing it through the eyes of a secondary character like Tanner is a smart companion piece to the book.
Unseen First Life:
Unfortunately for Tanner, the world will never know what happened to her before she became a vampire. She was introduced into “Eclipse” after she was a newborn and “The Short Second Life” will start off the same way. There is a chance of flashbacks telling about her life before becoming a vampire, but the way Meyer described the novella on her Web site made it seem as though Tanner was the narrator solely so the reader could see what went on in Seattle, not to learn her past.
In The Movies:
“Eclipse” director David Slade at least had more of a heads-up than fans and retailers did about “The Short Second Life,” and he cast 14-year-old Jodelle Ferland in the role. Slade and Ferland, as well as Bryce Dallas Howard (Victoria) and Xavier Samuel (Riley), were given advance copies of the book to read so they could have a complete knowledge of what went on in Seattle for the film.
An “Eclipse” Exclusive:
If you’ve only been watching the “Twilight” movies or read the first two books, don’t be shocked that you have no idea who Bree Tanner is. In fact, don’t be upset if you read “Eclipse” and still have no idea who she is. Tanner is a character introduced a startlingly short amount of time before she dies in “Eclipse” and could be considered (to everyone except Stephenie Meyer) to be a throwaway character.
A Short Life:
Tanner is only introduced 10 pages before she is killed off in Victoria’s war against the Cullens and the Quileute werewolf tribe. However, of all the newborn vampires discussed in “Eclipse,” Tanner was one of the few to be named and introduced to the readers. Unfortunately, it didn’t take very long after she was turned into a vampire for her to meet her end … again.
Dramatic Death Scene:
It turns out Tanner isn’t the best newborn vampire among them all, and she isn’t a big fan of killing innocents and drinking their blood. She tries to join forces with the Cullen clan and adapt to their “vegetarian vampire” lifestyle, but ends up being killed by Felix on the orders of Jane, a member of the Volturi guard (played by Dakota Fanning in the film), in the final battle.
Newborn Vampires:
A big part of the story in “Eclipse” surrounds the bad-girl vampire Victoria creating an army of newborn vampires in the Seattle area so she can wage war on Edward Cullen, who killed her beau James way back in “Twilight.” When a vampire is first created, it is at its strongest, so Victoria went around recklessly creating vampires so she could have an extremely powerful army behind her. Tanner was just one of the fatalities.
Seattle:
The trouble with the first-person perspective of “The Twilight Saga” is that the reader can’t read what is happening firsthand beyond what Bella Swan sees with her own eyes. Much like “Midnight Sun” gave (some) of the details behind what happened elsewhere in “Twilight,” “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” will show what happened in Seattle with Victoria during “Eclipse.” But since much of “Eclipse” is devoted to the characters wondering what exactly was going on in Seattle, seeing it through the eyes of a secondary character like Tanner is a smart companion piece to the book.
Unseen First Life:
Unfortunately for Tanner, the world will never know what happened to her before she became a vampire. She was introduced into “Eclipse” after she was a newborn and “The Short Second Life” will start off the same way. There is a chance of flashbacks telling about her life before becoming a vampire, but the way Meyer described the novella on her Web site made it seem as though Tanner was the narrator solely so the reader could see what went on in Seattle, not to learn her past.
In The Movies:
“Eclipse” director David Slade at least had more of a heads-up than fans and retailers did about “The Short Second Life,” and he cast 14-year-old Jodelle Ferland in the role. Slade and Ferland, as well as Bryce Dallas Howard (Victoria) and Xavier Samuel (Riley), were given advance copies of the book to read so they could have a complete knowledge of what went on in Seattle for the film.
Mexico’s OK Magazine Scans & Interview (Translation included!)
What’s the first thing you say to a girl on a date?
I don’t talk about myself, no way. You can’t show yourself too quickly. You have to find out what she likes before you start talking.
How can they win your heart?
With money!
Anything else?
Infinite pacience.
What do you hate about fame?
I get paranoid; I have to be careful and try to tell who genuienly likes me, and who wants to be with me just so I like them.
And how can you tell if you can trust them?
If you give them your number and they call you right away, you can’t trust them. If they can’t wait to call and call you the very next day, I don’t want to know about them anymore (laughs).
You seem like a hostage of your own success. Would you prefer to go back to the days when you were unknown?
No, if I had that sort of mentality, I would go nuts. It’s annoying to see how people will stop at nothing. You learn a lot about human behavior. It gets irritating. But I wouldnever want to go back to the past.
Where do you live in America?
I’ve been staying in hotels for that past three years.
About Mexico city, a place he visited for less than 48 hours while promoting Twilight he said: “I’ve never seen anything like it. In every city there’s an industrial zone around the airport, and in Mexico city you leave the airport and the entire city is just right there, and it’s immediatly vibrant. I’ve never seen such an active city, I really liked it. Wouldn’t mind living there for a while.
What’s it like to live in hotels all the time?
You get tired. I came close to buying a house in America last year, but I realized it would’ve been very complicated. Too much money and I’m not even sure I’ll work there in the next few years.
What makes you feel at home when you travel for a long time?
I always take my guitar with me. I’ve had it for a few years, but I got a new one recently. I like Skype, it’s amazing how you can communicate with everyone no matter where they are. I used to like the feeling of isolation.I used to leave for a year and not talk to anybody. When I came back to London I realized that your life can collapse if you don’t talk to anybody.
Do you find any similarities between you and Tyler?
In the beginning I thought I could play him close to myself, but it ended up being a different character.
Are you close to your sisters like your character is to his sister?
Yes, very. My sister Liz is older than me, so it’s a bit different. I always wanted a younger sibling. I like working with younger people. Ruby will be amazing when she grows up. She’s so natural in front of the camera. I’ve never worked with anyone as good as her, she’s amazing at improvising and no matter what you say, she doesn’t break character.
Have you ever felt the aggression that Tyler has against life?
I still feel it. It’s an inexplicable anger that’s not directed to anyone in particular. I was never a rebel, but I am now. I always wanted to live like Tyler.
And how do you channel that anger? Do you trash hotel rooms?
Yes, of course. I destroy everything (laughs).I like to control my anger and I channel it throug my work. I’m working on something that requires a lot of angerand it’s exhausting (Bel Ami). I can’t be angry all day, it’s exhausting.
Remember Me talks about how frail life really is. Could you say good-bye to this world right now and be satisfied with what you’ve done?
Yes, in many ways Remember Me talks about how you can achieve happiness. Those brief instants when you realize and say: “Right now, I’m happy”, and how you can live that moment. There’s very few moments like that.
Have you had any of those moments?
Of course I have. Sometimes I’m obsessed with the idea. I can almost time each of these moments, until I feel something else. Those are true moments if peace.
Any moment you can share with us?
When my dog Patty was dying, seeing how she lived her last moments with absolute dignity. That unbreakable pride in her, and her love for me made me feel very happy. She was a big part of the family.
Pierce Brosnan says you have a vey good heart and that you’re humble.
Well, thank you. It’s scary, honestly. I never take fame for granted. It’s not a matter of luck, you have to earn. And somehow I feel like I’ll have to make up for it in the future.
Did you enjoy working with Emilie?
Her role was written as a Hispanic girl from Queens, and I had pictured that in mind already. And all of a sudden the blondest most Australian girl I had ever seen walks in. There’s a toughness about her. After her auditions we went to a bar and she had like 25 beers without losing her sobriety. And I thought “this is going to be fun”.
I don’t talk about myself, no way. You can’t show yourself too quickly. You have to find out what she likes before you start talking.
How can they win your heart?
With money!
Anything else?
Infinite pacience.
What do you hate about fame?
I get paranoid; I have to be careful and try to tell who genuienly likes me, and who wants to be with me just so I like them.
And how can you tell if you can trust them?
If you give them your number and they call you right away, you can’t trust them. If they can’t wait to call and call you the very next day, I don’t want to know about them anymore (laughs).
You seem like a hostage of your own success. Would you prefer to go back to the days when you were unknown?
No, if I had that sort of mentality, I would go nuts. It’s annoying to see how people will stop at nothing. You learn a lot about human behavior. It gets irritating. But I wouldnever want to go back to the past.
Where do you live in America?
I’ve been staying in hotels for that past three years.
About Mexico city, a place he visited for less than 48 hours while promoting Twilight he said: “I’ve never seen anything like it. In every city there’s an industrial zone around the airport, and in Mexico city you leave the airport and the entire city is just right there, and it’s immediatly vibrant. I’ve never seen such an active city, I really liked it. Wouldn’t mind living there for a while.
What’s it like to live in hotels all the time?
You get tired. I came close to buying a house in America last year, but I realized it would’ve been very complicated. Too much money and I’m not even sure I’ll work there in the next few years.
What makes you feel at home when you travel for a long time?
I always take my guitar with me. I’ve had it for a few years, but I got a new one recently. I like Skype, it’s amazing how you can communicate with everyone no matter where they are. I used to like the feeling of isolation.I used to leave for a year and not talk to anybody. When I came back to London I realized that your life can collapse if you don’t talk to anybody.
Do you find any similarities between you and Tyler?
In the beginning I thought I could play him close to myself, but it ended up being a different character.
Are you close to your sisters like your character is to his sister?
Yes, very. My sister Liz is older than me, so it’s a bit different. I always wanted a younger sibling. I like working with younger people. Ruby will be amazing when she grows up. She’s so natural in front of the camera. I’ve never worked with anyone as good as her, she’s amazing at improvising and no matter what you say, she doesn’t break character.
Have you ever felt the aggression that Tyler has against life?
I still feel it. It’s an inexplicable anger that’s not directed to anyone in particular. I was never a rebel, but I am now. I always wanted to live like Tyler.
And how do you channel that anger? Do you trash hotel rooms?
Yes, of course. I destroy everything (laughs).I like to control my anger and I channel it throug my work. I’m working on something that requires a lot of angerand it’s exhausting (Bel Ami). I can’t be angry all day, it’s exhausting.
Remember Me talks about how frail life really is. Could you say good-bye to this world right now and be satisfied with what you’ve done?
Yes, in many ways Remember Me talks about how you can achieve happiness. Those brief instants when you realize and say: “Right now, I’m happy”, and how you can live that moment. There’s very few moments like that.
Have you had any of those moments?
Of course I have. Sometimes I’m obsessed with the idea. I can almost time each of these moments, until I feel something else. Those are true moments if peace.
Any moment you can share with us?
When my dog Patty was dying, seeing how she lived her last moments with absolute dignity. That unbreakable pride in her, and her love for me made me feel very happy. She was a big part of the family.
Pierce Brosnan says you have a vey good heart and that you’re humble.
Well, thank you. It’s scary, honestly. I never take fame for granted. It’s not a matter of luck, you have to earn. And somehow I feel like I’ll have to make up for it in the future.
Did you enjoy working with Emilie?
Her role was written as a Hispanic girl from Queens, and I had pictured that in mind already. And all of a sudden the blondest most Australian girl I had ever seen walks in. There’s a toughness about her. After her auditions we went to a bar and she had like 25 beers without losing her sobriety. And I thought “this is going to be fun”.
Rob up for Vote in Hello Magazine’s Weekly Most Attractive Man Poll
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As of right now, the standings are:
1-Joe Jonas (610 votes)
2-Kiefer Sutherland (353 votes)
3-Robert Pattinson (310 votes)
4-Taylor Lautner (115 votes)
5-Tom Brady (69 votes)
6-Sam Worthington (49 votes
Who do you think was the most attractive man on our site last week? Vote now for your choice! The week’s winner will be included in a monthly poll and the monthly winners will be entered in a Grand Finale at the end of the year.
Please note that you are only allowed to vote once every 15 minutes
As of right now, the standings are:
1-Joe Jonas (610 votes)
2-Kiefer Sutherland (353 votes)
3-Robert Pattinson (310 votes)
4-Taylor Lautner (115 votes)
5-Tom Brady (69 votes)
6-Sam Worthington (49 votes
The National: “Robert Pattinson-Beyond Twilight”
This is a review of “Remember Me” & contains slight spoilers!!
The 23-year-old Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson shows there is more to him than luminescent skin in this strange, unpredictable drama – a curio that’s rather more interesting than US critics let on (it currently rates just 27 per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes). The most likely reason for their disdain is something of a spoiler, so we won’t go there except to say that the ending could be seen as opportunistic and gimmicky – though it seems to me earned and thought-provoking.
But enough about endings, let’s go back to the beginning: Pattinson plays Tyler, an ambivalent New York student who seems to be channelling James Dean. He’s a rich kid carrying a big chip on his shoulder since his older brother killed himself shortly after going to work for their father (Pierce Brosnan).
With that anniversary staring him in the face, Tyler is struggling to keep it all together. One night, he has a run-in with a police detective who has anger issues of his own (Chris Cooper). And a few days later, out of the blue, he meets the detective’s daughter, Ally (Emilie de Raven), and chats her up as a sort of payback. One thing leads to another and they fall in love – but what will happen when she takes him to meet her dad?
The director Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and the first-time screenwriter Will Fetters let that question percolate in the background while giving us what seems to be a conventional romance. He’s moody and impetuous. She’s prone to eating her dessert before the entrée (why save the best till last?). They hit it off.
But gradually you realise the movie isn’t heading where you thought it was. Coulter seems more interested in the bad blood between Tyler and his dad than a youthful love story would normally demand, not to mention a subplot concerning his precocious little sister Caroline (Ruby Jerins). Then there’s the tragedy in Ally’s background, the murder of her mother when she was just 11.
Charismatic and convincingly inhabiting his American accent, Pattinson seems like the real deal here – Tyler is persuasively intelligent (an aspiring writer), often inarticulate and self-destructive, but always attractive and engaging. A late flash of anger was so violent – in emotion, not physical destruction – it made me gasp. On this evidence Pattinson is a genuine star in the making. De Raven is a sympathetic partner, a far cry from the usual pretty bland thing. Only Tate Ellington lets down a very solid supporting cast, overdoing it a bit as the smart alec best friend.
It would be wrong to overstate the film’s accomplishments. Some of the dialogue is trite and clichéd, the ending is … troubling. But at least it is an attempt to make something reflective of our life and times, and a rare romance that dares to break with convention.
The 23-year-old Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson shows there is more to him than luminescent skin in this strange, unpredictable drama – a curio that’s rather more interesting than US critics let on (it currently rates just 27 per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes). The most likely reason for their disdain is something of a spoiler, so we won’t go there except to say that the ending could be seen as opportunistic and gimmicky – though it seems to me earned and thought-provoking.
But enough about endings, let’s go back to the beginning: Pattinson plays Tyler, an ambivalent New York student who seems to be channelling James Dean. He’s a rich kid carrying a big chip on his shoulder since his older brother killed himself shortly after going to work for their father (Pierce Brosnan).
With that anniversary staring him in the face, Tyler is struggling to keep it all together. One night, he has a run-in with a police detective who has anger issues of his own (Chris Cooper). And a few days later, out of the blue, he meets the detective’s daughter, Ally (Emilie de Raven), and chats her up as a sort of payback. One thing leads to another and they fall in love – but what will happen when she takes him to meet her dad?
The director Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and the first-time screenwriter Will Fetters let that question percolate in the background while giving us what seems to be a conventional romance. He’s moody and impetuous. She’s prone to eating her dessert before the entrée (why save the best till last?). They hit it off.
