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A fan compilation of the various moments in interviews where Pattinson was seen to be 'odd' and funny.

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Nielsen, D. and Nititham, D.S. (2022) ‘Celebrity memes, audioshop, and participatory fan culture: a case study on Keanu Reeves memes’, Celebrity studies, 13(2), pp. 159–170.

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Nielsen, D. and Nititham, D.S. (2022) ‘Celebrity memes, audioshop, and participatory fan culture: a case study on Keanu Reeves memes’, Celebrity studies, 13(2), pp. 159–170.

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Although Keanu Reeves was the focus for Nielsen and Nititham, their conclusions also apply to Pattinson. Memes can enhance his celebrity persona (eccentric, insecure, and endearing) and even give it new meanings. Similar to Reeves, Pattinson is viewed as an ordinary celebrity that fans can identify with, yet this does not alter his mega-star status. Pattinson is both ordinary and extraordinary, and this is reflected in the memes that his fans have created.

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York, L. M. (2018) Reluctant celebrity : affect and privilege in contemporary stardom. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

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York, L. M. (2018) Reluctant celebrity : affect and privilege in contemporary stardom. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

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According to York, a star's unwillingness to want fame increases the perception of their authenticity—a trait that is evident in Pattinson's star persona.

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Pattinson has served as the butt-end of the meme joke factory, like many other celebrities. The most notable case would be the Adidas tracksuit meme, in which a picture uploaded by Joshua Safdie, director of Good Time, went viral as users began to alter it to include amusing circumstances.

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Negra, D. (2015) ‘The Making, Unmaking and Re-Making of Robsten’ in Cobb, S. and Ewen, N. (eds.) First comes love : power couples, celebrity kinship, and cultural politics. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 313-329

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Negra states that celebrities who appear to be shunning fame are referred to as "higher-order celebrities." In other words, celebrities who are frequently regarded seriously by the public and media. This explains how he was able to land the role of Batman, which is typically played by high-profile and serious actors

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Negra, D. (2015) ‘The Making, Unmaking and Re-Making of Robsten’ in Cobb, S. and Ewen, N. (eds.) First comes love : power couples, celebrity kinship, and cultural politics. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 313-329

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Negra discusses how there were double standards in the way the media treated Stewart and Pattinson. Stewart was vilified for appearing moody while Pattinson rarely received backlash. This relates to his relationship with FKA Twigs as well.

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Lai, A. (2006) ‘Glitter and grain Aura and authenticity in the celebrity’ in Holmes, S. and Redmond, S. (eds.) Framing celebrity: New directions in celebrity culture. London: Routledge, pp. 216-222

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Lai, A. (2006) ‘Glitter and grain Aura and authenticity in the celebrity’ in Holmes, S. and Redmond, S. (eds.) Framing celebrity: New directions in celebrity culture. London: Routledge, pp. 216-222

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According to the author, paparazzi photos are alluring because they expose a star's "true" side, which may be absent from official celebrity photos.

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This is undoubtedly Pattinson's most private relationship since his ascent to fame, despite the fact that he is linked to another famous woman. They reportedly started dating in 2018 and are still currently together.

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Daily Mail (2022): Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse put on a loved-up display as they hold hands during a low-key stroll in New York City

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Daily Mail (2022): Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse put on a loved-up display as they hold hands during a low-key stroll in New York City

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Many of the images of the couple come from papazzari due to their extremely discreet nature.

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Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse put on a loved-up display as they hold hands during a low-key stroll in New York City

They've been dating since 2018 and prefer to keep their relationship under wraps.

And Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse looked happier than ever as they held hands while out on a low-key stroll in New York City on Tuesday.

The couple cut very casual figures in relaxed ensembles as they headed out in the big apple while making the most of their downtime.

The Batman star Robert, 36, dressed down in a navy sweater which he teamed with a pair of cropped ivory shorts, dark trainers and a burgundy cap.

While amid the ongoing coronavirus, the actor also covered up in a blue disposable facemask.

His girlfriend of four years Suki also opted for a laidback look, donning a dark navy sweater, black trousers and black trainers.

The model, 30, showcased her natural beauty as she went make-up free, while she allowed her brunette tresses to fall about her shoulders.

Robert and Suki were first linked in 2018 when they were spotted kissing in their home city of London.

In August 2018, an insider told Us Weekly that the pair had been quietly dating for months.

The Tenet actor was previously in high-profile romances with his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart and singer FKA twigs.

Suki was in a relationship with Bradley Cooper for two years and briefly dated James Marsden.

Meanwhile, actress Suki has recently released her 10-track debut album I Can't Let Go but admitted she was unsure about the project for a long time.

She told Variety: 'It was something that I desperately wanted to do.

'For probably the last four years as I was putting out these singles, I guess I was testing my own courage and whether or not people would like it.

'I was definitely slow, just putting out one a year is not the best way to run your music business... I've been writing it for a long time, but it's like the reality of it happening, I was unsure about. And then I just decided to do it.'

Although Suki has been happily dating Robert Pattinson, 35, for the past few years, she revealed that album opener Moves was written during a time in her life when she was 'so over being in love'.

She explained: "Like it's so tiring, it's so exhausting. I'd been alone for a few years and I was quite walled off...

'I was thinking about how I wanted to do a song that Thelma and Louise would be listening to, that would be on the tape track as they drive off the mountain.'

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They've been dating since 2018 and prefer to keep their relationship under wraps. And Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse looked happier than ever as they held hands while out on a low-key stroll in New York City on Tuesday.

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Robert Pattinson mocked on TikTok by fans.