But gradually you realise the movie isn’t heading where you thought it was. Coulter seems more interested in the bad blood between Tyler and his dad than a youthful love story would normally demand, not to mention a subplot concerning his precocious little sister Caroline (Ruby Jerins). Then there’s the tragedy in Ally’s background, the murder of her mother when she was just 11.
Charismatic and convincingly inhabiting his American accent, Pattinson seems like the real deal here – Tyler is persuasively intelligent (an aspiring writer), often inarticulate and self-destructive, but always attractive and engaging. A late flash of anger was so violent – in emotion, not physical destruction – it made me gasp. On this evidence Pattinson is a genuine star in the making. De Raven is a sympathetic partner, a far cry from the usual pretty bland thing. Only Tate Ellington lets down a very solid supporting cast, overdoing it a bit as the smart alec best friend.
It would be wrong to overstate the film’s accomplishments. Some of the dialogue is trite and clichéd, the ending is … troubling. But at least it is an attempt to make something reflective of our life and times, and a rare romance that dares to break with convention.
Exclusive Remember Me Interview Part Two: Robert Pattinson on Twilight -Popsugar UK
Pop UK chatted to Robert Pattinson and Emilie De Ravin at the London premiere of their film Remember Me last month. On Tuesday we bought you the first part of the interview and today we’ve got the second! Read on to hear what Rob and Em have to say about why they chose to do the movie, megastardom, as well as Rob’s thoughts on his Twilight fans.
•Robert on what convinced him to sign up to Remember Me: “I think it was just I’d read tons and tons of scripts over the Summer after Twilight, I mean hundreds, and every one seemed exactly the same. This one, initially just how the dialogue was written, just seemed much more naturalistic than most things. Also Tyler as a character. I mean it seems like most movies that have a young, male protagonist as the lead, they have to be like either a virgin to begin with, and have to learn everything during the movie, or they go through the trials of the movie and end up a totally different person and they’re completely fine afterwards. But Tyler seems like he starts off with a lot of baggage and a very full-on developed character, and ends up just being developed in a slightly different way, rather than just becoming, ‘Oh, I’m fine now. After going through this movie, I’m fine’. And you just never see that in films very much, especially for young people. I think that’s what initially appealed to me.”
•Robert on whether there are pressures to film box office hits: “I never like anything, so it’s quite easy to decide what to do, you know, even movies I’m not in [laughs]. I’ve never felt any pressure to do anything particularly, even while we were shooting, I never thought about the box office or anything, it’s only when it came to promoting it that people ask you about that stuff. Obviously, it’s not like a Twilight movie, it’s an original screenplay and it doesn’t fit into any genre either. It’s not really that much of a feel-good movie; they don’t make movies like it anymore. I guess that’s how I really choose stuff, that’s the only real criteria I have, if there seems to be a gap in the market for something, then I try to do that. I’m trying to do that with all the other things I’m doing afterward too.”
Robert on how important the fan reaction is to his new films: “When doing films like this which are quite difficult to just generically advertise, having something like Twilight and Lost gives it publicity immediately. I think if people go and see it, once you’ve got them into the cinema, it’s almost inevitable that they’ll get drawn in to it, hopefully. Yeah, so I don’t know, obviously you hope people like things, but if you start doing stuff to please a certain audience, then you’re going the wrong direction. I mean, you don’t even know the people you’re trying to please, especially when you’re trying to please huge swathes of people, but hopefully they like it.”
•Robert on what convinced him to sign up to Remember Me: “I think it was just I’d read tons and tons of scripts over the Summer after Twilight, I mean hundreds, and every one seemed exactly the same. This one, initially just how the dialogue was written, just seemed much more naturalistic than most things. Also Tyler as a character. I mean it seems like most movies that have a young, male protagonist as the lead, they have to be like either a virgin to begin with, and have to learn everything during the movie, or they go through the trials of the movie and end up a totally different person and they’re completely fine afterwards. But Tyler seems like he starts off with a lot of baggage and a very full-on developed character, and ends up just being developed in a slightly different way, rather than just becoming, ‘Oh, I’m fine now. After going through this movie, I’m fine’. And you just never see that in films very much, especially for young people. I think that’s what initially appealed to me.”
•Robert on whether there are pressures to film box office hits: “I never like anything, so it’s quite easy to decide what to do, you know, even movies I’m not in [laughs]. I’ve never felt any pressure to do anything particularly, even while we were shooting, I never thought about the box office or anything, it’s only when it came to promoting it that people ask you about that stuff. Obviously, it’s not like a Twilight movie, it’s an original screenplay and it doesn’t fit into any genre either. It’s not really that much of a feel-good movie; they don’t make movies like it anymore. I guess that’s how I really choose stuff, that’s the only real criteria I have, if there seems to be a gap in the market for something, then I try to do that. I’m trying to do that with all the other things I’m doing afterward too.”
Robert on how important the fan reaction is to his new films: “When doing films like this which are quite difficult to just generically advertise, having something like Twilight and Lost gives it publicity immediately. I think if people go and see it, once you’ve got them into the cinema, it’s almost inevitable that they’ll get drawn in to it, hopefully. Yeah, so I don’t know, obviously you hope people like things, but if you start doing stuff to please a certain audience, then you’re going the wrong direction. I mean, you don’t even know the people you’re trying to please, especially when you’re trying to please huge swathes of people, but hopefully they like it.”
Robert Pattinson & Splitting Breaking Dawn Into Two Films
Twilight and New Moon star Robert Pattinson (pictured) has said he ‘honestly doesn’t mind’ if the fourth Twilight movie Breaking Dawn is split into two films. the boyfriend of co-star Kristen Stewart has other concerns, but he is fine with the film being divided to make the theater experience more enjoyable for the fans.
Pattinson, 23, admitted he isn’t fussed about whether or not the fourth movie in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, is released as two films because the book that it is based on is so long.
He said to UK newspaper Daily Record: “People have been asking me about Breaking Dawn. I honestly don’t mind if it’s two movies. They’re great fun to work on and people really like them.
The British actor added that unlike his character edward Cullen, he is aging. “I could do them for a while – I just don’t think I’m going to look 17 for very much longer
Pattinson, 23, admitted he isn’t fussed about whether or not the fourth movie in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, is released as two films because the book that it is based on is so long.
He said to UK newspaper Daily Record: “People have been asking me about Breaking Dawn. I honestly don’t mind if it’s two movies. They’re great fun to work on and people really like them.
The British actor added that unlike his character edward Cullen, he is aging. “I could do them for a while – I just don’t think I’m going to look 17 for very much longer
PopSugarUK Meets “Remember Me” Cast Part Three: Robert Pattinson and Emilie De Ravin on Costars and Biscuits!
Robert Pattinson and Emilie De Ravin shared their experiences of filming Remember Me when I met them at the film’s London premiere. In Part One of my series of interviews Rob revealed all about fighting, fathers and friends, and in Part Two Rob chatted about Twilight while Emilie opened up about the end of Lost. Now in this final part, the actors tell me about their costars, their accents, and what biscuits they love! Read on and stay tuned for my review.
Emilie on working with her onscreen father Chris Cooper: “I’ve just been a fan of his for years. He’s a very intense person, but a very giving person. It never felt like reading a scene: you’re watching and reacting.”
Robert on his onscreen father Pierce Brosnan: “I never ever would have thought initially that it would be someone like Pierce playing Charles. I think he sort of has an innate likeability to him, as soon as you meet him he’s very charismatic. And Charles, on the page, was someone who’s very domineering and quite a negative character, and Pierce just by being Pierce kind of changed the whole dynamic of it, which is great, and made it a much more interesting relationship. He’s very, very charming.”
To find out what Robert said about his onscreen sister, how Robert and Emilie found their New York accents, and what biscuits they love most, just read more.
Robert on making his relationship with his onscreen sister seem natural: “Well, I think that’s really all just Ruby [Jerins], who plays her. I mean, I don’t know have any younger brothers or sisters, I think I always wanted a younger sibling — not that I have anything against my sisters! But she’s just one of the best actresses I’ve ever worked with. She’s surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her, she seemed like a very, very normal kid, but when she started talking about her character, and her character’s development, she could talk about it for hours and she could also just improvise for hours and hours and hours. She was so comfortable in front of the camera and working with adults, she was really amazing. It’s very easy to do anything with her, you could just look at her and know what to do immediately.”
Emilie on developing her New York accent: “In general, I love accents, and have to use them quite a lot when you’re in the States. It just adds another layer to the character for me, and it takes you further away from yourself. It was interesting with Ally, because she’s from Queens, she grew up in Queens, and so originally I was thinking do a very authentic Queens accent. Then by going up there and talking to our amazing dialect coach who was on set all the time about it, I really noticed and observed up there that the younger generation, like teens and early twenties, didn’t have a strong accent at all. I’ve noticed that in other places too, just sort of dissipating all over the world because of more and more constant influx of media, whether it’s through the Internet, and TV, and radio, and people traveling more, that it’s really the older people that still have that accent.”
Robert on where his New York accent came from: “I think it just came out of the script. I pretty much had the same voice from the first time I read the script to the whole way through the movie. Sometimes, when you’re lucky, you read a script and the voice comes out right. I wasn’t even conscious of doing a New York accent, I don’t even know what borough or anything, it just sounded like — I mean, I’ve spent time in New York and just trying to pick up on how people speak. But it’s also — I don’t know where my accent is now, I wouldn’t say I have a specific London accent.”
Robert and Emilie on their favourite biscuits:
Robert: “You know when they say in America, like chicken and biscuits, I became very attached to that because I’d drive by these restaurants and they’d say ‘chicken and biscuits’ and I was like ‘why?’
Emilie on working with her onscreen father Chris Cooper: “I’ve just been a fan of his for years. He’s a very intense person, but a very giving person. It never felt like reading a scene: you’re watching and reacting.”
Robert on his onscreen father Pierce Brosnan: “I never ever would have thought initially that it would be someone like Pierce playing Charles. I think he sort of has an innate likeability to him, as soon as you meet him he’s very charismatic. And Charles, on the page, was someone who’s very domineering and quite a negative character, and Pierce just by being Pierce kind of changed the whole dynamic of it, which is great, and made it a much more interesting relationship. He’s very, very charming.”
To find out what Robert said about his onscreen sister, how Robert and Emilie found their New York accents, and what biscuits they love most, just read more.
Robert on making his relationship with his onscreen sister seem natural: “Well, I think that’s really all just Ruby [Jerins], who plays her. I mean, I don’t know have any younger brothers or sisters, I think I always wanted a younger sibling — not that I have anything against my sisters! But she’s just one of the best actresses I’ve ever worked with. She’s surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her, she seemed like a very, very normal kid, but when she started talking about her character, and her character’s development, she could talk about it for hours and she could also just improvise for hours and hours and hours. She was so comfortable in front of the camera and working with adults, she was really amazing. It’s very easy to do anything with her, you could just look at her and know what to do immediately.”
Emilie on developing her New York accent: “In general, I love accents, and have to use them quite a lot when you’re in the States. It just adds another layer to the character for me, and it takes you further away from yourself. It was interesting with Ally, because she’s from Queens, she grew up in Queens, and so originally I was thinking do a very authentic Queens accent. Then by going up there and talking to our amazing dialect coach who was on set all the time about it, I really noticed and observed up there that the younger generation, like teens and early twenties, didn’t have a strong accent at all. I’ve noticed that in other places too, just sort of dissipating all over the world because of more and more constant influx of media, whether it’s through the Internet, and TV, and radio, and people traveling more, that it’s really the older people that still have that accent.”
Robert on where his New York accent came from: “I think it just came out of the script. I pretty much had the same voice from the first time I read the script to the whole way through the movie. Sometimes, when you’re lucky, you read a script and the voice comes out right. I wasn’t even conscious of doing a New York accent, I don’t even know what borough or anything, it just sounded like — I mean, I’ve spent time in New York and just trying to pick up on how people speak. But it’s also — I don’t know where my accent is now, I wouldn’t say I have a specific London accent.”
Robert and Emilie on their favourite biscuits:
Robert: “You know when they say in America, like chicken and biscuits, I became very attached to that because I’d drive by these restaurants and they’d say ‘chicken and biscuits’ and I was like ‘why?’
Emilie on working with her onscreen father Chris Cooper: “I’ve just been a fan of his for years. He’s a very intense person, but a very giving person. It never felt like reading a scene: you’re watching and reacting.”
Robert on his onscreen father Pierce Brosnan: “I never ever would have thought initially that it would be someone like Pierce playing Charles. I think he sort of has an innate likeability to him, as soon as you meet him he’s very charismatic. And Charles, on the page, was someone who’s very domineering and quite a negative character, and Pierce just by being Pierce kind of changed the whole dynamic of it, which is great, and made it a much more interesting relationship. He’s very, very charming.”
To find out what Robert said about his onscreen sister, how Robert and Emilie found their New York accents, and what biscuits they love most, just read more.
Robert on making his relationship with his onscreen sister seem natural: “Well, I think that’s really all just Ruby [Jerins], who plays her. I mean, I don’t know have any younger brothers or sisters, I think I always wanted a younger sibling — not that I have anything against my sisters! But she’s just one of the best actresses I’ve ever worked with. She’s surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her, she seemed like a very, very normal kid, but when she started talking about her character, and her character’s development, she could talk about it for hours and she could also just improvise for hours and hours and hours. She was so comfortable in front of the camera and working with adults, she was really amazing. It’s very easy to do anything with her, you could just look at her and know what to do immediately.”
Emilie on developing her New York accent: “In general, I love accents, and have to use them quite a lot when you’re in the States. It just adds another layer to the character for me, and it takes you further away from yourself. It was interesting with Ally, because she’s from Queens, she grew up in Queens, and so originally I was thinking do a very authentic Queens accent. Then by going up there and talking to our amazing dialect coach who was on set all the time about it, I really noticed and observed up there that the younger generation, like teens and early twenties, didn’t have a strong accent at all. I’ve noticed that in other places too, just sort of dissipating all over the world because of more and more constant influx of media, whether it’s through the Internet, and TV, and radio, and people traveling more, that it’s really the older people that still have that accent.”
Robert on where his New York accent came from: “I think it just came out of the script. I pretty much had the same voice from the first time I read the script to the whole way through the movie. Sometimes, when you’re lucky, you read a script and the voice comes out right. I wasn’t even conscious of doing a New York accent, I don’t even know what borough or anything, it just sounded like — I mean, I’ve spent time in New York and just trying to pick up on how people speak. But it’s also — I don’t know where my accent is now, I wouldn’t say I have a specific London accent.”
Robert and Emilie on their favourite biscuits:
Robert: “You know when they say in America, like chicken and biscuits, I became very attached to that because I’d drive by these restaurants and they’d say ‘chicken and biscuits’ and I was like ‘why?’
Emilie on working with her onscreen father Chris Cooper: “I’ve just been a fan of his for years. He’s a very intense person, but a very giving person. It never felt like reading a scene: you’re watching and reacting.”
Robert on his onscreen father Pierce Brosnan: “I never ever would have thought initially that it would be someone like Pierce playing Charles. I think he sort of has an innate likeability to him, as soon as you meet him he’s very charismatic. And Charles, on the page, was someone who’s very domineering and quite a negative character, and Pierce just by being Pierce kind of changed the whole dynamic of it, which is great, and made it a much more interesting relationship. He’s very, very charming.”
To find out what Robert said about his onscreen sister, how Robert and Emilie found their New York accents, and what biscuits they love most, just read more.
Robert on making his relationship with his onscreen sister seem natural: “Well, I think that’s really all just Ruby [Jerins], who plays her. I mean, I don’t know have any younger brothers or sisters, I think I always wanted a younger sibling — not that I have anything against my sisters! But she’s just one of the best actresses I’ve ever worked with. She’s surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her, she seemed like a very, very normal kid, but when she started talking about her character, and her character’s development, she could talk about it for hours and she could also just improvise for hours and hours and hours. She was so comfortable in front of the camera and working with adults, she was really amazing. It’s very easy to do anything with her, you could just look at her and know what to do immediately.”
Emilie on developing her New York accent: “In general, I love accents, and have to use them quite a lot when you’re in the States. It just adds another layer to the character for me, and it takes you further away from yourself. It was interesting with Ally, because she’s from Queens, she grew up in Queens, and so originally I was thinking do a very authentic Queens accent. Then by going up there and talking to our amazing dialect coach who was on set all the time about it, I really noticed and observed up there that the younger generation, like teens and early twenties, didn’t have a strong accent at all. I’ve noticed that in other places too, just sort of dissipating all over the world because of more and more constant influx of media, whether it’s through the Internet, and TV, and radio, and people traveling more, that it’s really the older people that still have that accent.”
Robert on where his New York accent came from: “I think it just came out of the script. I pretty much had the same voice from the first time I read the script to the whole way through the movie. Sometimes, when you’re lucky, you read a script and the voice comes out right. I wasn’t even conscious of doing a New York accent, I don’t even know what borough or anything, it just sounded like — I mean, I’ve spent time in New York and just trying to pick up on how people speak. But it’s also — I don’t know where my accent is now, I wouldn’t say I have a specific London accent.”
Robert and Emilie on their favourite biscuits:
Robert: “You know when they say in America, like chicken and biscuits, I became very attached to that because I’d drive by these restaurants and they’d say ‘chicken and biscuits’ and I was like ‘why?’
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Chaske Spencer To Star in Shouting Secrets
According to a press release, chaske Spencer is slated to star in a new movie.
“Actor Chaske Spencer, star of The Twilight Saga film series: “New Moon” and “Eclipse” has officially signed on as the lead in the Korinna Sehringer film “Shouting Secrets” which will start shooting in Arizona on April 26th. Spencer will play Wesley Bishnik, a successful young writer in Los Angeles who is called back to his Native American upbringing after ten years in order to visit his sick mother.
This role hits close to home for Spencer who grew up on reservations in Idaho and Montana and left home to pursue his acting career. Spencer has also been very active in showing his support for the Native American Community including raising awareness about the snowstorm disaster victims from South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who were without power and water for weeks.
Using his celebrity to spotlight the issue, Chaske alongside manager Josselyne Herman, and Video Army Productions has created a star-studded PSA campaign, benefiting the snowstorm disaster victims from South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. The PSA’s urge individuals to “shift the power to the people” and help to empower everyone to create sustainable, lasting change in their communities and countries. Celebrity volunteers including “Twilight” series stars: Alex Meraz, Gil Birmingham, Boo Boo Stewart, Julia Jones, and Justin Chon, as well as other celebrities Q’orianka Kilcher, Quddus, Dawn Olivieri, and Danielle Bisutti. This project is one of the UNITED GLOBAL SHIFT project’s that Chaske is championing.
Since the PSA has gone live on February 23rd over 6,000 letters have gone to Capitol Hill from people going to shiftthepowertothepeople.squarespace.com.
“Shouting Secrets” is a film from the creative team, Joke Film Productions, consisting of Producer / Director, Korinna Sehringer (“Survivor”) and Producer Ueli Josef Bollag.
“Actor Chaske Spencer, star of The Twilight Saga film series: “New Moon” and “Eclipse” has officially signed on as the lead in the Korinna Sehringer film “Shouting Secrets” which will start shooting in Arizona on April 26th. Spencer will play Wesley Bishnik, a successful young writer in Los Angeles who is called back to his Native American upbringing after ten years in order to visit his sick mother.
This role hits close to home for Spencer who grew up on reservations in Idaho and Montana and left home to pursue his acting career. Spencer has also been very active in showing his support for the Native American Community including raising awareness about the snowstorm disaster victims from South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who were without power and water for weeks.
Using his celebrity to spotlight the issue, Chaske alongside manager Josselyne Herman, and Video Army Productions has created a star-studded PSA campaign, benefiting the snowstorm disaster victims from South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. The PSA’s urge individuals to “shift the power to the people” and help to empower everyone to create sustainable, lasting change in their communities and countries. Celebrity volunteers including “Twilight” series stars: Alex Meraz, Gil Birmingham, Boo Boo Stewart, Julia Jones, and Justin Chon, as well as other celebrities Q’orianka Kilcher, Quddus, Dawn Olivieri, and Danielle Bisutti. This project is one of the UNITED GLOBAL SHIFT project’s that Chaske is championing.
Since the PSA has gone live on February 23rd over 6,000 letters have gone to Capitol Hill from people going to shiftthepowertothepeople.squarespace.com.
“Shouting Secrets” is a film from the creative team, Joke Film Productions, consisting of Producer / Director, Korinna Sehringer (“Survivor”) and Producer Ueli Josef Bollag.
Twilight Saga Premiere Theaters Saved!
From The Twilight Lexicon:
According to The Hollywood Reporter the classic art deco theaters that are across the street from each other have been saved from closure. The theaters are home to multiple premieres and can each seat well over 1,000 patrons. Twilight Saga movie fans know them because the redcarpet for both Twilight and New Moon took up almost the entire city block that runs between the theaters.
“The landmark mono-screens in L.A.’s Westwood section — founded in 1931 and 1937, respectively — have been operated for the past few decades by Mann Theatres, which had tagged them for closure. But regional theater operator Regency Theatres said Tuesday that it has agreed to take over the properties on unspecified terms starting Thursday.
Mann’s lease on the theaters expires Wednesday, though the circuit intended to continue to operate the venues on a month-to-month basis.
“We are excited to be adding the iconic Village and Bruin theaters to the Regency family of theaters,” Regency president Lyndon Golin said. “These celebrated movie houses have been landmarks in Los Angeles since the 1930s, and we plan to extend their legacy far into the future.”‘
See more at the Hollywood Reporter.
There is no word on whether the Eclipse premiere is taking place at these theaters, or the date of the premiere. Given that up until today they were slated for closure, it would not surprise us if another venue has been sought for the Eclipse premier
According to The Hollywood Reporter the classic art deco theaters that are across the street from each other have been saved from closure. The theaters are home to multiple premieres and can each seat well over 1,000 patrons. Twilight Saga movie fans know them because the redcarpet for both Twilight and New Moon took up almost the entire city block that runs between the theaters.
“The landmark mono-screens in L.A.’s Westwood section — founded in 1931 and 1937, respectively — have been operated for the past few decades by Mann Theatres, which had tagged them for closure. But regional theater operator Regency Theatres said Tuesday that it has agreed to take over the properties on unspecified terms starting Thursday.
Mann’s lease on the theaters expires Wednesday, though the circuit intended to continue to operate the venues on a month-to-month basis.
“We are excited to be adding the iconic Village and Bruin theaters to the Regency family of theaters,” Regency president Lyndon Golin said. “These celebrated movie houses have been landmarks in Los Angeles since the 1930s, and we plan to extend their legacy far into the future.”‘
See more at the Hollywood Reporter.
There is no word on whether the Eclipse premiere is taking place at these theaters, or the date of the premiere. Given that up until today they were slated for closure, it would not surprise us if another venue has been sought for the Eclipse premier
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart need votes for ‘Global Superstar’ nominee on MTV Movie Awards
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart could be the MTV ‘Global Superstar’.
The Twilight fan base should consider organizing as yesterday MTV announced the list of stars who will be competing for the nominations of Global Superstar. The award show opens up the categories for the fans to help start the nominee process and bring the best to the stage.
Two of the nominees are the popular co-stars for the Twilight movie saga, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have definitely been working hard on an international level, but they have plenty of star power that could take the award. Stars like Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz are also on the nomination list.
To fill out the nomination online, all you need to do it head over to the MTV Awards website and pick one. Ask your friends and family to do the same to see our Twilight actors on MTV!
The Twilight fan base should consider organizing as yesterday MTV announced the list of stars who will be competing for the nominations of Global Superstar. The award show opens up the categories for the fans to help start the nominee process and bring the best to the stage.
Two of the nominees are the popular co-stars for the Twilight movie saga, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have definitely been working hard on an international level, but they have plenty of star power that could take the award. Stars like Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz are also on the nomination list.
To fill out the nomination online, all you need to do it head over to the MTV Awards website and pick one. Ask your friends and family to do the same to see our Twilight actors on MTV!
Where is Robert Pattinson’s Bel-Ami Mustache?
Like many reluctant heartthrobs, Robert Pattinson is torn between his desire to be taken seriously as an actor and his desire to still look hot. Recently leaked images from the Budapest set of Bel-Ami, based on the 19th-century French novel by Guy de Maupassant, show Pattinson looking dandyish in a top hat and tails as the womanizing social climber Georges Duroy. In almost every way, Pattinson looks the part. Duroy is described in the book as “tall, well-built, fair, with blue eyes, a curled mustache, hair naturally wavy… he recalled the hero of the popular romances.” Anything missing? That’s right: the mustache. Duroy’s luxuriant lip-hair is his most distinctive feature, appearing as early as the second sentence:
After changing his five-franc piece Georges Duroy left the
restaurant. He twisted his mustache in military style and cast a
rapid, sweeping glance upon the diners.
The many subsequent mentions of the mustache make it clear that it is Duroy’s most expressive feature as well:
• On reaching the second floor, he saw another mirror, and once more slackened his pace to look at himself. He likewise paused before the third glass, twirled his mustache, took off his hat to arrange his hair, and murmured half aloud, a habit of his: “Hall mirrors are most convenient.”
• At first he did not reply; a smile lurked beneath his mustache; then he murmured: “I am your slave.”
• Madeleine cast down her eyes; her cheeks were pale. Georges nervously twisted his mustache.
• He seated himself, crossed his legs and began to twist the ends of his mustache, as was his custom when annoyed, uneasy, or pondering over a weighty question.
There is even a sensual description of the mustache in the original French that is strangely shaved off in the English editions. Here’s a rough translation:
• He spoke easily, with charm in his voice, much grace in his eyes, and irresistible seduction in his mustache. It was tousled on his lip, curled, pretty, blonde with red highlights and lighter shades in the spiky hairs on the ends.
Is there a no-mustache clause in Pattinson’s contract? Do his managers feel that a Pringles-guy ‘stache would forever alienate him from the Twilight set, who prefer him looking forever adolescent? Hopefully the filmmakers will add it in post-production.
After changing his five-franc piece Georges Duroy left the
restaurant. He twisted his mustache in military style and cast a
rapid, sweeping glance upon the diners.
The many subsequent mentions of the mustache make it clear that it is Duroy’s most expressive feature as well:
• On reaching the second floor, he saw another mirror, and once more slackened his pace to look at himself. He likewise paused before the third glass, twirled his mustache, took off his hat to arrange his hair, and murmured half aloud, a habit of his: “Hall mirrors are most convenient.”
• At first he did not reply; a smile lurked beneath his mustache; then he murmured: “I am your slave.”
• Madeleine cast down her eyes; her cheeks were pale. Georges nervously twisted his mustache.
• He seated himself, crossed his legs and began to twist the ends of his mustache, as was his custom when annoyed, uneasy, or pondering over a weighty question.
There is even a sensual description of the mustache in the original French that is strangely shaved off in the English editions. Here’s a rough translation:
• He spoke easily, with charm in his voice, much grace in his eyes, and irresistible seduction in his mustache. It was tousled on his lip, curled, pretty, blonde with red highlights and lighter shades in the spiky hairs on the ends.
Is there a no-mustache clause in Pattinson’s contract? Do his managers feel that a Pringles-guy ‘stache would forever alienate him from the Twilight set, who prefer him looking forever adolescent? Hopefully the filmmakers will add it in post-production.
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson Twilight kiss: Vote on MTV to be number one: Details
If you thought the Twilight kiss between Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are a little steamy, then you need to do something about it.
Nominees for the MTV Movie Awards ‘Best Kiss’ include the couple and they could use your vote to be number one. The voting for the MTV Awards opened yesterday. This means the Twilight fans who want their movie to be number one needs to be rushing over to the MTV Movie Awards Fan page and vote immediately.
The 2010 MTV Movie Awards are fan based popularity awards and with that in mind there isn’t any excuse why the fans don’t get on the Internet and click a few buttons. The categories are easy to decipher and can take only a matter of minutes. In fact invite your friends and family to do the same.
The fans need to make it happen this year to make sure Twilight rules at the MTV Awards. The Award ceremony is on June 6, 2010.
Nominees for the MTV Movie Awards ‘Best Kiss’ include the couple and they could use your vote to be number one. The voting for the MTV Awards opened yesterday. This means the Twilight fans who want their movie to be number one needs to be rushing over to the MTV Movie Awards Fan page and vote immediately.
The 2010 MTV Movie Awards are fan based popularity awards and with that in mind there isn’t any excuse why the fans don’t get on the Internet and click a few buttons. The categories are easy to decipher and can take only a matter of minutes. In fact invite your friends and family to do the same.
The fans need to make it happen this year to make sure Twilight rules at the MTV Awards. The Award ceremony is on June 6, 2010.
Bree Tanner Aside, Which Other 'Twilight' Characters Are Worthy Of A Spin-Off Novel?
After we get all the screaming and excitement out of the way for the fact Stephenie Meyer announced she was releasing a new book, let's get down to business. Even though that novella has yet to be released, we want more, more, more! Stephenie announced in the past that she might work on spin-off novels, and now we know, thanks to a post on her site today, she was working on Bree Tanner's story during the editing of "Eclipse."
At the time, people jumped to name fan favorites Alice Cullen, Leah Clearwater, Riley and Renesmee as the characters worthy of telling their own story. But, after the jump, we've named some other options for spin-offs that we deem far more worthy (and interesting).
Jasper Hale
Sure, we get his back story in "Eclipse," but the man is the most tortured of all (yes, Edward, all) of the Cullen clan. Not only does he have the hardest time controlling his need for human blood, but we also are dying to read from his perspective how it feels to want to kill Bella every time she walks into the room without unconditional love holding him back. It would also be fun to see where he and Alice run off to at the end of "Breaking Dawn" from his perspective, because that was one of the biggest WTF?! moments of the series.
Jane
The Volturi only actually pop into the story a couple of times during the course of the "Saga," but those few times are some of our favorites. We'd love to see the shenanigans the Volturi get themselves into over in Italy from their perspective, plus how they feel when they see the Edward/Bella dynamic for the first time. Plus it gives Dakota Fanning a chance to star in her own spin-off movie.
Jessica Stanley
We didn't really start loving Jessica's character until we saw Anna Kendrick's portrayal of her in the films, but OME if she isn't one of our favorite parts of the movies. Maybe Anna should be the one to pen this spin-off to incorporate some of her signature snark, but we would love to see Bella's story through one of the humans' point of view. Because, for anyone on the outside who doesn't know something supernatural is going on, that has got to be one of the weirdest love stories to watch play out ever.