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Buzzfeed (2019): FKA Twigs' New Album Appears To Be About Robert Pattinson And My Heart Is Breaking All Over Again

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Buzzfeed (2019): FKA Twigs' New Album Appears To Be About Robert Pattinson And My Heart Is Breaking All Over Again

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The writer offers their interpretations of a couple FKA Twigs songs and how they might relate to Pattinson. At the very end, they included fan responses to FKA Twigs's implied claim that he broke her heart. Even if they are all joking, many of them supported FKA Twigs rather than Pattinson.

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This is FKA twigs and today she released her highly anticipated sophomore album, Magdalene.

Anywho, I've already listened to the 9-track album several times through and I'm convinced it's about her breakup with Robert Pattinson.

In case you forgot, the couple was together from 2014-2017. There were even rumors that they were engaged!

Guess you'll have to listen to Magdalene and decide for yourself what it's about!

Regardless, I do hope that FKA twigs and Robert Pattinson are happy, even though they're not *cries* together.

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FKA Twigs Appears To Have Finally Opened Up About Her Breakup With Robert Pattinson In Her New Album

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This is FKA twigs and today she released her highly anticipated sophomore album, Magdalene . Anywho, I've already listened to the 9-track album several times through and I'm convinced it's about her breakup with Robert Pattinson. In case you forgot, the couple was together from 2014-2017. There were even rumors that they were engaged!

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blastingnews (2019): Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs wedding: is the actor cheating with Katy Perry?

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blastingnews (2019): Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs wedding: is the actor cheating with Katy Perry?

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During their relationship there were even rumours that Pattinson cheated on FKA Twigs with singer and long-time friend, Katy Perry. None of the parties, including Pattinson, have spoken out about it.

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The relationship of Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs has been plagued with several rumors since the couple has been keeping things under wraps since they first dated. However, the former boyfriend of Kristen Stewart is reportedly cheating on the "Pendulum" singer with Katy Perry.

Is the 'Twilight' actor cheating on his fiancée?

Gossip Cop has shared there have been reports claiming that Robert Pattinson is flirting with Katy Perry behind the back of FKA Twigs. Reports have claimed that the two American celebrities have been contacting each other without the knowledge of the Brit songstress.

This is not the first time that Robert Pattinson and Katy Perry were rumored to be cheating. As a matter of fact, the " Cosmopolis" star and the "Teenage Dream" singer reportedly had a "friends with benefits" kind of relationship while the actor was still dating Kristen Stewart.

Actor was on the same flight as Kristen Stewart

According to the news outlet, the awkward run-in happened after the threesome attended this year's Paris Fashion week.

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Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs wedding: is the actor cheating with Katy Perry?

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The relationship of Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs has been plagued with several rumors since the couple has been keeping things under wraps since they first dated. However, the former boyfriend of Kristen Stewart is reportedly cheating on the "Pendulum" singer with Katy Perry.

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INSIDER (2021): FKA Twigs says she endured 'horrific' racist abuse from fans of ex-fiancé Robert Pattinson

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INSIDER (2021): FKA Twigs says she endured 'horrific' racist abuse from fans of ex-fiancé Robert Pattinson

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FKA Twigs added that she had faced racist attacks from his fans, who she claimed would have preferred if he had been dating a white woman which made her feel self-conscious.

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FKA Twigs says she endured ‘horrific’ racist abuse from fans of ex-fiancé Robert Pattinson

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The stars were first linked in 2014, got “kind of engaged,” and split in 2017. FKA Twigs briefly spoke about their relationship in a new interview.

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In 2014, Pattinson and FKA Twigs made their relationship public, and they have even been linked to engagement rumours. However, there were rumours of strife, and the couple formally split up in the mid-2017. As explained below, this is one of the rare times when Pattinson's fans felt let down by him.

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ScreenRant (2022): Here’s Where Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Are Now Years After Their Cheating Scandal & Breakup

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ScreenRant (2022): Here’s Where Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Are Now Years After Their Cheating Scandal & Breakup

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The timeline of their relationship is concisely explained in this article. In 2012, there was a shocking revelation that Kristen Stewart cheated on Pattinson with Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders and made a public apology. Even though a lot of Pattinson's information comes from insiders, it does highlight his reaction to the separation and he says that he doesn't hold Stewart responsible for their break up.

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Photo: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP.

If you're a Twilight superfan, you may have questions about why Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart broke up and where they are now years after their cheating scandal and split.

Pattinson and Stewart started dating in 2009 after meeting on the set of the first Twilight movie, in which they played love interests, Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. "It was so clear who worked," Stewart told The New Yorker in 2021 about her first chemistry read with Pattinson. "'I was literally just, like . . .'" She mimicked a swoon. Stewart, who described her relationship with Pattinson as "young and stupid," also told the magazine about what attracted her to him. "[He had an] intellectual approach that was combined with 'I don't give a fuck about this, but I'm going to make this sing.'" She continued, "And, whatever, we were young and stupid and, not to say that we made it so much better, but that's what it needed, and that's what anybody playing those parts needed to feel."

In a past interview, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed that she warned Pattinson against dating Stewart after their chemistry read. "I remember I told Rob, separately, I went, 'Listen, man, you gotta remember that she's under 18 and in our country, you can get in trouble! He went, 'Okay, okay, jeez, calm down!'... It was funny because they were both pretty shy and kind of a little bit nervous and awkward," she said. "I said, 'Okay, let's go do the biology scene where you guys first meet.' So we went to my kitchen table for that scene and you could see pretty quickly that they were vibing off of each other."

Stewart and Pattinson went on to film five Twilight movies together: 2008's Twilight, 2009's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2010's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, 2011's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, and 2012's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 before their split in 2013 after four years of dating. So why did Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart break up and where are they now years after their split and cheating scandal? Read on for what we know ahead.

Why did Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart break up?

Why did Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart break up? Stewart and Pattinson split in May 2013 after four years of on-again, off-again dating. The breakup came a year after Stewart was accused of cheating on Pattinson with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders. The accusations came after Stewart was photographed kissing Sanders-who was married to model Liberty Ross at the time, with whom he shares two children-in Los Angeles. "It seemed like they couldn't get enough," a photographer told Us Weekly at the time. Two days later, Stewart was seen with Pattinson on a date in Los Angeles. "They were really mellow," a source told Us Weekly at the time. "They're a cute couple." The insider continued, "She leaned against him." That same week, Pattinson and Stewart also attended the 2012 Teen Choice Awards together, where they were filmed holding hands.

The Teen Choice Awards came two days before Us Weekly published photos of Sanders and Stewart's PDA from earlier that week. Soon after the photos were published, Sanders' wife at the time tweeted "Wow" before deactivating her Twitter account. A day later, Stewart issued a public statement, in which she apologized to Pattinson and called the photos with Sanders a "momentary indiscretion." "I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected," the statement read. "This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry." Sanders, for his part, also issued his own statement in which he apologized to his wife and children for the "pain" he caused. "I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family," he said. "My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together."

A source told Us Weekly at the time that Pattinson was "really depressed" after learning of the infidelity. "He doesn't know what to do. He doesn't know if he should forgive her or not," the insider said. The source continued, "Rob's whole experience of coming into fame was experienced with Kristen. This is going to be really tough. Nobody knows if they'll stay together at this point." Another source added, "Rob is beyond devastated. He's so heartbroken. He's shocked she could hurt him and humiliate him this way." A third source also reported that Stewart was "devastated" by the situation. "She's very angry at herself. She's really not blaming anyone but herself," the source said.

Two months later, in September 2012, a source told Us Weekly that Stewart and Pattinson "had a dramatic makeup" and were back together. "They're working it out," the insider said. "He's still in love with her." The couple went on to walk the red carpet together at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 in November 2012. When asked by TODAY about if she and Pattinson were back together, Stewart said, "I'm going to just let people watch whatever little movie they think our lives are. Keep 'em guessing, I always say." Stewart and Pattinson split for a final time in May 2013. A source told Us Weekly at the time that the two were "having problems" and "fighting a lot." Another insider reported at the time that the two argued "about the cheating, about how selfish she always is, about how moody she always is."

In an interview with British Esquire in 2014, Pattinson didn't blame the breakup on Stewart and explained the two split because of their age. "Shit happens, you know?" he said. "It's just young people it's normal! And honestly, who gives a shit?" He continued, "The hardest part was talking about it afterwards. Because when you talk about other people, it affects them in ways you can't predict. It's like that scene in Doubt, where he's talking about how to take back gossip? They throw all those feathers from a pillow into the sky and you've got to go and collect all the feathers." In an interview on The Howard Stern Show in 2019, Stewart called Pattinson her "first love." We were together for years, that was my first [love]," she said. When asked if she would've married Pattinson if he proposed, Stewart responded, "I don't know. I wanted to... Yeah, no, I've never been in...I don't know. I'm not a super duper traditionalist, but at the same time... every relationship I've ever been in, I thought that was it. I've never really been the most casual person." She also told Stern that it was "weird" to talk about her relationship with Pattinson because she's never had full permission to "say what happened." "Because I was so self-conscious about seeming like an attention-seeker," Stewart said before adding. "He's the best."

In an interview with New York Times Magazine in 2016, Stewart opened up about how pressure from the media and fans affected her and Pattinson's relationship. "People wanted me and Rob to be together so badly that our relationship was made into a product," she said. "It wasn't real life anymore and that was gross to me. It's not that I want to hide who I am or hide anything I'm doing in my life. It's that I don't want to become a part of a story for entertainment value." Stewart echoed the same thoughts in an interview with Harper's Bazaar UK in 2019. "When me and Rob were together, we did not have an example to go by," she said. "So much was taken from us that, in trying to control one aspect, we were just like, 'No, we will never talk about it. Never. Because it's ours.'" Stewart also addressed rumors about her sexuality at the time after her relationships Stella Maxwell, St. Vincent and other women. "I think I just wanted to enjoy my life. And that took precedence over protecting my life, because in protecting it, I was ruining it," she said. "I just think we're all kind of getting to a place where - I don't know, evolution's a weird thing - we're all becoming incredibly ambiguous. And it's this really gorgeous thing." Stewart also told

Stewart, who called herself "so gay" in a 2017 episode of Saturday Night Live, also opened up to the Sunday Times at the time about how she wasn't trying to "hide" her sexuality by dating Pattinson. "I wasn't hiding anything," she said. "I didn't talk about my first relationships that went public because I wanted things that are mine to be mine. I hated it that details of my life were being turned into a commodity and peddled around the world. But considering I had so many eyes on me, I suddenly realized [my private life] affects a greater number of people than just me. It was an opportunity to surrender a bit of what was mine, to make even one other person feel good about themselves." She continued, "When I was dating Rob, the public were the enemy - and that is no way to live. It wasn't this grand statement, 'I was so confused! Now I've realized who I am!' I have not been struggling." When asked why she decided to come out publicly, Stewart said, "It just seemed important, and topical."