Quil Ateara
Except for the fact Jacob was miserable during the second section of "Breaking Dawn," we liked how the story was told from a werewolf perspective. Though Quil might seem like the most uninteresting of the Quileute tribe at first glance, that's kind of the point. Bella and Bree are both pretty bland on the surface, but that makes it easier for the reader to take up that consciousness on their own. Plus, Quil was one of the last to become a werewolf and isn't bogged down with daddy drama like Seth and Leah Clearwater, which makes it easier to read his story and understand.
Carlisle Cullen
This wouldn't be a spin-off, this would be an epic. Carlisle has one of the coolest storylines in the book, and it stretches back for a really long time. Some of his storyline is told in the novels, but we have no issue reading 2,000 pages to see it all from his perspective. For some crazy reason, we don't think you fans would have an issue either.
At the time, people jumped to name fan favorites Alice Cullen, Leah Clearwater, Riley and Renesmee as the characters worthy of telling their own story. But, after the jump, we've named some other options for spin-offs that we deem far more worthy (and interesting).
Jasper Hale
Sure, we get his back story in "Eclipse," but the man is the most tortured of all (yes, Edward, all) of the Cullen clan. Not only does he have the hardest time controlling his need for human blood, but we also are dying to read from his perspective how it feels to want to kill Bella every time she walks into the room without unconditional love holding him back. It would also be fun to see where he and Alice run off to at the end of "Breaking Dawn" from his perspective, because that was one of the biggest WTF?! moments of the series.
Jane
The Volturi only actually pop into the story a couple of times during the course of the "Saga," but those few times are some of our favorites. We'd love to see the shenanigans the Volturi get themselves into over in Italy from their perspective, plus how they feel when they see the Edward/Bella dynamic for the first time. Plus it gives Dakota Fanning a chance to star in her own spin-off movie.
Jessica Stanley
We didn't really start loving Jessica's character until we saw Anna Kendrick's portrayal of her in the films, but OME if she isn't one of our favorite parts of the movies. Maybe Anna should be the one to pen this spin-off to incorporate some of her signature snark, but we would love to see Bella's story through one of the humans' point of view. Because, for anyone on the outside who doesn't know something supernatural is going on, that has got to be one of the weirdest love stories to watch play out ever.
Quil Ateara
Except for the fact Jacob was miserable during the second section of "Breaking Dawn," we liked how the story was told from a werewolf perspective. Though Quil might seem like the most uninteresting of the Quileute tribe at first glance, that's kind of the point. Bella and Bree are both pretty bland on the surface, but that makes it easier for the reader to take up that consciousness on their own. Plus, Quil was one of the last to become a werewolf and isn't bogged down with daddy drama like Seth and Leah Clearwater, which makes it easier to read his story and understand.
Carlisle Cullen
This wouldn't be a spin-off, this would be an epic. Carlisle has one of the coolest storylines in the book, and it stretches back for a really long time. Some of his storyline is told in the novels, but we have no issue reading 2,000 pages to see it all from his perspective. For some crazy reason, we don't think you fans would have an issue either.
‘Eclipse’ Top Ten Quotes that Should be in the ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ Movie Script
The question on everyone’s minds when it pertains to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, is how much of the book will be incorporated onto the big screen? Well Gather has an awesome article with their choices for the Eclipse top ten quotes.
1. I believe that. But I want you to know something — when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, I’m out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. Jacob is family. You are… well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don’t care who’s a werewolf and who’s a vampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too. Bella Swan, page 143.
2.It’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like… gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than her. And you would do anything for her, be anything for her… You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that’s a protector, or a lover, or a friend, or a brother. Jacob Black, page 176.
3.But I’ll never see anyone else, Bella. I only see you. Even when I close my eyes and try to see something else. Ask Quil or Embry. It drives them all crazy. Jacob Black, page 177.
4. I go a little berserk when I try to leave you. I don’t think I’ll go so far again. It’s not worth it. Edward Cullen, page 189.
5. You are the only one who has ever touched my heart. It will always be yours. Edward Cullen, page 195.
6. He sang me to sleep again and — aware even in unconsciousness that he was there — I slept free of nightmares. Bella Swan, page 208.
7.The way he stared at her! It was like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time. Like a collector finding an undiscovered Da Vinci, like a mother looking into the face of her newborn child. Bella Swan, page 242.
8.Besides… the more time I spend with you, the more human emotions seem comprehensible to me. I’m discovering that I can sympathize with Heathcliff in ways I didn’t think possible before. Edward Cullen, page 265.
9. You’ll always be my Bella, you’ll just be a little more durable. Edward Cullen, page 274.
10. I’m not that girl, Edward. The one who gets married right out of high school like some small-town hick who got knocked up by her boyfriend! Bella Swan, page 275.
1. I believe that. But I want you to know something — when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, I’m out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. Jacob is family. You are… well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don’t care who’s a werewolf and who’s a vampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too. Bella Swan, page 143.
2.It’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like… gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than her. And you would do anything for her, be anything for her… You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that’s a protector, or a lover, or a friend, or a brother. Jacob Black, page 176.
3.But I’ll never see anyone else, Bella. I only see you. Even when I close my eyes and try to see something else. Ask Quil or Embry. It drives them all crazy. Jacob Black, page 177.
4. I go a little berserk when I try to leave you. I don’t think I’ll go so far again. It’s not worth it. Edward Cullen, page 189.
5. You are the only one who has ever touched my heart. It will always be yours. Edward Cullen, page 195.
6. He sang me to sleep again and — aware even in unconsciousness that he was there — I slept free of nightmares. Bella Swan, page 208.
7.The way he stared at her! It was like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time. Like a collector finding an undiscovered Da Vinci, like a mother looking into the face of her newborn child. Bella Swan, page 242.
8.Besides… the more time I spend with you, the more human emotions seem comprehensible to me. I’m discovering that I can sympathize with Heathcliff in ways I didn’t think possible before. Edward Cullen, page 265.
9. You’ll always be my Bella, you’ll just be a little more durable. Edward Cullen, page 274.
10. I’m not that girl, Edward. The one who gets married right out of high school like some small-town hick who got knocked up by her boyfriend! Bella Swan, page 275.
TNT Magazine: Remember Me star Emilie de Raven talks Robert Pattinson
The former Melbourne, now LA-based, TV and film star opens up to TNT.
Remember Me is a romantic drama set in New York. What’s your experience of dating in big lonely cities?
It is difficult. People just end up meeting in bars. No one’s actually walking around and interacting. Online dating and all these things … they’re so fake, I’m sure people aren’t really writing proper profiles. It’s all such a game instead of it just being an organic process.
So, to the most important question …What was it like to kiss your Remember Me co-star Robert Pattinson?
I’m so curious about what people want me to say! Do people want a description of his mouth?
Well, is he a good kisser? Girls want to know and you’ve been there …
Yeah, been there, done that, and ticked that one off! He’s a great guy and everything was just very comfortable.
There were tabloid stories suggesting you and Pattinson were a couple. How did you deal with that?
I don’t know. You just ignore it or laugh about it. In a way, it amuses me, but it’s stupid. What are you going to do about it? I should readthese things to find out what I’ve been doing!
What are your favourite romantic movies?
Without going into old films, because I could go on about those forever, I suppose something that was relevant to me when I was a teenager was [Baz Luhrmann’s] Romeo + Juliet. I think because it wasn’t fake. It dealt with tragedy. I’ve never been a fan of fluffy romantic movies, showing everyone happy and a perfect ending.
Remember Me deals with teenage angst. What were you like as a teen?
I was so enveloped in this whole new world of acting, it didn’t give me time to deal with that. I moved to LA when I was 18. I moved for a job, then just kept working, so I stayed out. And LA is just crazy. Especially coming from Melbourne, which is a pretty cool, down-to-earth, cosmopolitan city.
In LA you have endless people wanting to be your friend for the wrong reasons or people with ulterior motives. There are some great people there too, but you can’t be naïve.
Remember Me is a romantic drama set in New York. What’s your experience of dating in big lonely cities?
It is difficult. People just end up meeting in bars. No one’s actually walking around and interacting. Online dating and all these things … they’re so fake, I’m sure people aren’t really writing proper profiles. It’s all such a game instead of it just being an organic process.
So, to the most important question …What was it like to kiss your Remember Me co-star Robert Pattinson?
I’m so curious about what people want me to say! Do people want a description of his mouth?
Well, is he a good kisser? Girls want to know and you’ve been there …
Yeah, been there, done that, and ticked that one off! He’s a great guy and everything was just very comfortable.
There were tabloid stories suggesting you and Pattinson were a couple. How did you deal with that?
I don’t know. You just ignore it or laugh about it. In a way, it amuses me, but it’s stupid. What are you going to do about it? I should readthese things to find out what I’ve been doing!
What are your favourite romantic movies?
Without going into old films, because I could go on about those forever, I suppose something that was relevant to me when I was a teenager was [Baz Luhrmann’s] Romeo + Juliet. I think because it wasn’t fake. It dealt with tragedy. I’ve never been a fan of fluffy romantic movies, showing everyone happy and a perfect ending.
Remember Me deals with teenage angst. What were you like as a teen?
I was so enveloped in this whole new world of acting, it didn’t give me time to deal with that. I moved to LA when I was 18. I moved for a job, then just kept working, so I stayed out. And LA is just crazy. Especially coming from Melbourne, which is a pretty cool, down-to-earth, cosmopolitan city.
In LA you have endless people wanting to be your friend for the wrong reasons or people with ulterior motives. There are some great people there too, but you can’t be naïve.
‘Twilight’: Will ‘New Moon’ ‘Twi-peat’ at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards? Voting begins.
Last year, viewers picked the MTV movie awards nominees for the first time and “Twilight” dominated the show with nine nominations.
Now, the network is doing it again and voting started yesterday (Monday, March 29)!
Will “The Twilight Saga“ repeat its 2009 success with “New Moon”? Or will “Avatar” put a stake through the vamps?
Will Team Jacob or Team Edward score their man the Best Male Performance? We love a Taylor Lautner – Robert Pattinson showdown!
All the typical categories we’re used to are still there: Best Movie, Best Villain, and Best Male and Female Performance. This year, the network added three new ones: Global Superstar, Best A**-Kicking Star and Best Scared-as-Sh** Performance.
Will your favorite movie or star get the recognition they deserve? Si se puede! Cast your votes at the 2010 Movie Awards website. Voting on the nominees is open through 6 p.m. ET on Friday, April 9.
The MTV Movie Awards airs live on Sunday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
Will you be helping “New Moon” stage a “Twi-peat”?
Now, the network is doing it again and voting started yesterday (Monday, March 29)!
Will “The Twilight Saga“ repeat its 2009 success with “New Moon”? Or will “Avatar” put a stake through the vamps?
Will Team Jacob or Team Edward score their man the Best Male Performance? We love a Taylor Lautner – Robert Pattinson showdown!
All the typical categories we’re used to are still there: Best Movie, Best Villain, and Best Male and Female Performance. This year, the network added three new ones: Global Superstar, Best A**-Kicking Star and Best Scared-as-Sh** Performance.
Will your favorite movie or star get the recognition they deserve? Si se puede! Cast your votes at the 2010 Movie Awards website. Voting on the nominees is open through 6 p.m. ET on Friday, April 9.
The MTV Movie Awards airs live on Sunday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
Will you be helping “New Moon” stage a “Twi-peat”?
Big ‘Twilight’ News! Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella’ Out June 5!
“Twilight” author extraordinaire Stephenie Meyer has emerged from the forests of Forks (or wherever it is writers go when they need a place to think) to announce that she will be releasing a new “Twilight”-related book on June 5 (so only 67 days, but who’s counting?): “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella.”
The book, which will be comprised 192 pages, will tell the story of Bree, the newborn vampire who appears briefly in “Eclipse” as a member of the army Victoria creates to battle, Bella, Edward, the Cullens and the werewolves. Jodelle Ferland, 14, plays the character in the David-Slade directed adaptation.
“I never intended to publish this story as a stand-alone book,” wrote Stephenie on her site today. “I began this story a long time ago—before ‘Twilight’ was even released. Back then I was just editing ‘Eclipse,’ and in the thick of my vampire world. I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another. I started writing from Bree’s perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn.”
The book, which will be comprised 192 pages, will tell the story of Bree, the newborn vampire who appears briefly in “Eclipse” as a member of the army Victoria creates to battle, Bella, Edward, the Cullens and the werewolves. Jodelle Ferland, 14, plays the character in the David-Slade directed adaptation.
“I never intended to publish this story as a stand-alone book,” wrote Stephenie on her site today. “I began this story a long time ago—before ‘Twilight’ was even released. Back then I was just editing ‘Eclipse,’ and in the thick of my vampire world. I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another. I started writing from Bree’s perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn.”
‘Remember Me’ Press Conference Report
Ever since Barnes boy Robert Pattinson smothered his face in talcum powder and put in a set of plastic fangs to play a veggie vampire in Twilight, the man has become the biggest heart-throb on the planet. After seeing thousands of screaming girls in Leicester Square, London for the UK premiere of Remember Me, one feels rather sorry for him. He may offer glib platitudes and thanks “to the fans”, but you sense deep down he just wants to get on with being an actor and not a celebrity. Remember the hullabaloo surrounding Leonardo DiCaprio after Titanic? Well, Pattinson is famous on that frightening level. Leicester Square (17th March) was vision of hell worthy of Hieronymous Bosch.
Hordes of Twi-hards blocked by barriers and security guards stretched out their arms clawing at “R.Pattz” like they were ravenous zombies excited by the prospect of fresh meat. There is no doubt that given the opportunity they would maul poor Robert Pattinson to death. Such encouraged frenzy and devotion is bizarre. The MC only had to say “Rob” and a grand choir of teens spliced the London air with a wail of screams utterly perplexing as it was damaging to the ears. They idolise R.Pattz and don’t care. One group of girls had been camping out in Leicester Square for 32 hours. How do I know this? They had a placard telling everyone. It is devotion bordering on religious mania. They are here to worship at the Church of Pattinson.
And yes, I had to wade through this jungle of sweating flesh and flash bulbs to attend the press conference, which was being held in the same venue after Emile de Ravin and Robert Pattinson introduced the film. Moments later they were in a tiny screening room greeting the gathered press for some questions and answers that started off stilted and ended up rather fun.
The immediate thing one notices about Robert Pattinson is his nervousness when confronted by the press. It’s all in the body language. He swivelled in his chair, would shield his face with his hands and look sideways to avoid eye contact when speaking, bite his nails or mess with his hands: a catalogue of telltale signs.
It’s not rudeness or arrogance, but a discomfort at the process of publicity. Maybe he’ll grow into it with time, but he exuded a great awkwardness to begin with before relaxing and being rather fun.
A major annoyance was caused by the PR people who warned the gathered press that there were to be no questions about Eclipse or Kristin Stewart. So if you’re expecting some fresh details on those subjects, well, there aren’t any. Sorry.
Robert Pattinson on working with Pierce Brosnan in Remember Me:
I never thought initially that anybody like Pierce would be playing Charles. He has an innate likeability and he’s very charismatic. Charles on the page was somebody who was domineering and quite a negative character and Pierce changed all that.
Robert Pattinson on the pressures of his new found status and ability to fund a variety of projects:
I never like anything, so it’s quite easy to decide what to do. I’ve never felt any pressure to do anything. Even when I was shooting it, I never felt any pressure about the box office – it’s only when I came to promote it that people ask me about this stuff. It’s not a Twilight movie; it’s an original screenplay and doesn’t fit into any genre. It’s not a feelgood movie…they don’t make movies like this any more…that’s how I kind of choose stuff. That’s the criteria.
Emile da Ravin on the appeal of Remember Me:
To me it didn’t really read technically like a script. It was like somebody had written you a letter…it was so honest and organic.
Emile De Ravin and Robert Pattinson on their New York accents:
De Ravin: I love accents and I use them quite a lot working in States, but it really adds another layer to the character for me. It was interesting with Ali (Ravin’s character) because she grew up in Queens, New York and originally I was going to do that. But talking to a dialect coach and going up there and observing I noticed the younger generation didn’t have a strong accent at all.
Pattinson: It just sort of came out of the script and the dialogue. It was pretty much the same voice. Sometimes when you read the script it just happens. I wasn’t even conscious of doing a New York accent or what borough or anything (laughs). I’ve spent a bit of time in New York and tried to pick up on how people speak. I don’t even know where my accent is now. I wouldn’t even say it’s specifically a London accent.
Emile De Ravin on Lost and its legacy:
Yeah it has been part of my life and it’s been a great ride. It’s kind of bittersweet that it’s ending, but happy they announced an end date three years ago and that it’s ending on a high note. I’m trying to be positive about the future (laughs).
Robert Pattinson on his real-life heroes:
My parents are great parents and they brought me up well, I think. I don’t know…I think that’s about all the heroes I’ve had.
Pattinson on the importance of fans and expectations for Remember Me:
I think, um, I always felt the most important thing you could do was films like this and quite difficult to generically advertise and get out to people. Something like Twilight or Lost…it gives it publicity immediately…if people go and see it, then once you’ve got them into the cinema, it’s almost inevitable that they’ll get drawn into it. I don’t know…obviously you hope people like things, but if you start to do things to please a certain audience then you’re going in the wrong direction. You can never please everybody…you don’t even know the people you’re trying to please. Especially when you’re trying to please huge swathes of people.
Emile De Ravin on fans:
Every fan of Twilight or Lost isn’t going to like everything you do. For me, it’s about challenging myself and not pigeon-holing myself into that one category of actor.
Robert Pattinson on why he’s attracted to brooding characters and plans for more light roles:
I did do more light stuff before Twilight came along. I don’t know, it just so happened that Twilight became this archetypal brooding person. I never thought Tyler (Remember Me) was that brooding. It’s not brood, brood, brood. I’d never even heard the word before! I like to play broken, troubled characters because it’s so interesting and I’m not particularly broken or troubled myself. I’m doing something now, which is dark, but the character since.
Robert Pattinson on preparing for fight scenes and real life scuffles:
I haven’t been in a fight for a very long time! I’d be too scared now (laughs). I think people who get into a fight and kill me now just for sake of it (laughs). I liked a lot of Tyler’s rebelliousness and audaciousness…it’s like a fantasy version of myself! Not really (laughs).
Robert Pattinson on his favourite type of biscuit:
You know in America when you get chicken and biscuits? It’s just really funny…whenever I’m in America and drive past restaurants and see chicken and biscuits and I’m like “why?” Then I had one and it was very nice…so I’ve changed my mind on what can be constituted as a biscuit. And I do like a Hobnob.
Hordes of Twi-hards blocked by barriers and security guards stretched out their arms clawing at “R.Pattz” like they were ravenous zombies excited by the prospect of fresh meat. There is no doubt that given the opportunity they would maul poor Robert Pattinson to death. Such encouraged frenzy and devotion is bizarre. The MC only had to say “Rob” and a grand choir of teens spliced the London air with a wail of screams utterly perplexing as it was damaging to the ears. They idolise R.Pattz and don’t care. One group of girls had been camping out in Leicester Square for 32 hours. How do I know this? They had a placard telling everyone. It is devotion bordering on religious mania. They are here to worship at the Church of Pattinson.
And yes, I had to wade through this jungle of sweating flesh and flash bulbs to attend the press conference, which was being held in the same venue after Emile de Ravin and Robert Pattinson introduced the film. Moments later they were in a tiny screening room greeting the gathered press for some questions and answers that started off stilted and ended up rather fun.
The immediate thing one notices about Robert Pattinson is his nervousness when confronted by the press. It’s all in the body language. He swivelled in his chair, would shield his face with his hands and look sideways to avoid eye contact when speaking, bite his nails or mess with his hands: a catalogue of telltale signs.
It’s not rudeness or arrogance, but a discomfort at the process of publicity. Maybe he’ll grow into it with time, but he exuded a great awkwardness to begin with before relaxing and being rather fun.
A major annoyance was caused by the PR people who warned the gathered press that there were to be no questions about Eclipse or Kristin Stewart. So if you’re expecting some fresh details on those subjects, well, there aren’t any. Sorry.
Robert Pattinson on working with Pierce Brosnan in Remember Me:
I never thought initially that anybody like Pierce would be playing Charles. He has an innate likeability and he’s very charismatic. Charles on the page was somebody who was domineering and quite a negative character and Pierce changed all that.
Robert Pattinson on the pressures of his new found status and ability to fund a variety of projects:
I never like anything, so it’s quite easy to decide what to do. I’ve never felt any pressure to do anything. Even when I was shooting it, I never felt any pressure about the box office – it’s only when I came to promote it that people ask me about this stuff. It’s not a Twilight movie; it’s an original screenplay and doesn’t fit into any genre. It’s not a feelgood movie…they don’t make movies like this any more…that’s how I kind of choose stuff. That’s the criteria.
Emile da Ravin on the appeal of Remember Me:
To me it didn’t really read technically like a script. It was like somebody had written you a letter…it was so honest and organic.
Emile De Ravin and Robert Pattinson on their New York accents:
De Ravin: I love accents and I use them quite a lot working in States, but it really adds another layer to the character for me. It was interesting with Ali (Ravin’s character) because she grew up in Queens, New York and originally I was going to do that. But talking to a dialect coach and going up there and observing I noticed the younger generation didn’t have a strong accent at all.
Pattinson: It just sort of came out of the script and the dialogue. It was pretty much the same voice. Sometimes when you read the script it just happens. I wasn’t even conscious of doing a New York accent or what borough or anything (laughs). I’ve spent a bit of time in New York and tried to pick up on how people speak. I don’t even know where my accent is now. I wouldn’t even say it’s specifically a London accent.
Emile De Ravin on Lost and its legacy:
Yeah it has been part of my life and it’s been a great ride. It’s kind of bittersweet that it’s ending, but happy they announced an end date three years ago and that it’s ending on a high note. I’m trying to be positive about the future (laughs).
Robert Pattinson on his real-life heroes:
My parents are great parents and they brought me up well, I think. I don’t know…I think that’s about all the heroes I’ve had.
Pattinson on the importance of fans and expectations for Remember Me:
I think, um, I always felt the most important thing you could do was films like this and quite difficult to generically advertise and get out to people. Something like Twilight or Lost…it gives it publicity immediately…if people go and see it, then once you’ve got them into the cinema, it’s almost inevitable that they’ll get drawn into it. I don’t know…obviously you hope people like things, but if you start to do things to please a certain audience then you’re going in the wrong direction. You can never please everybody…you don’t even know the people you’re trying to please. Especially when you’re trying to please huge swathes of people.
Emile De Ravin on fans:
Every fan of Twilight or Lost isn’t going to like everything you do. For me, it’s about challenging myself and not pigeon-holing myself into that one category of actor.
Robert Pattinson on why he’s attracted to brooding characters and plans for more light roles:
I did do more light stuff before Twilight came along. I don’t know, it just so happened that Twilight became this archetypal brooding person. I never thought Tyler (Remember Me) was that brooding. It’s not brood, brood, brood. I’d never even heard the word before! I like to play broken, troubled characters because it’s so interesting and I’m not particularly broken or troubled myself. I’m doing something now, which is dark, but the character since.
Robert Pattinson on preparing for fight scenes and real life scuffles:
I haven’t been in a fight for a very long time! I’d be too scared now (laughs). I think people who get into a fight and kill me now just for sake of it (laughs). I liked a lot of Tyler’s rebelliousness and audaciousness…it’s like a fantasy version of myself! Not really (laughs).
Robert Pattinson on his favourite type of biscuit:
You know in America when you get chicken and biscuits? It’s just really funny…whenever I’m in America and drive past restaurants and see chicken and biscuits and I’m like “why?” Then I had one and it was very nice…so I’ve changed my mind on what can be constituted as a biscuit. And I do like a Hobnob.
La Provincia Interviews Rob
Is your character in RM the closest interpretation of your on personality?
No. I think it’s impossible to represent yourself being fully aware of what you’re trying to do. I try to choose characters that are not like me at all. The more unknown they are to me, the better I can play them because then I don’t feel vulnerable.
Do you like the tortured characters?
Those are the ones that I’m being offered. Subconsciously I try to be like my characters, and I live my fantasies through them. I’d love to be a confused young person that fights for his ideals, but I’m not like that.
Everyone beats him up in RM.
I prefer to be hit than hitting. It’s more interesting.
How would you describe the movie?
It’s a movie about a life style, about love and the desire to live. The story is told through the eyes of Tyler, who is not aware of the consequences of the relationships he has.
Trauma seems to be everyone’s bond in the movie.
Yes, all the characters in the movie have faced death somehow, losing a family member. So there’s a connection with them through grief.
This is your first movie since New Moon, is that a relief?
Yes. I wanted to do a smaller film. Something with a modest budget that I could film in between filming the Twilight movies. I wanted a story that was more realistic because I was getting a bit tired of the fantasy genre. I needed to play a regular character that faced normal issues.
Do you feel the pressure of fame now?
Yes, and the industry’s pressure as well. It’s almost like everybody is looking at me. Some people are just waiting to see me crash and burn, others are convinced that I’m going to make it. But in any case, I don’t care about people’s expectations. I’m the only one who has to worry about my career.
Eclipse is right around the corner…
I know. And I’m a little angy because people will forget about my performance in Remember Me, and keep the idea they had before about me. I thought Eclipse would come out 3 months after RM, but no. I just hope the expectation doesn’t overshadow the movie itself, because the third installemnt won’t be very different from the first two.
Mattel has a doll with your image, there’s unauthorized biographies of you, photographers follow you everywhere. Do you feel like a brand?
Yes. Fame can be a moster that consumes your life. The only thing that bothers me is people who think they know me and try to relate to a determined image of me.
I don’t mind if Hollywood sees me as the tortured teenager. I’ll change that perception with my work.
In this industry all they care about is that you make money. It doesn’t matter if you’re the next super-hero, or the next vampire, of the next lead in a romantic comedy.
Is it hard to rest after so much attention?
It’s very hard. There’s nothing I can do but try to find moments of peace, otherwise I’d go insane. It’s annoying when people scream for you on the streets or on the supermarket, or when you’re with your friends at a pub. I appreciate my fans and their support, I’m thankful and I know I wouldn’t be where I am without them. The most annoting part is living with 100 photographers outside my house, because they never stop, I live hiding from them.
No. I think it’s impossible to represent yourself being fully aware of what you’re trying to do. I try to choose characters that are not like me at all. The more unknown they are to me, the better I can play them because then I don’t feel vulnerable.
Do you like the tortured characters?
Those are the ones that I’m being offered. Subconsciously I try to be like my characters, and I live my fantasies through them. I’d love to be a confused young person that fights for his ideals, but I’m not like that.
Everyone beats him up in RM.
I prefer to be hit than hitting. It’s more interesting.
How would you describe the movie?
It’s a movie about a life style, about love and the desire to live. The story is told through the eyes of Tyler, who is not aware of the consequences of the relationships he has.
Trauma seems to be everyone’s bond in the movie.
Yes, all the characters in the movie have faced death somehow, losing a family member. So there’s a connection with them through grief.
This is your first movie since New Moon, is that a relief?
Yes. I wanted to do a smaller film. Something with a modest budget that I could film in between filming the Twilight movies. I wanted a story that was more realistic because I was getting a bit tired of the fantasy genre. I needed to play a regular character that faced normal issues.
Do you feel the pressure of fame now?
Yes, and the industry’s pressure as well. It’s almost like everybody is looking at me. Some people are just waiting to see me crash and burn, others are convinced that I’m going to make it. But in any case, I don’t care about people’s expectations. I’m the only one who has to worry about my career.
Eclipse is right around the corner…
I know. And I’m a little angy because people will forget about my performance in Remember Me, and keep the idea they had before about me. I thought Eclipse would come out 3 months after RM, but no. I just hope the expectation doesn’t overshadow the movie itself, because the third installemnt won’t be very different from the first two.
Mattel has a doll with your image, there’s unauthorized biographies of you, photographers follow you everywhere. Do you feel like a brand?
Yes. Fame can be a moster that consumes your life. The only thing that bothers me is people who think they know me and try to relate to a determined image of me.
I don’t mind if Hollywood sees me as the tortured teenager. I’ll change that perception with my work.
In this industry all they care about is that you make money. It doesn’t matter if you’re the next super-hero, or the next vampire, of the next lead in a romantic comedy.
Is it hard to rest after so much attention?
It’s very hard. There’s nothing I can do but try to find moments of peace, otherwise I’d go insane. It’s annoying when people scream for you on the streets or on the supermarket, or when you’re with your friends at a pub. I appreciate my fans and their support, I’m thankful and I know I wouldn’t be where I am without them. The most annoting part is living with 100 photographers outside my house, because they never stop, I live hiding from them.
Rob in at # 3 on the IMDB starMETER This Week!
1. Naomi Watts
2. Kristen Stewart
3. Robert Pattinson (Last Week # 7 – YAY)
4. Sandra Bullock
5. Johnny Depp
6. Gerard Butler
7. Taylor Lautner
8. Robert Culp
9. Alice Eve
10. Dakota Fanning
Moviemeter- Rob’s movies
Remember Me- 15/4
Bel Ami- 776/616
Water for Elephants- 663/583
Unbound Captives- 1,530/1,424
Eclipse- 14/10
Breaking Dawn- 87/103
New Moon- 21/17
Moviemeter Top 20
1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Mulholland Dr.
3. Shutter Island
4. King Kong
5. Clash of the Titans
6. 21 Grams
7. The Painted Veil
8. The Ring
9. Stay- 2005
10. The Ring Two
11. Ellie Parker
12. The Bounty Hunter
13. Repo Men
14. Eclipse
15. Remember Me
16. The Blind Side
17. Green Zone
18. Hot Tub Time Machine
19. She’s Out of My League
20. Lost (2004 TV series)
2. Kristen Stewart
3. Robert Pattinson (Last Week # 7 – YAY)
4. Sandra Bullock
5. Johnny Depp
6. Gerard Butler
7. Taylor Lautner
8. Robert Culp
9. Alice Eve
10. Dakota Fanning
Moviemeter- Rob’s movies
Remember Me- 15/4
Bel Ami- 776/616
Water for Elephants- 663/583
Unbound Captives- 1,530/1,424
Eclipse- 14/10
Breaking Dawn- 87/103
New Moon- 21/17
Moviemeter Top 20
1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Mulholland Dr.
3. Shutter Island
4. King Kong
5. Clash of the Titans
6. 21 Grams
7. The Painted Veil
8. The Ring
9. Stay- 2005
10. The Ring Two
11. Ellie Parker
12. The Bounty Hunter
13. Repo Men
14. Eclipse
15. Remember Me
16. The Blind Side
17. Green Zone
18. Hot Tub Time Machine
19. She’s Out of My League
20. Lost (2004 TV series)
Monday, March 29, 2010
Robert Pattinson – The journey from crashed modeling to superstardom!