So where are Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart now? Five years after their breakup, Pattinson started dating model and actor Suki Waterhouse. In an interview with GQ in 2022, Pattinson recalled a boiler repairman, whom he described an "obsessive" DC Comics fan, talking to him and Waterhouse after he was cast as Batman. "He just randomly started talking about what a DC fan he is. And I'm sitting there facing the other direction, and my girlfriend just keeps continuing the conversation with him," he said. "And I'm looking at her like: 'Shut the fuck up! Why are you doing this to me?' She was very entertaining. Just talking to an obsessive fan." A source told HollywoodLife in 2022 that Pattinson's inner circle have been "pressuring" him to "propose" to Waterhouse. "His friends and family anticipate an engagement soon and his family has been pressuring him to propose to her for some time," the insider said. "They absolutely love Suki, and she is already like a daughter to them. She makes Rob so happy." The source continued, "Rob has kept his relationship with Suki private because they both know what it's like to have public relationships with famous celebrities play out in front of the world. What they have is special and their bond is unbreakable. They both want the same things in life - to get married and have a family together." The insider also added that Waterhouse wants to marry Pattinson first before they start a family. "It is fine that others do it the other way around," the source said. "But that is not how they want to do it. Suki knows that she has met her person and she absolutely sees herself spending the rest of her life with him. They have definitely talked about marriage and having kids, and they're both on the same page and know that they want this in their lives. After quarantining together and braving out the pandemic together, they feel that they can get through anything."

Stewart, for her part, started dating screenwriter Dylan Meyer in 2019. They got engaged in 2021. "I wanted to be proposed to, so I think I very distinctly carved out what I wanted and she nailed it," Stewart said of her engagement on The Howard Stern Show in November 2021. "We're marrying, it's happening." In an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in January 2022, Stewart talked about her plans for a wedding. "I want to have a big party or something. I'm so unceremonial. I think we might just go do it this weekend or something," she said. "Just hang out with everyone afterward. I just want to do it. I'm not a good planner. I can't make plans for dinner. I like to pivot. You never know where I'm going, man."

Are Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson still friends? A source told HollywoodLife in 2019 that Pattinson and Stewart are still in contact. "Yes, Rob really does consider Kristen a friend even though they don't see each other much at all, the last time being at a mutual friend's home for a party a while ago," the insider said at the time. "They text occasionally, sometimes about personal stuff and sometimes about work stuff. They are very much friendly but also very private too. Rob does not talk much about Kristen out of respect for what they once shared and where they are at now in their relationship." The source continued, "Kristen is grateful to be able to call Rob a friend after all these years. They have been through a lot together and she is appreciative that he forgave her for some of the mistakes she made in their relationship. Kristen has matured and grown a lot since falling in love with Rob and never intended on hurting him or breaking his heart."

Stewart also confirmed her friendship with Pattinson in a 2019 interview with Variety, where she reacted to his casting as Batman. "I feel like he's the only guy that could play that part," she said. "I'm so happy for him. It's crazy ... I'm very, very happy about that. I heard that and I was like, 'Oh man!' It's awesome." She also added that Pattinson has the "perfect cheekbones" for Bruce Wayne.

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Here's Where Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Are Now Years After Their Cheating Scandal & Breakup

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Photo: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP. If you're a Twilight superfan, you may have questions about why Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart broke up and where they are now years after their cheating scandal and split. Pattinson and Stewart started dating in 2009 after meeting on the set of the first Twilight movie, in which they played love interests, Bella Swan and Edward Cullen.

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As the leads of one of the biggest film franchises in the world, much attention was on Pattinson and his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart with rumours that they were dating. Even though it turned out to be accurate and they reportedly dated for 4 years, the couple kept their relationship private and originally disputed the rumours.

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Buzzfeed (2022): "The Batman" Premiered This Weekend, And Here Are All The Funniest Tweets About It

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Buzzfeed (2022): "The Batman" Premiered This Weekend, And Here Are All The Funniest Tweets About It

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A humorous compilation of fans' reactions after watching the film on opening weekend.

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That day has finally come, and she did NOT DISAPPOINT!

So, if you're like me and are still shook from the masterpiece that is The Batman and are still recovering from the sizzling tension between Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne, please enjoy these hilarious reactions to Matt Reeves' latest interpretation of the masked vigilante that Gotham needs but doesn't deserve:

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"The Batman" Premiered This Weekend, And Here Are All The Funniest Tweets About It

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That day has finally come, and she did NOT DISAPPOINT!

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When the movie came out, it received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both reviewers and viewers, many of whom praised Pattinson's portrayal of the Dark Knight. The scepticism was disregarded, and Pattinson's portrayal of the character was eventually accepted.

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When the movie came out, it received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both reviewers and viewers, many of whom praised Pattinson's portrayal of the Dark Knight. The scepticism was disregarded, and Pattinson's portrayal of the character was eventually accepted.

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The film got high scores from both critics and the audience (both were in the mid to high 80%).

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The Batman: Trailer - The Bat and The Cat TRAILER 2:38

The Batman: Trailer - The Bat and The Cat

2022, Action/Adventure, 2h 56m
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A grim, gritty, and gripping super-noir, The Batman ranks among the Dark Knight's bleakest -- and most thrillingly ambitious -- live-action outings. Read critic reviews

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Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.

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Deseret News (2020): We have our first look at the new ‘The Batman’

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Deseret News (2020): We have our first look at the new ‘The Batman’

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This article summarises some of the positive reactions that the teaser got.

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We have our first look at the new ‘The Batman’

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‘The Batman’ director Matt Reeves gave us our first look at the character

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The Digital Fix (2022): Robert Pattinson says the reaction to his Batman casting was 70% negative

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The Digital Fix (2022): Robert Pattinson says the reaction to his Batman casting was 70% negative

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There was a Change.org petition to persuade director Matt Reeves to replace the role in addition to the negative online response to Pattinson's casting. Pattinson responded with jest, refusing to let the criticism bring him down.

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Robert Pattinson says the reaction to his Batman casting was 70% negative

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Robert Pattison reveals how 70% of online fans didn’t want him cast as Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ latest DC movie movie, The Batman

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Some fans of Ben Affleck's Batman have expressed their displeasure by replying to Reeves's tweet (these were the first few in the replies).