Robert Pattinson is the name which is hardly unknown to anyone. Though it’s just two years or so since his most popular movie Twilight made him the household name, and within just two years he has made it to the top.
But what about his pre-Twilight days? Did we know our RPattz the way we know him now? Probably not!
So how were the days for Robert before he actually saw the face of success? Let’s travel by the time machine to go back a little.
Robert Pattinson was a schoolboy of 12 years old when he started his modeling career. He had a good height and a girlie face. The androgynous look was acceptable in late 90’s and Rob got many modeling offers. But as he grew older, he was misfit into the profession and within just four years, his modeling career crashed!
Then Pattinson tried his hands in acting. He got some supporting roles in television films like Ring of the Nibelungs and Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair where his scenes appeared only in the DVD version! That was in 2004. And the next year, he was selected to appear n the UK premiere of The Woman Before at the Royal Court Theatre, but was replaced by Tom Riley shortly before the premieres.
Rob made his first silver screen appearance “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” where he played Cedric Diggory. Though he was tagged “British Star of Tomorrow” in 2005 and was called the next Jude Law, yet he was not the “Robert Pattinson” whom we know now!
Two more TV films and one more cameo role in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” along with the Strasbourg Film Festival Award winning role in “How To Be”, before smelling the first essence of success. Twilight in 2008 earned Rob the much needed breakthrough and shaped him up as the most desirable young superstar of today.
Twilight and New Moon have been the biggest hits for Rob while Remember Me is the latest release. Rob’s wax figure was recently placed at Madame Tussauds reflecting his fame and immense popularity. This is the present scenario apart from the fans frenzies worldwide!
With few more movies at hand, Rob’s future seems to be safe and flourished. Isn’t it interesting that once an unknown face of modeling world is every girl’s heartthrob today?
But what about his pre-Twilight days? Did we know our RPattz the way we know him now? Probably not!
So how were the days for Robert before he actually saw the face of success? Let’s travel by the time machine to go back a little.
Robert Pattinson was a schoolboy of 12 years old when he started his modeling career. He had a good height and a girlie face. The androgynous look was acceptable in late 90’s and Rob got many modeling offers. But as he grew older, he was misfit into the profession and within just four years, his modeling career crashed!
Then Pattinson tried his hands in acting. He got some supporting roles in television films like Ring of the Nibelungs and Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair where his scenes appeared only in the DVD version! That was in 2004. And the next year, he was selected to appear n the UK premiere of The Woman Before at the Royal Court Theatre, but was replaced by Tom Riley shortly before the premieres.
Rob made his first silver screen appearance “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” where he played Cedric Diggory. Though he was tagged “British Star of Tomorrow” in 2005 and was called the next Jude Law, yet he was not the “Robert Pattinson” whom we know now!
Two more TV films and one more cameo role in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” along with the Strasbourg Film Festival Award winning role in “How To Be”, before smelling the first essence of success. Twilight in 2008 earned Rob the much needed breakthrough and shaped him up as the most desirable young superstar of today.
Twilight and New Moon have been the biggest hits for Rob while Remember Me is the latest release. Rob’s wax figure was recently placed at Madame Tussauds reflecting his fame and immense popularity. This is the present scenario apart from the fans frenzies worldwide!
With few more movies at hand, Rob’s future seems to be safe and flourished. Isn’t it interesting that once an unknown face of modeling world is every girl’s heartthrob today?
Remember Me Box Office Numbers Update
At #12, Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me earned $1.9 million down an acceptable 41.6% from last weekend. Curiously, when compared to other movies Remember Me actually does better on weekdays than on weekends.
The romantic drama was #10 on Friday, but according to current estimates it had only a minor surge on Saturday and did poor business on Sunday. That has been the film’s pattern since it opened two weeks ago. A relatively weak weekend, but then on weekdays it goes up a spot or two on the chart.
To date, Remember Me has grossed $17.1 million, or about $1 million more than its production cost. It’ll probably earn another $3-$5 million in the next couple of weeks, ending its run in the low $20m range. That’s not bad at all for a movie that at first looked like it was going to disappear within the week.
The romantic drama was #10 on Friday, but according to current estimates it had only a minor surge on Saturday and did poor business on Sunday. That has been the film’s pattern since it opened two weeks ago. A relatively weak weekend, but then on weekdays it goes up a spot or two on the chart.
To date, Remember Me has grossed $17.1 million, or about $1 million more than its production cost. It’ll probably earn another $3-$5 million in the next couple of weeks, ending its run in the low $20m range. That’s not bad at all for a movie that at first looked like it was going to disappear within the week.
Twilight’s TV Takeover: Edward, Bella, Robert, and More Pop Into Our Favorite Shows!
The Twilight saga is a big-screen phenomenon, but we can barely turn on our televisions anymore without hearing about the famous vampires. From Gossip Girl to The Office and even NCIS, Edward and Bella are some of today’s most frequently used cultural touchstones. Check out this compilation of the best Twilight references on TV to date
Robert Pattinson Interview On GMTV
Robert Pattinson was interviewed by Ben Shephard from GMTV for the Remember Me premiere in London last week. Rob talks about his film Remember Me and his wax figure should have a six pack.
Hit Fix: Will Eclipse Make Less Money Than New Moon?
So far the Twilight Saga movies are on the rise. New Moon beat Twilight’s box office total in under 14 days, but what will happen with Eclipse? Frequently, franchise movies aren’t on a constant build. For example the Harry Potter movies have had their ups and downs. Harry Potter and the Socerer’s Stone, the initial movie in the series, remains the best selling Potter movie followed by Half-Blood Prince and Order of the Phoenix. The Prisoner of Azkaban, third in the series, is the least successful at the box office.
Hit Fix examines the possibilities:
“One of the films expected to battle for the summer box office crown or at least place in the top five is the third “Twilight” feature, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” The second installment, “New Moon,” broke the single day all-time opening record with $72 million, is currently the third biggest 3-day opening of all time with $142 million and ended up with $296 million domestic and $707 million worldwide. And that was all in November when many of the franchise’s younger fans had school on Friday (although let’s assume many of them cut out early). “Eclipse’s” June 30 release should find those young tween girls out of school and flocking to the theater. Adding more intrigue to the box office gross is that “Eclipse” will also be released in IMAX theaters which feature higher ticket prices. So, a larger opening weekend is guaranteed right? No doubt, but what happens after that?”
Hit Fix examines the possibilities:
“One of the films expected to battle for the summer box office crown or at least place in the top five is the third “Twilight” feature, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” The second installment, “New Moon,” broke the single day all-time opening record with $72 million, is currently the third biggest 3-day opening of all time with $142 million and ended up with $296 million domestic and $707 million worldwide. And that was all in November when many of the franchise’s younger fans had school on Friday (although let’s assume many of them cut out early). “Eclipse’s” June 30 release should find those young tween girls out of school and flocking to the theater. Adding more intrigue to the box office gross is that “Eclipse” will also be released in IMAX theaters which feature higher ticket prices. So, a larger opening weekend is guaranteed right? No doubt, but what happens after that?”
Jackson Rathbone Talks Dread to Movieweb
Jackson Rathbone covers his role in Dread and his recent stint as a music video director and palns for teh future.
“We talked a bit about the music video you directed. Is that maybe a stepping stone into feature directing for you then?
Jackson Rathbone: Oh, definitely. I’m actually adapting a couple of short stories right now, not for full-length but for short films, so hopefully I can start kind of slowly, get my feet wet, starting to inch my way to that big feature directing, producing and writing. I want to start off adapting and directing those short films and then, hopefully, write and original full-length film and direct it. That’s kind of my plans for next year or the year after. It’s definitely going to happen within the next few years.
Are these short stories anything we might be familiar with?
Jackson Rathbone: Well, right now, I’m kind of in the middle of the option agreements and all that. I can’t really talk about it too much, I don’t want to jinx it. I want to make sure it goes through and get the option, because I’ve already kind of written it (Laughs). Now I’m just waiting to make sure that’s legal.
Finally, what would you like to say to any fans of the horror genre or maybe your Twilight fans about why they should pick up Dread on DVD?
Jackson Rathbone: Well, I think if you want to have a good time with a nice psychological thriller, get a little scared, I think it’s a good movie for your girlfriend too (Laughs). Make her hold you close, that’s always right with a horror film. It’s a great film. If people are interested in checking it out, I’d love it.”
“We talked a bit about the music video you directed. Is that maybe a stepping stone into feature directing for you then?
Jackson Rathbone: Oh, definitely. I’m actually adapting a couple of short stories right now, not for full-length but for short films, so hopefully I can start kind of slowly, get my feet wet, starting to inch my way to that big feature directing, producing and writing. I want to start off adapting and directing those short films and then, hopefully, write and original full-length film and direct it. That’s kind of my plans for next year or the year after. It’s definitely going to happen within the next few years.
Are these short stories anything we might be familiar with?
Jackson Rathbone: Well, right now, I’m kind of in the middle of the option agreements and all that. I can’t really talk about it too much, I don’t want to jinx it. I want to make sure it goes through and get the option, because I’ve already kind of written it (Laughs). Now I’m just waiting to make sure that’s legal.
Finally, what would you like to say to any fans of the horror genre or maybe your Twilight fans about why they should pick up Dread on DVD?
Jackson Rathbone: Well, I think if you want to have a good time with a nice psychological thriller, get a little scared, I think it’s a good movie for your girlfriend too (Laughs). Make her hold you close, that’s always right with a horror film. It’s a great film. If people are interested in checking it out, I’d love it.”
Another ‘Breaking Dawn’ Director To Consider: M. Night Shyamalan
With the third installment of The Twilight Saga nipping at our heels, the final film: Breaking Dawn still hasn’t been given a director. All kinds of names have been thrown in the air from Chris Weitz to James Cameron, but M. Night Shyamalan?
This isn’t an official possibility on the table for Summit — as far as we know — but a noteworthy filmmaker professed his love for Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series in a chat on the Kid’s Choice Awards red carpet over the weekend: M. Night Shyamalan.”I would’ve loved to be– I love the series, and Catherine [Hardwicke's] movie, it was one of my favorite movies of that year,” he said. “Really, I thought tonally, it was a perfect movie. I called her up after I saw ‘Twilight’ and was like ‘That was amazing.’ So I’m a big fan.”
Shyamalan just recently worked with “Twilight” star Jackson Rathboneon “The Last Airbender,” a live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese anime series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
This isn’t an official possibility on the table for Summit — as far as we know — but a noteworthy filmmaker professed his love for Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series in a chat on the Kid’s Choice Awards red carpet over the weekend: M. Night Shyamalan.”I would’ve loved to be– I love the series, and Catherine [Hardwicke's] movie, it was one of my favorite movies of that year,” he said. “Really, I thought tonally, it was a perfect movie. I called her up after I saw ‘Twilight’ and was like ‘That was amazing.’ So I’m a big fan.”
Shyamalan just recently worked with “Twilight” star Jackson Rathboneon “The Last Airbender,” a live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese anime series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
New Moon & Cast Among The Nominees For The 2010 MTV Movie Awards
The 2010 MTV Movie Awards voting begins today March 29th! The Twilight Saga New Moon and cast have numerous nominations!! Check them out!
Best Movie
The Twilight Saga New Moon
The Runaways
Best Kiss
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga New Moon
Emilie de Ravin & Robert Pattinson Remember Me
Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning The Runaways
Taylor Swift & Taylor Lautner Valentine’s Day
Best Female Breakout Star
Anna Kendrick Up in the Air
Best Female Performance
Kristen Stewart The Twilight Saga New Moon
Kristen Stewart The Runaways
Dakota Fanning The Runaways
Best Male Performance
Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga New Moon
Taylor Lautner The Twilight Saga New Moon
Robert Pattinson Remember Me
Global Superstar
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Best Movie
The Twilight Saga New Moon
The Runaways
Best Kiss
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga New Moon
Emilie de Ravin & Robert Pattinson Remember Me
Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning The Runaways
Taylor Swift & Taylor Lautner Valentine’s Day
Best Female Breakout Star
Anna Kendrick Up in the Air
Best Female Performance
Kristen Stewart The Twilight Saga New Moon
Kristen Stewart The Runaways
Dakota Fanning The Runaways
Best Male Performance
Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga New Moon
Taylor Lautner The Twilight Saga New Moon
Robert Pattinson Remember Me
Global Superstar
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
‘New Moon’ and Robert Pattinson set to dominate MTV Movie Awards nominations
The dust has barely settled from the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, held last Saturday, March 27, yet the nominee voting process has already begun for another fan-voted event, the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. The network will be holding the annual awards show on Sunday, June 6 in Los Angeles, but before the winners are announced, MTV is asking fans to pick the films, celebrities, and movie moments that will vie for the coveted golden popcorn.
Among the favorites to win nominations this year is the mega-blockbuster Twilight Saga: New Moon, which has a good chance of winning the title of Best Movie (after its predecessor Twilight swept last year’s show). Academy Award contenders Avatar, UP, The Blind Side, and The Hurt Locker (the Best Picture Oscar winner) are also included in the nominee pool. Based on the popularity of New Moon’s stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, their respective films Remember Me and The Runaways could also walk away with nominations in the top category.
The MTV Movie Awards added a new category this year called Global Superstar, which includes such A-listers as Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, and Drew Barrymore. Being this is an MTV event, however, it’s almost guaranteed that Pattinson will get nominated. The British actor could go up against his toughest competitor yet – himself – in the Best Kiss category. Both Pattinson’s kissing scenes with Stewart (in New Moon) and Emilie de Ravin (Remember Me) are both eligible for nominations.
Viewers will have until Friday, April 9 to select their picks for MTV Movie Awards nominees.
Among the favorites to win nominations this year is the mega-blockbuster Twilight Saga: New Moon, which has a good chance of winning the title of Best Movie (after its predecessor Twilight swept last year’s show). Academy Award contenders Avatar, UP, The Blind Side, and The Hurt Locker (the Best Picture Oscar winner) are also included in the nominee pool. Based on the popularity of New Moon’s stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, their respective films Remember Me and The Runaways could also walk away with nominations in the top category.
The MTV Movie Awards added a new category this year called Global Superstar, which includes such A-listers as Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, and Drew Barrymore. Being this is an MTV event, however, it’s almost guaranteed that Pattinson will get nominated. The British actor could go up against his toughest competitor yet – himself – in the Best Kiss category. Both Pattinson’s kissing scenes with Stewart (in New Moon) and Emilie de Ravin (Remember Me) are both eligible for nominations.
Viewers will have until Friday, April 9 to select their picks for MTV Movie Awards nominees.
Amazon makes space for ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ goodies
It looks like, once again, Amazon is making way for the next Twilight movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse of course, and all of the goodies that come along with it.
For starters, a page for the Official Eclipse soundtrack has already been started, and while there are no artists or songs listed, the page looks legitimate – or at least as legitimate as the Official New Moon soundtrack listing looked around this time before The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released. No date has been listed for the album’s release.
The same has been done for Mark Cotta Vaz’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Official Movie Companion.
Vaz penned both the Twilight and New Moon companion books, and the release date for his Eclipse companion is set for June 29, 2010 – just before the film’s theatrical release. Last year with New Moon, the companion was released well over a month before the film, but this go-round might entail a bit of detail sheltering . . . just a thought.
Also on Amazon’s “coming soon” features is a listing for Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer to be released on May 25, 2010. That’s a little more than a month before the film hits theaters, so it could be the movie tie-in version. The New Moon tie-in was released on September 15, 2009 (more than two months before the film’s theatrical release), but, again, there may be a few temporal adjustments in the works for Eclipse.
While there’s no reason to rush to the “Pre-Order” button just yet, these are definitely a few pages to keep an eye on over the coming months leading up to Eclipse!
For starters, a page for the Official Eclipse soundtrack has already been started, and while there are no artists or songs listed, the page looks legitimate – or at least as legitimate as the Official New Moon soundtrack listing looked around this time before The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released. No date has been listed for the album’s release.
The same has been done for Mark Cotta Vaz’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Official Movie Companion.
Vaz penned both the Twilight and New Moon companion books, and the release date for his Eclipse companion is set for June 29, 2010 – just before the film’s theatrical release. Last year with New Moon, the companion was released well over a month before the film, but this go-round might entail a bit of detail sheltering . . . just a thought.
Also on Amazon’s “coming soon” features is a listing for Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer to be released on May 25, 2010. That’s a little more than a month before the film hits theaters, so it could be the movie tie-in version. The New Moon tie-in was released on September 15, 2009 (more than two months before the film’s theatrical release), but, again, there may be a few temporal adjustments in the works for Eclipse.
While there’s no reason to rush to the “Pre-Order” button just yet, these are definitely a few pages to keep an eye on over the coming months leading up to Eclipse!
‘Eclipse’ fans be warned: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner’s love triangle isn’t a big part of the movie
‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ is the movie that will really highlight the love triangle between Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. This is the movie where people take sides- Team Edward or Team Jacob. But it seems as if the movie is not going to play up the love triangle as much as some people are hoping.
Twilight star Kellan Lutz spoke to MTV and told them that the movie is focused more on action than love. Kellan Lutz stated that the ‘Eclipse’ movies climax is based more on action scenes than the love triangle between Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, as Edward Cullen, Bella Swan and Jacob Black.
“I did [see some of 'Eclipse'] … and it’s badass,” Lutz told MTV News, “The action really drew me in and I think the guys are really going to like this movie.”
So hopefully, this is just a ploy to get more males into the theaters. You don’t want to disappoint your female audience Summit Entertainment. Give me a good old heated conversation between Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner any day.
Twilight star Kellan Lutz spoke to MTV and told them that the movie is focused more on action than love. Kellan Lutz stated that the ‘Eclipse’ movies climax is based more on action scenes than the love triangle between Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, as Edward Cullen, Bella Swan and Jacob Black.
“I did [see some of 'Eclipse'] … and it’s badass,” Lutz told MTV News, “The action really drew me in and I think the guys are really going to like this movie.”
So hopefully, this is just a ploy to get more males into the theaters. You don’t want to disappoint your female audience Summit Entertainment. Give me a good old heated conversation between Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner any day.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Jacob and Edward Italian Ice Cream!
Sanson Italian ice cream has two new flavor ice cream bars in honor of the upcoming Twilight Saga Eclipse film. Check out the cool Eclipse poster for their promotion!! Jacob, Bella and Edward looking off…
From March 15th to September 20th, Italian residents can enter to win a Bella bracelet and ring or a trip to the Twilight Convention in Portland! To enter the contests, enter the code from the wooden stick of the Jacob or Edward ice cream on their website to see if you won either the bracelet/ring or the Twilight Convention in Portland!
From March 15th to September 20th, Italian residents can enter to win a Bella bracelet and ring or a trip to the Twilight Convention in Portland! To enter the contests, enter the code from the wooden stick of the Jacob or Edward ice cream on their website to see if you won either the bracelet/ring or the Twilight Convention in Portland!
Dakota Fanning evolves from child star to 'Runaways'
NEW YORK — NEW YORK —When Dakota Fanning was approached to play a sexed-up singer from the Seventies, she knew exactly what to do.
Hit YouTube.
"I didn't know a lot about The Runaways or Cherie Currie when I got the script, and I looked online to see the videos of the Live in Japan tour and her performing Cherry Bomb, and I realized that I wanted to play her," says Fanning, who knew of Joan Jett, but had little exposure to the electric era.
Jett is an executive producer of The Runaways (in theaters nationwide April 9), which is based on Currie's memoir and chronicles the sharp rise and fall of the all-girl band.
Fanning embraces her first major adult role playing lead singer and sex kitten Currie opposite a leather-studded, chin-jutting young Jett, played by Kristen Stewart.
Fifteen, then and now
"A lot of people still think of me as young, and as the girl from I Am Sam, or whatever," Fanning says on a sunny spring afternoon in her room at the Regency Hotel after a day of doing non-stop press. She's plopped on a couch, dressed casually in skinny jeans, open-laced boots, a gray blazer layered over a graphic tee. Around her neck is a simple Tiffany gold key necklace.
"After this (film), I might be able to do different things," Fanning, 16, says. "As you get older, there are roles you can no longer do and so many more things you can do." Mentored on-set by Currie, on-screen Fanning dives deep into the pitfalls of fame: drinking, smoking (herbal cigarettes, she says), and thrusting sexuality full-force into the camera with each throaty cherry-bomb burst.
In person, Fanning is still the sweet, fresh-faced young actor behind past performances in I Am Sam, The Secret Life of Bees and Charlotte's Web.
"I really liked that I was 15 (playing the role), and (Currie) was 15 and seeing what a different time I've grown up in and thinking, 'I could probably never do this, I could probably never be on my own and on the road and performing in lingerie.' "
In a pivotal scene in the film, Fanning's slender body is encased in Currie's signature barely-there corset, worn originally on tour in Japan in 1977. Fanning keeps the costume at home.
"That corset is kind of how she expressed herself, and for Cherie, the way she expressed her sexuality was to wear that corset and to be the cherry bomb," she says.
To beef up her vocal chops, Fanning worked with Currie's original vocal coach.
"Then I was kind of thrown into the recording studio, and that's what you hear in the movie and on the soundtrack," Fanning says, noting The Runaways often recorded songs only a few times before releasing an album. "That was a little scary, but it actually worked out really well."
With new opportunities have come new friendships. She and Stewart, called "Salt and Pepper" in The Runaways (a nod to their blond and black David Bowie-style haircuts), remain close.
"She's become one of my best friends," says Fanning, who first met Stewart after hopping on the Twilight franchise during New Moon to play bloodthirsty vampire Jane to Stewart's innocent (and human) Bella. They reprise their roles in the next installment, Eclipse, scheduled for release in June.
No longer the little kid
Walking into New Moon felt as nerve-racking as the first day of school, Fanning says, but Stewart quickly brought her into the fold. "I've never really worked with a lot of young people in movies, and this is one of the first times I've worked really closely with someone that's closer to my age than a father figure or mother figure."
The two spent the first half of that New Moon day figuring each other out. "And then we were in a tent on the set, and it had a heater in it and we were alone, and we started talking and we instantly connected," she says.
In a Runaways scene, the two kiss, something both approached with little fanfare. "I wasn't even nervous," Fanning says. "It just kind of happened. The way it's written in the script, there's no direction. It was something that happened, they were best friends. It was a different time back then."
In her own life, Fanning has managed to build a surprisingly normal teenage life. She lives at home in Los Angeles with her parents, is crazy for Panda Express takeout and attends private school. Though she turned 16 in February, she cops to not having a learner's driving permit yet.
"There are some days where I'm like, I gotta drive, I gotta get out of here, I should be able to drive myself, and there are other days where I'm like, "Mom, it's OK, you can just drive me forever,' " she says with a laugh.
Of all her classes, she's into psychology, and with college on her to-do list, she has a career in mind that emulates Jodie Foster's.
After promoting The Runaways, Fanning will trade press calls for roll call, swapping corsets and vampires for pop quizzes and a cheerleading uniform.
"I thought it was something, you're going to high school, maybe I'll do cheerleading. It's something fun and completely normal and a good experience to have. And if I ever have to play a cheerleader," she says with a grin, "I'll know what it's like."
Hit YouTube.
"I didn't know a lot about The Runaways or Cherie Currie when I got the script, and I looked online to see the videos of the Live in Japan tour and her performing Cherry Bomb, and I realized that I wanted to play her," says Fanning, who knew of Joan Jett, but had little exposure to the electric era.
Jett is an executive producer of The Runaways (in theaters nationwide April 9), which is based on Currie's memoir and chronicles the sharp rise and fall of the all-girl band.
Fanning embraces her first major adult role playing lead singer and sex kitten Currie opposite a leather-studded, chin-jutting young Jett, played by Kristen Stewart.
Fifteen, then and now
"A lot of people still think of me as young, and as the girl from I Am Sam, or whatever," Fanning says on a sunny spring afternoon in her room at the Regency Hotel after a day of doing non-stop press. She's plopped on a couch, dressed casually in skinny jeans, open-laced boots, a gray blazer layered over a graphic tee. Around her neck is a simple Tiffany gold key necklace.
"After this (film), I might be able to do different things," Fanning, 16, says. "As you get older, there are roles you can no longer do and so many more things you can do." Mentored on-set by Currie, on-screen Fanning dives deep into the pitfalls of fame: drinking, smoking (herbal cigarettes, she says), and thrusting sexuality full-force into the camera with each throaty cherry-bomb burst.
In person, Fanning is still the sweet, fresh-faced young actor behind past performances in I Am Sam, The Secret Life of Bees and Charlotte's Web.
"I really liked that I was 15 (playing the role), and (Currie) was 15 and seeing what a different time I've grown up in and thinking, 'I could probably never do this, I could probably never be on my own and on the road and performing in lingerie.' "
In a pivotal scene in the film, Fanning's slender body is encased in Currie's signature barely-there corset, worn originally on tour in Japan in 1977. Fanning keeps the costume at home.
"That corset is kind of how she expressed herself, and for Cherie, the way she expressed her sexuality was to wear that corset and to be the cherry bomb," she says.
To beef up her vocal chops, Fanning worked with Currie's original vocal coach.
"Then I was kind of thrown into the recording studio, and that's what you hear in the movie and on the soundtrack," Fanning says, noting The Runaways often recorded songs only a few times before releasing an album. "That was a little scary, but it actually worked out really well."
With new opportunities have come new friendships. She and Stewart, called "Salt and Pepper" in The Runaways (a nod to their blond and black David Bowie-style haircuts), remain close.
"She's become one of my best friends," says Fanning, who first met Stewart after hopping on the Twilight franchise during New Moon to play bloodthirsty vampire Jane to Stewart's innocent (and human) Bella. They reprise their roles in the next installment, Eclipse, scheduled for release in June.
No longer the little kid
Walking into New Moon felt as nerve-racking as the first day of school, Fanning says, but Stewart quickly brought her into the fold. "I've never really worked with a lot of young people in movies, and this is one of the first times I've worked really closely with someone that's closer to my age than a father figure or mother figure."
The two spent the first half of that New Moon day figuring each other out. "And then we were in a tent on the set, and it had a heater in it and we were alone, and we started talking and we instantly connected," she says.
In a Runaways scene, the two kiss, something both approached with little fanfare. "I wasn't even nervous," Fanning says. "It just kind of happened. The way it's written in the script, there's no direction. It was something that happened, they were best friends. It was a different time back then."
In her own life, Fanning has managed to build a surprisingly normal teenage life. She lives at home in Los Angeles with her parents, is crazy for Panda Express takeout and attends private school. Though she turned 16 in February, she cops to not having a learner's driving permit yet.
"There are some days where I'm like, I gotta drive, I gotta get out of here, I should be able to drive myself, and there are other days where I'm like, "Mom, it's OK, you can just drive me forever,' " she says with a laugh.
Of all her classes, she's into psychology, and with college on her to-do list, she has a career in mind that emulates Jodie Foster's.
After promoting The Runaways, Fanning will trade press calls for roll call, swapping corsets and vampires for pop quizzes and a cheerleading uniform.
"I thought it was something, you're going to high school, maybe I'll do cheerleading. It's something fun and completely normal and a good experience to have. And if I ever have to play a cheerleader," she says with a grin, "I'll know what it's like."
Nickelodeon: Kids Choice Awards Results Are In
Twilight was nominated in a bunch of categories at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. And here are the results!
Taylor Lautner won for Favorite Movie Actor
Jacob Black and Bella Swan won for Favorite Cutest Couple (Beating Out Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, score Team Jacob!)
Taylor Lautner won for Favorite Movie Actor
Jacob Black and Bella Swan won for Favorite Cutest Couple (Beating Out Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, score Team Jacob!)
Robert Pattinson is a local pub guy
The Twilight hunk claims that he isn’t too comfortable being famous.
“Although I like meeting fans and love the response from them. I’m far happier going down to my local pub, having a drink and sitting chatting to friends. That’s when I’m most relaxed,” CBS News quoted him as saying.
He added, “I didn’t go into acting because I wanted to be famous, I got into acting because I loved the creation and the making of good credible drama. Fame is just an extra added on.”
The actor also has no desires to indulge in partying or buying expensive things.
He said, “That’s not my scene. I’m more than happy to do the normal things and buy the things I bought before all this madness kicked off.”
The actor was amazed to see his snaps “buying underwear at my local store” on tabloids recently.
Referring to paparazzi, he said,”These guys must be hiding in the rails or something.”
“Although I like meeting fans and love the response from them. I’m far happier going down to my local pub, having a drink and sitting chatting to friends. That’s when I’m most relaxed,” CBS News quoted him as saying.
He added, “I didn’t go into acting because I wanted to be famous, I got into acting because I loved the creation and the making of good credible drama. Fame is just an extra added on.”
The actor also has no desires to indulge in partying or buying expensive things.
He said, “That’s not my scene. I’m more than happy to do the normal things and buy the things I bought before all this madness kicked off.”
The actor was amazed to see his snaps “buying underwear at my local store” on tabloids recently.
Referring to paparazzi, he said,”These guys must be hiding in the rails or something.”
Release date for the Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie Companion
From ReelEmpire:
“Amazon has confirmed the release date for the “Twilight Saga Eclipse: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion” which will hit retail shelves June 29th, 2010. They also revealed the release date for the mass market paperback edition for “Eclipse” which is May 25th. At the moment, no cover images have been released for either product, but as soon as they are, we’ll have posted right here for you “Twilight” fans to sink your teeth in to.”
“Amazon has confirmed the release date for the “Twilight Saga Eclipse: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion” which will hit retail shelves June 29th, 2010. They also revealed the release date for the mass market paperback edition for “Eclipse” which is May 25th. At the moment, no cover images have been released for either product, but as soon as they are, we’ll have posted right here for you “Twilight” fans to sink your teeth in to.”
Rob wants to star in a romantic Comedy – GMTV Interview Preview
Robert Pattinson has revealed that he would love to star in a romantic comedy.
The Twilight star fancies hiding away his vampire fangs for something more light-hearted, but claimed he hasn’t found anything perfect.
“I’d love to, but they are always just so rubbish – I mean like, I’d absolutely love to do it, but I’ve literally never read a good rom-com script,” he told GMTV in an interview airing on March 29.
Robert, who stars in Remember Me with Pierce Brosnan and Emilie de Ravin, reckoned there’s too much competition to be a romantic comedy king like Hugh Grant.
“I think it’s such a typical career choice for me, as well, to be honest,” he continued.
“If you do a big franchise thing – especially for English guys – you try and do a Hugh Grant part or something. Which I don’t think would be the best idea for me… mainly because it’s quite difficult to be Hugh Grant!”
The Twilight star fancies hiding away his vampire fangs for something more light-hearted, but claimed he hasn’t found anything perfect.