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Matt Reeves tweets a camera test of Pattinson as Batman

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Matt Reeves tweets a camera test of Pattinson as Batman

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This tweet was the first visual the public got to see Pattinson as the caped crusader. However, reactions to his casting have been divided.

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Variety (2019): Robert Pattinson Talks 'The Batman'

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Variety (2019): Robert Pattinson Talks 'The Batman'

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He has said he would "drop everything" to work with a director he admires, regardless of the kind of movies they created, and this shows in his choice of films, which can be seen as passion-driven.

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Reader's Digest (2022): The evolution of Robert Pattinson

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Reader's Digest (2022): The evolution of Robert Pattinson

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The author asserts toward the end of the piece that despite Pattinson's return to blockbusters, he is still choosing roles that are auteur-driven and bringing his independent film expertise with him.

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As he debuts asBatman, we take a deep dive into the rollercoaster career of the actor who has proved it is possible to remake yourself after a behemoth film franchise

March sees the debut of Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in The Batman, Matt Reeves' new cerebral take on the DC superhero. It's one of the most anticipated films of 2022, with notoriously scrupulous comic book fans excited to see his take on the character and in agreement that he is the right choice.

It would be easy, at this point, to mock his involvement in the Twilight Saga as some kind of youthful error, but a career is made of many parts.

While he had significant role in the Harry Potter franchise prior to the casting, it was the role of Edward Cullen that shot him into the stratosphere, prompting a period of hype and attention that would last until the concluding chapter of the franchise, Breaking Dawn Part 2, in 2012.

"It's lovely now that the mania is not so intense," he told USA Today in 2019. "I think the only scary part was right in the thick of it all, when it was very, very intense. Now the intensity has died down and it's just very warm memories."

It's ten years since Edward's story ended, and Robert's began. For many actors associated with one particular role, it can be difficult to break out of being typecast. The fact that Batman is a very different part to his role in Twilight shows how much the actor has worked on the perception of him over the years, and that was down to a very specific formula. Even before the final Twilight film, we got a glimpse of what was to come with 2012's Cosmopolis.
"For many actors associated with one particular role, it can be difficult to break out of being typecast"
Directed by David Cronenberg, the film saw Pattinson play a bullish, self-destructive billionaire slowly making his way across Manhattan in his limousine office. It represented the type of films Pattinson would favour over the next decade-a unique independent director, and a character that allowed him to show his dark side.

Those who had preconceived notions about the actor from media headlines found those expectations obliterated by characters like Monte, an imprisoned criminal in 2018's High Life, or the shadowy Charles Marker in The Childhood Of A Leader (2016). This U-Turn seemed to be crowned in 2017 with Good Time, working with hot new American directors The Safdie Brothers.

High Life was the work of French icon Claire Denis, while American horror director Robert Eggers chose Pattinson for his follow up to The Witch, 2019's The Lighthouse. The latter film would also make headlines for Pattinson's process for getting into character, which involved making himself vomit and licking mud.

He would return to big budget filmmaking in 2020's Tenet, although he wouldn't compromise on artistic integrity.

While the effects are big and the hype tremendous, Tenet was a Christopher Nolan film, with all the labyrinthine plot twists that implies. For a director of Nolan's stature to cast Pattinson in a key role, secret service handler Neil, shows the high regard in which the star has come to be held.

So, is this journey through the arthouse over? This month he comes back his first conventional blockbuster in a decade, a film with aspirations of big box office and multiple sequels.
"Is this a happy ending, or a slide back into the world he avoided for so long?" Featured Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons and Giorgios Bard
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As he debuts asBatman, we take a deep dive into the rollercoaster career of the actor who has proved it is possible to remake yourself after a behemoth film franchise March sees the debut of Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in The Batman, Matt Reeves' new cerebral take on the DC superhero.

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The Batman marks Pattinson's return to franchise films since Twilight now that Warner Bros. has confirmed a sequel.

Getting this role shows how Pattinson's star image allowed him to join the lineage of his Batman predecessors – a title that is revered.

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GQ (2022): The Metamorphosis of Robert Pattinson

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GQ (2022): The Metamorphosis of Robert Pattinson

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This article perfectly captures Pattinson's up-to-this-point star image, from the opening phrase "He is exceptionally handsome" to Pattinson cursing at the start of the interview and a photo shoot that exemplifies his eccentricity. It illustrates how Pattinson, the media, and the public embrace his eccentricity.

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The expectation-defying actor is executing his wildest career pivot yet, returning to the world of giant franchise films as the Batman. Yet he can't help but worry: What is a movie star now, anyway?

He is exceptionally handsome. Wide, wild eyes. Large facial features arranged where a sculptor might have put them in 16th-century Italy. He is, unlike some actors, taller than people suppose. ("A lot of Batman fans are like, He's tiny, he's tiny! I'm not fucking tiny!" he says. "I'm, like, a large person. About half the time, I'm trying to get skinnier.") He has that ability to look convincingly different, by meaningful degrees, in many different things. It's not just hair and weight. It's the way he can lower or raise an internal dimmer switch to dial the eyes and mouth along a spectrum from, like, American scuzzbucket to French aristocrat. It permits him to work effectively as both a leading bat and a 12-minute scene-stealer. "He's a chameleon," Matt Reeves, director of The Batman, says. "Recently, Rob was telling me that he never plays a character with exactly his voice. The voice is one of his ways in."

In London today, his natural accent is crisp and his words are prudent. But his laughter is freewheeling and he can't help but start things off by saying precisely what he feels: "I'm so fucking jet-lagged!" He is underdressed: "It's cold! Fuck!" And he is feeling his age (35): "I can't do anything anymore!" The effect is something like: English art dealer after a weeklong fair in Hong Kong. He looks like he was maybe at his shiniest six days ago.

We're walking through Holland Park, at the base of Notting Hill. Not 18 hours earlier, the plan had been for us to visit the London Zoo, but he'd suddenly thought better of it. "I was talking to my girlfriend"-the model and actress Suki Waterhouse-"last night and she was, like, 'You know, people don't really like zoos....' I'd been thinking about a metaphorical thing. But then I was thinking that's very wrong, a sad bear walking in circles." He'd talked himself out of it.

"I just can't help it," he says. "I'll do it for every single element, every decision, in my life. What is the worst-case scenario for this decision? "

His reputational swerve away from blockbuster moviemaking had taken such a firm hold in recent years that Reeves, who had been thinking of Pattinson while writing The Batman, wasn't sure Pattinson would be interested in ever returning from his art-house walkabout. But a little mainstream exposure, by way of The Batman, was just as deliberate a choice as turning away in the first place. Get into the bat cave, bank some gains, then charter a new voyage out into riskier film waters again. It was a plan.

Things got off to an auspicious enough start when shooting began at the end of 2019. "Then I broke my wrist at the beginning of it all, doing a stunt, even before COVID. So the whole first section was trying to keep working out-looking like a penguin. I remember when that seemed like the worst thing that could go wrong." Soon, of course, there were far greater obstacles brought on by the unprecedented global pandemic, which triggered production shutdowns, including the one precipitated by his own "very embarrassing" positive in September 2020, right as everyone was due back from the first interminable break. The delays ultimately stretched the shoot to 18 months-approximately the total time on set of every other Robert Pattinson movie of late combined.

And yet, when the enormous production was full steam amid the raging pandemic, he felt grateful-and even guilty at times-for having a distraction that demanded every bit of his attention. "I just always had this anchor of Batman. Rather than thinking you're flotsam to the news, you could feel engaged without being paralyzed by it. Everyone I know, if you had a little momentum going in your career or your life, then stopping, you had to have a reckoning with yourself. Whereas I was so incredibly busy the whole time, doing something that was also super high pressure, by far the hardest thing I've ever done.... I was still playing Batman at the end of the day, even though the world might end. But just on the off chance that it doesn't end..." He puts it another way later: "Even if the world burns down, I've just got to get this fucking thing out!"

The set, on the outskirts of London, manifested as a "bubble within a bubble," he says. "And the nature of the shoot was so kind of insular, always shooting at night, just really dark all the time, and I felt very much alone. Even just being in the suit all the time. You're not really allowed out of the studio with the suit on, so I barely knew what was going on at all outside." They built him a little tent off to the side of the set where he could go to decompress. And mostly he would pass the time getting weird in the bat suit. "I'd be in the tent just making ambient electronic music in the suit, looking over the cowl. There's something about the construction of the cowl that makes it very difficult to read books, so you have to kind of almost lean forward to see out of the cowl."

He'd said it a few times, and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. The cowl?

"The mask thing. The bat mask. The cowl!" Hours, days, weeks, months, in the dark, in the suit, in the cowl. "I kept calling it a mask. But I learned, no, no, it's the cowl."

At one point, as we enter a half-crowded restaurant together, his eyes zero in on a private cubby meant to accommodate a discrete party of diners. He's told that it's reserved for another guest. You really want back in a cave, I say, and he laughs a laugh of post-traumatic stress.

I remind Pattinson that the last time he was in GQ, he was just getting started on The Batman, searching for what he called "the gap" in a character that has been played every which way for decades now. I ask if he achieved that.

Pattinson laughs hard. "And I kept trying to play into that, I kept trying to think, and I'm going to express this so badly, but there's this thing with addressing trauma.... All the other stories say the death of his parents is why Bruce becomes Batman, but I was trying to break that down in what I thought was a real way, instead of trying to rationalize it. He's created this intricate construction for years and years and years, which has culminated in this Batman persona. But it's not like a healthy thing that he's done." It's like an extended crack-up. "Almost like a drug addiction," he says. There's a moment when Alfred asks Bruce what his family would think of him tarnishing the family legacy with his new side hustle. "And Bruce says: 'This is my family legacy. If I don't do this, then there's nothing else for me.' I always read that as not like, 'There's nothing else,' like, 'I don't have a purpose.' But like: 'I'm checking out.' And I think that makes it a lot sadder. Like, it's a sad movie. It's kind of about him trying to find some element of hope, in himself, and not just the city. Normally, Bruce never questions his own ability; he questions the city's ability to change. But I mean, it's kind of such an insane thing to do: The only way I can live is to dress up as a bat.

"DC is the kind of emo comic," he continues, laughing. "There's a nihilistic side to it. Even the artwork is really, really different. So, hopefully, there are a lot of sad people in the world."

Outside, it is cold, dark, and covidly nihilistic (in other words, all vaguely DC), and the weather reminds Pattinson about how his boiler recently needed fixing. "The guy came around the other day," he says, "and he just randomly started talking about what a DC fan he is. And I'm sitting there facing the other direction, and my girlfriend just keeps continuing the conversation with him. And I'm looking at her like: Shut the fuck up!" He cracks up. "Why are you doing this to me? She was very entertaining. Just talking to an obsessive fan."

I ask him if he's anxious at all about how this multiyear endeavor will land. With the superfans. With those who know what a cowl is.

"It all depends. If people like the movie, it's great. All of it." But if not, I suggest, you're answering for people's anguish. "You never really know until it happens."
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As we walk around Holland Park in the early afternoon-the sky seems to just barely clear the tops of our heads-Pattinson's eyes scan reflexively for threats. He has been incomprehensibly famous since he was 22, and around every corner for the past 13 years has lurked a fan or a camera or a fan with a camera. The park, on this winter day, seems harmless to these untrained eyes, but Pattinson knows better.