“I’d love to, but they are always just so rubbish – I mean like, I’d absolutely love to do it, but I’ve literally never read a good rom-com script,” he told GMTV in an interview airing on March 29.
Robert, who stars in Remember Me with Pierce Brosnan and Emilie de Ravin, reckoned there’s too much competition to be a romantic comedy king like Hugh Grant.
“I think it’s such a typical career choice for me, as well, to be honest,” he continued.
“If you do a big franchise thing – especially for English guys – you try and do a Hugh Grant part or something. Which I don’t think would be the best idea for me… mainly because it’s quite difficult to be Hugh Grant!”
Rob’s Interview With MikroGids – Mentions ‘Remember Me’ and ‘Bel Ami’
Robert Pattinson (23) is the new acting sensation from England. Hordes of teenage girls adore him, including their mothers, but also the intermediate category is sensitive to its charms. MikroGid was with the press presentatiuon of Remember me (from Thursday, April 1st in our cinemas).
A handsome guy with a black baseball cap, a big beard, and a look which, although friendly, is also evasive. This is how we can best describe the appearance of Robert Pattinson. The beard appears to belong to his latest film Bel Ami, currently being filmed. And from this look speaks the unfamiliarity with the mega star status which the British actor owes to his leading role as vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight and the romantic comedy horror sequel New Moon.
The third part of the Twilight Saga — Eclipse — will be released later on, but in the meantime Pattinson fans can admire in his newest film Remember me. Though most will be surprised by it, says the actor. “Remember me is completely different from anything I’ve done. Instead of a strange dude or some other weird fantasy figure I finally play a normal guy. It seems nothing special, but film scripts often only include murderers, drug addicts, suicidal and other psychiatric patients. When you do find a part about a normal guy, he is immediately completely dull.”
Observing
Pattinsons movie-character Tyler is anything but dull. He is very rebellious, and constantly clashes with his highly formal father, played by Pierce Brosnan. “But with that rebellious attitude he also shuts out his own feelings,” the actor explains. “Remember me is actually about the breaking down of that armor.”
We are talking about a very personal film, Pattinson stresses. “Before we started filming, I had many months of close contact with the director and screenwriter. Originally, I really intended to act like myself completely. I didn’t do it eventually, even though there are still parts of me in Tyler. When I was younger, I found it intruiging to play with emotions. I pretended the whole time. Only the last two years I started to think: Hey, I’m really sad or really happy. So Tyler’s development I know from personal experience. Or, in other words: his armor was a bit like mine. ”
Although he may no longer play hide and seek with itself, there are still some doors that closed on Pattinson. “Fame is quite a burden. For one, the fact that I can hardly observe people peacefully anymore, while for a true actor this is incredibly important. Instead I get stared at himself. I’ve expereienced walking down the street, and suddenly I ended up walking into a kind of trap with forty photographers. It makes you pretty weary. Not that I want everything as it was before. Though sometimes I long for that. ”
Exhausted
And all this attention from women? “Ehmmm” Pattinson begins hesitantly, as he fiddles furiously with the cap of his Coke bottle. “To be honest: I think it’s very frightening. When people impose themselves, that’s even downright repulsive. It sounds ridiculous to complain now, but it bothers me. It is all so unrealistic. I never used to get much attention. I have to watch myself that I don’t get too suspicious. If anyone approaches me, I already have a tendency to say ‘what do you want from me? ” while that person may not want anything and just wants to be nice. ”
While he used to be a very good boy, now the actor has the urge to be rebellious. “In that respect I feel very similar to Tyler.” He chuckles. “I recently started trashing hotelrooms and stuff. Well, not really. But I do use my aggression in my parts. In Tyler of course, and now in Georges Duroy, my character in Bel Ami. That guy hates the world so much that he constantly bursts out into anger. I can really indulge myself now in that part, though I now know that anger is pretty tiring. After one days on the set I’m exhausted. ”
Comfort
Acting is a fun outlet, Pattinson agrees, but above all it is a profession where he would like to grow. “That’s a big part of why I don’t want to be the romantic hero. The more variety in parts I play, the more I learn. Allthough I realize that I’m taking a big risk by doing that. The pressure is high anyway when you’re famous. Especially when you’ve become famous as easily as I have, because what did I do anyway to accomplish that? I’m convinced I’ll have to work hard for at least ten years to really earn the status I’ve seemed to have acquired so easily. ” In Remember Me, love is the big eye-opener. Pattinson rather won’t answer if he recognizes that. His life in hotels, which he’s been forced to live in the last three years, doesn’t seem very romantic anyway.
“Tremendously boring”, he sighs. “Late last year I almost bought a house in the United States because I no longer stand it, but luckily I discovered in time how crazy expensive it is. I don’t even know if I still have a job here in the coming years. So for now I get my comfort from playin my guitar, which always travels with me. I used to not need anything else. Until I returned to London and discovered that your social life completely collapses if you don’t stay in contact with people for one year.” And now? “Skype is an ideal way of communication,” Pattinson says, his eyes wander again. He wants to communicate, but not too much.
Profile
Name: Robert Thomas Pattinson
Born: May 13, 1986 in London
Family situation: Mother Claire worked at a modeling agency, father Richard imported cars from the United States. Robert has two older sisters, Lizzy and Vitoria
Education: Secondary School, plus years of guitar and piano lessons.
Career: Started a career in modelling when he was twelve, he quit four years later, because of lack of success (according to himself). At fifteen he started acting at an amateur company. In 2004 he made his debut in the British television film Ring of the Nibelungs. A year later he got the part of Cedric Diggory, seen in Harry Potter IV and V. Last year he broke through with Twilight. The soundtrack of this movie holds two of his own songs.
A handsome guy with a black baseball cap, a big beard, and a look which, although friendly, is also evasive. This is how we can best describe the appearance of Robert Pattinson. The beard appears to belong to his latest film Bel Ami, currently being filmed. And from this look speaks the unfamiliarity with the mega star status which the British actor owes to his leading role as vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight and the romantic comedy horror sequel New Moon.
The third part of the Twilight Saga — Eclipse — will be released later on, but in the meantime Pattinson fans can admire in his newest film Remember me. Though most will be surprised by it, says the actor. “Remember me is completely different from anything I’ve done. Instead of a strange dude or some other weird fantasy figure I finally play a normal guy. It seems nothing special, but film scripts often only include murderers, drug addicts, suicidal and other psychiatric patients. When you do find a part about a normal guy, he is immediately completely dull.”
Observing
Pattinsons movie-character Tyler is anything but dull. He is very rebellious, and constantly clashes with his highly formal father, played by Pierce Brosnan. “But with that rebellious attitude he also shuts out his own feelings,” the actor explains. “Remember me is actually about the breaking down of that armor.”
We are talking about a very personal film, Pattinson stresses. “Before we started filming, I had many months of close contact with the director and screenwriter. Originally, I really intended to act like myself completely. I didn’t do it eventually, even though there are still parts of me in Tyler. When I was younger, I found it intruiging to play with emotions. I pretended the whole time. Only the last two years I started to think: Hey, I’m really sad or really happy. So Tyler’s development I know from personal experience. Or, in other words: his armor was a bit like mine. ”
Although he may no longer play hide and seek with itself, there are still some doors that closed on Pattinson. “Fame is quite a burden. For one, the fact that I can hardly observe people peacefully anymore, while for a true actor this is incredibly important. Instead I get stared at himself. I’ve expereienced walking down the street, and suddenly I ended up walking into a kind of trap with forty photographers. It makes you pretty weary. Not that I want everything as it was before. Though sometimes I long for that. ”
Exhausted
And all this attention from women? “Ehmmm” Pattinson begins hesitantly, as he fiddles furiously with the cap of his Coke bottle. “To be honest: I think it’s very frightening. When people impose themselves, that’s even downright repulsive. It sounds ridiculous to complain now, but it bothers me. It is all so unrealistic. I never used to get much attention. I have to watch myself that I don’t get too suspicious. If anyone approaches me, I already have a tendency to say ‘what do you want from me? ” while that person may not want anything and just wants to be nice. ”
While he used to be a very good boy, now the actor has the urge to be rebellious. “In that respect I feel very similar to Tyler.” He chuckles. “I recently started trashing hotelrooms and stuff. Well, not really. But I do use my aggression in my parts. In Tyler of course, and now in Georges Duroy, my character in Bel Ami. That guy hates the world so much that he constantly bursts out into anger. I can really indulge myself now in that part, though I now know that anger is pretty tiring. After one days on the set I’m exhausted. ”
Comfort
Acting is a fun outlet, Pattinson agrees, but above all it is a profession where he would like to grow. “That’s a big part of why I don’t want to be the romantic hero. The more variety in parts I play, the more I learn. Allthough I realize that I’m taking a big risk by doing that. The pressure is high anyway when you’re famous. Especially when you’ve become famous as easily as I have, because what did I do anyway to accomplish that? I’m convinced I’ll have to work hard for at least ten years to really earn the status I’ve seemed to have acquired so easily. ” In Remember Me, love is the big eye-opener. Pattinson rather won’t answer if he recognizes that. His life in hotels, which he’s been forced to live in the last three years, doesn’t seem very romantic anyway.
“Tremendously boring”, he sighs. “Late last year I almost bought a house in the United States because I no longer stand it, but luckily I discovered in time how crazy expensive it is. I don’t even know if I still have a job here in the coming years. So for now I get my comfort from playin my guitar, which always travels with me. I used to not need anything else. Until I returned to London and discovered that your social life completely collapses if you don’t stay in contact with people for one year.” And now? “Skype is an ideal way of communication,” Pattinson says, his eyes wander again. He wants to communicate, but not too much.
Profile
Name: Robert Thomas Pattinson
Born: May 13, 1986 in London
Family situation: Mother Claire worked at a modeling agency, father Richard imported cars from the United States. Robert has two older sisters, Lizzy and Vitoria
Education: Secondary School, plus years of guitar and piano lessons.
Career: Started a career in modelling when he was twelve, he quit four years later, because of lack of success (according to himself). At fifteen he started acting at an amateur company. In 2004 he made his debut in the British television film Ring of the Nibelungs. A year later he got the part of Cedric Diggory, seen in Harry Potter IV and V. Last year he broke through with Twilight. The soundtrack of this movie holds two of his own songs.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Hollywood Crush: Jackson Rathbone and Jasper’s Journey
MTV’s Hollywood Crush caught up with Jackson Rathbone and had a few questions. Jackson talks about working with David Slade and literally getting back in the saddle again:
“”There are some really cool action scenes,” Jackson told Hollywood Crush. “We worked with some amazing stunt men and women who were so incredible and just a lot of fun to work with and collaborate with. They taught me a lot. So I hope to see a lot more of the action [in the next 'Eclipse' trailer].”
Though we don’t learn much about Jackson’s Jasper Hale in “Twilight” and “New Moon,” his background is explored much more in “Eclipse.” “I’m excited for a step up with Jasper’s character,” Jackson said. “It’s been two, three years and now I get to kind of go outside and show a little bit more of what makes Jasper tick. We get to go into his back story — see where he came from, who he was before, what makes him who we see in the first film of ‘Twilight,’ what makes him seem like he’s always in pain, why he’s always in pain … because he is.”
So why, exactly, is he in so much agony? “He’s almost depressed,” Jackson said. “He wants to live a good life. He wants to be part of the Cullen family. He is the newest to this vegetarian vampire way of life, and he’s still trying to be part of that and address his inner demons and what he used to be. It was really fun to be able to express that.”
“”There are some really cool action scenes,” Jackson told Hollywood Crush. “We worked with some amazing stunt men and women who were so incredible and just a lot of fun to work with and collaborate with. They taught me a lot. So I hope to see a lot more of the action [in the next 'Eclipse' trailer].”
Though we don’t learn much about Jackson’s Jasper Hale in “Twilight” and “New Moon,” his background is explored much more in “Eclipse.” “I’m excited for a step up with Jasper’s character,” Jackson said. “It’s been two, three years and now I get to kind of go outside and show a little bit more of what makes Jasper tick. We get to go into his back story — see where he came from, who he was before, what makes him who we see in the first film of ‘Twilight,’ what makes him seem like he’s always in pain, why he’s always in pain … because he is.”
So why, exactly, is he in so much agony? “He’s almost depressed,” Jackson said. “He wants to live a good life. He wants to be part of the Cullen family. He is the newest to this vegetarian vampire way of life, and he’s still trying to be part of that and address his inner demons and what he used to be. It was really fun to be able to express that.”
FearNet: Jackson Rahtbone Part 2, From Dread to Airbender and What Is Fear
“In his time off from the ongoing Twilight series, Jackson Rathbone decided to dive right into a film about the nature of fear itself: Dread, based on the Book of Blood short story by horror-fantasy author Clive Barker. In the film, adapted and directed by Anthoni DiBlasi, Rathbone plays Stephen, a mild-mannered film student who gets caught up in a classmate’s study of fear — a project that takes an unexpectedly dark and disturbing turn.
FEARnet spoke with Rathbone by phone as he was preparing to play New Orleans with his band, 100 Monkeys, with whom he’ll be touring right up to the start of his promo duties for June’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. (Read our Eclipse-focused chat with Rathbone here) Rathbone discussed his reasons for taking on the part in the gory psychological thriller — including the behind-the-scenes story of his brush with a live maggot, partially documented on the Dread DVD, out this week — and how the disparate worlds of Dread and Twilight both fit into his multi-faceted career.
Rathbone also recalled his challenging guest spot on Criminal Minds as a killer with multiple personality disorder and spoke about fight training for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, his upcoming fantasy-action film. Dallas fans can catch Rathbone in person on April 24, when he appears with 100 Monkeys at the Spencer Bell Legacy Concert in memory of his late friend, Spencer Bell, whose posthumously-released song Beautiful, More So also marks Rathbone’s music video directing debut.”
FEARnet spoke with Rathbone by phone as he was preparing to play New Orleans with his band, 100 Monkeys, with whom he’ll be touring right up to the start of his promo duties for June’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. (Read our Eclipse-focused chat with Rathbone here) Rathbone discussed his reasons for taking on the part in the gory psychological thriller — including the behind-the-scenes story of his brush with a live maggot, partially documented on the Dread DVD, out this week — and how the disparate worlds of Dread and Twilight both fit into his multi-faceted career.
Rathbone also recalled his challenging guest spot on Criminal Minds as a killer with multiple personality disorder and spoke about fight training for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, his upcoming fantasy-action film. Dallas fans can catch Rathbone in person on April 24, when he appears with 100 Monkeys at the Spencer Bell Legacy Concert in memory of his late friend, Spencer Bell, whose posthumously-released song Beautiful, More So also marks Rathbone’s music video directing debut.”
Behind The Scenes Of The ‘Shift The Power’ PSA
Twilight Cast Members Shift The Power PSA | Julia Jones from Video Army on Vimeo.
Director Brett Mazurek of the Shift The Power PSA sent us some behind the scenes photos from the shoot to show their appreciation of our support and help get the word out about the South Dakota’s Lakota Sioux- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Crisis.
As a small token of our appreciation, we wanted to send you some exclusive Behind the Scenes photos from the shoot. It was shot at the Video Army Headquarters in Venice Beach, Ca, directed by Brett Mazurek, photos done by Edison from Venice Paparazzi and produced by Chaske Spencer and Josselyne Herman of United Global Shift. Thank you again—>You ALL ROCK! –Brett
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