There are some tables outside the park's coffee shop that seem like a nice enough place to sit and talk, but there are some old ladies chatting close by, and a path that passes near enough to potentially expose him. "Hmm," he says, "how about..." He leads us in a different direction, toward an abandoned heap of construction materials, where a bench faces some fencing. He says it faux-ponderous: "Let's just find the most dull area, hidden in a corner."

I ask him if this is how he experiences the world: as a constant search for dull areas hidden in corners.

"Oh, a hundred percent. Actually, like, if I see a bar that's empty, and it has no vibe at all, I'm like, Oooo! "

Masks have been a godsend, he says. "It's funny with all these anti-mask things, because I'm like, I will be wearing a mask for the rest of my life. I think I've gained a few years of life from lack of stress. It's ideal when everyone else is wearing one as well, so it's not like I'm standing out. It's incredible."

"I used to think I had a relatively long-term plan, the one I made after the first Twilight. But trying to make a plan now... Well, there are wolves everywhere."

He describes the thrill of pitching shows like these, which, like acting, requires his own little personal journey to hell: "I seem to only be able to have ideas when there's an enormous amount of adrenalin. It's almost like my process of doing anything now. I have to really, really feel like I've hit rock bottom. Where right up until the moment I have to perform it's: Wow, I'm the most empty piece of shit. " He laughs the bat-tent laugh. "You have to feel the pain. And then suddenly it's like God gives you a little treat: Here's an idea you've never thought of before. Run with this."

He is a voracious consumer of other people's work. He reads constantly, watches everything, chisels his taste, his tone, down to the sharpened points he uses to collaborate effectively with filmmakers to fashion bizarrely novel characters. In 2019's The King, he plunked a campy dauphin right smack in the middle of one of the most unsmirking movies of all time. "I'd been trying to do it seriously, but then I was talking to someone at Dior"-Pattinson is the face of Dior Homme-"and I started mimicking them and doing it in this funnier way," he says. That is, transporting a figure from French fashion into Shakespeare. "I started doing it as a joke at first, but then I filmed myself and watched it back, and thought this actually kinda works."

Pattinson threw another knuckleball into 2020's The Devil All the Time, in which he plays a creepy, corporeal Southern preacher who seduces young parishioners and then gaslights them about their sexual encounters. "But I thought that one was supposed to be a comedy. I remember reading the script and it was so extreme, with such monstrous characters, I was thinking it had to be." (It wasn't.)

Against all those personal career concerns, he also wonders aloud about the troubles the wider industry has seizing the center of the culture. "Even when movies try: Oh, let's do something that captures the zeitgeist, it's not possible if not everyone's watching at the same time. Movies used to generate the zeitgeist. And now I just find, opposed to music or fashion, movies can't keep up with the culture."

There, perhaps, is the best explanation, by a series of examples, of what Robert Pattinson has been trying to do with his career choices over the past decade. Don't just work with directors who make good movies. Work with directors who generate so specific an energy that people want to both watch their films and be part of the subculture that they alone can cultivate. Directors who make people want to literally dress like them. "If you provide a movie which kind of provides an entire culture with it," Pattinson says, "I think people really, really like that, and really respond to it."

Pattinson is, it becomes clearer with each passing movie-promo cycle, one of those authentically weird, boundlessly energetic, deceptively chaotic creative types who are mixed up in 10,000 things while projecting a false sense of passivity. Here's Pattinson, not much of a sports fan himself, romanticizing his friends' soccer fandom: "There's just something so lovely about having something every single Sunday, where it's like, This is what I'm doing. Rather than just, when anybody asks me, What are your hobbies? I'm like: Fucking fretting. Worrying about the future. "

He says the last part in a sort of comic accent. And then he laughs. The sentiment-the anxiety, the uncertainty of what the world holds for him and anyone-feels almost too real, like sad eyes shining from behind the bat cowl. It reminds me of what Matt Reeves said about Pattinson: that he's never played a role with his own voice, that the voice is his way into different people. Pattinson tells me that sometimes he'll just make something up in an interview, in order to say anything at all-and that it has at times come back to bite him (for instance, comments he made years ago about not washing his hair that have followed him to this day). It all gets a little slippery when someone tells you they sometimes deliberately lie. But it feels like it adds up with several of the other stories Pattinson shares with me. There are some things that are honest, there are some things that are constructed, and in between there are just a bunch of roles Pattinson's playing besides a movie star and celebrity. Among them:

Porn peddler (formerly). He'd steal the magazines from a local newsstand and sell them to classmates for a handsome profit. It got him expelled from his first prep school. The entrepreneurial spirit was organic, irrepressible.

Early on, ​casting agents worried about Pattinson's English accent. "So I used to always come in as a different person, an American. I'd say, 'Hi, I'm from Michigan.'"

Sham drug dealer (formerly). "I haven't thought about this in years, but during secondary school my first proper-ish kind of girlfriend was a few years above me, and I always wanted to hang out with the cool kids, who were in the oldest year. And some of us decided that I'd pretend that I was importing drugs. But I didn't even know what drugs looked like. So I had this idea I'd get floppy disks, open up the floppy disk, pour this kind of powder stuff inside, and then spray it with, like, some kind of cleaning product so that it'd smell chemical-y, and seal all of it in. I bought, like, 40 floppy disks, and then I'd show it to kids who were probably 15 or 16, and I'd be like: Yeah, I'm importing drugs in floppy discs." He says it like a real scumbag. "And everybody believed me. And I kind of got this reputation that: This kid is crazy. He's a drug dealer! Like: Want to try some? Some sawdust with Febreze on it? "

Rap pirate (formerly). He was the only one he knew who had Noreaga albums from overseas. He and his friend would take the Noreaga lyrics, transpose their voices in a music program he had, and then send "their" raps to English hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood to try to get them on his show. "My mum would be coming into the room, and we'd be saying other people's lyrics verbatim, thinking no one would ever find out."

Skateboard impostor (formerly). "I could not actually skateboard, but try as hard as I could, and I'd practice by myself, and then literally anytime it was time to do anything, I was terrified of hurting myself, so I'd just sit there, dragging the skateboard around. Rolling it back and forth, hit it with things, and kind of put little gashes into it, so that it looked like I'd been riding it. But I never got on it ever."

Designer of chairs (ongoing). He used to have a studio in London. But now he just makes little chairs out of clay, little maquettes, takes pictures of them, and then sends them to a designer he knows who helps get them built. The first one, "an insane sofa," is inbound soon. He is consumed by chairs. Thinks about them incessantly. When it came time to design the logo for his production company, he just kept sending people pictures of chairs.

Photographer (ongoing). And not just of the maquettes of his chairs. He was in a store recently, looking for a new camera, and scanning the internet to find out what kind photographer Daniel Arnold uses. "I ended up just standing there looking at a load of his photographs," he says, "and was ultimately like, it has nothing to do with the camera, does it? Same as anything, you can train yourself to see situations in a different way-to start to see surreality everywhere around you."

Handheld pasta hustler (ongoing, for now). Close readers of GQ may remember that, two years ago, Pattinson tried to demonstrate his concept for a portable pasta snack via Zoom interview, to devastating results. The internet received the effort as a stunt, or at least as a knowing performance of ineptitude. "But I was fully, actually trying to make that pasta," he says. "Like I was literally in talks with frozen-food factories, and hoped that that article would be the proof of concept. My manager was like: Is this really what you want to do? You want your face on handheld pasta? You know you've got to go to Walmart and really sell it, for potentially very little return. " He laughs as though it were someone else's idea. "And there was a part of me that was, like: Is there a world where this works?"

All of which is to say: Pattinson seems to have long been good at being at least two things at once. An authentic singular somebody to his core. But also someone very good at pretending to be somebody else.

When he started auditioning, anytime he'd introduce himself as English while trying out for an American role, the casting agents would act concerned. "They'd always question it: 'We're worried about the accent...' " he says. "So I used to always come in as a different person, an American. I'd say, 'Hi, I'm from Michigan.' But then I was doing an audition for Transformers 2, right after Twilight had come out"-in other words, precisely the moment that Pattinson became a globally famous actor-"and I went in as some guy from Denver. And they called my agent and were like, 'What's wrong with him? Why was he doing an improv? A really boring improv?' "

But then all of a sudden, the days of sleeping on his agent's couch in L.A. were through. "She just told me she still has my suitcase," he says, "filled with my dirty laundry from back then. In her garage, fossilized."

The Safdie brothers seem to relish this kind of discomfort. Their movies are powered by the high blood pressure of wrong decisions and the worst-case scenario. And though Pattinson's risk-assessment monitor would suggest that he avoid the kids on the block who like to play near fallen power lines, Pattinson is, naturally, thrilled by the proximity: "They're so fun, so funny, so brave. That's the main thing that I kind of like to gravitate toward."

The air at the rare altitude of Pattinson's celebrity can be disorienting. "It can be fucking scary," he says. "People think you have an army kind of protecting you, but you really don't. You're on your own. You have to have crazy amounts of, I guess it's some kind of mental fortitude. Obviously, it's this incredible life. But like anything, if you can't turn it off.... Even the people closest to you assume that your life is probably more like the way it's told in a magazine. Even my relatives. But then again, that's the whole point of it: to capture people's imaginations."

We move around quite a bit during the afternoon, from one zone of safe-seeming inactivity to another. His eyes really do appear to read the world like a thermal scanner. A dismal bench to an empty restroom, to a vacant path through a random park. And still, there's a guy waiting for us with a camera. Mask up, Pattinson is undeterred. We walk past some children playing soccer and I ask him if he ever harbored youthful delusions of football grandeur.

"The opposite. I still have the same terror when I'm walking past little kids, and the football rips into the path. I just have this terror of passing it back, and I go straight back to being a 10-year-old, and kicking it in the wrong direction. People being like: Wow! What an idiot! Eventually, I'm probably gonna have a child. So I've started training myself so that I can be somewhat...so that I can play soccer with a three-year-old."

He feels himself getting older by the instant. "Thirty-five was definitely the year when things changed. I really stretched out my adolescence to about 34," he says as we jump into a black taxi and start passing through Notting Hill. "I remember a few years ago, I was talking to my friend on some pretty street up this way. Years ago, I always thought it was so chichi, and now it just seems so nice. I was like, I wonder what changed about the area?..."

Growing older, while being closer, he's starting to see his family in new ways, the "delineation between the personality types" in his parents, his father (the introvert, the cynic, the worrier) at one end of the spectrum and his mother (the extrovert, the laugher, the emotionally accessible one) at the other, and his sitting in the middle of it, or, really, as he clarifies, "swinging from one to the other. The things that used to drive me crazy about my dad, being contrarian all the time, constantly playing devil's advocate-I'm drifting that way."

Back home, closer to family, Pattinson seems to be setting upon some new stage of his life and career. Despite making what could be characterized as countless right decisions, they seem to have amounted to no obvious path forward. Which is a fact of life-and-career that plants Robert Pattinson firmly in his micro-generation. He exists in that highly specific age range of people (that is, those born in the mid-'80s) who grew up to see the Old Way-saw it work from the lowest rung, from the entry level-before watching their chosen industry disassemble for the past decade, as they sort of scrambled up a heap of old rubble and new growth to reach the top of...what exactly? Many people his age, in many different professional capacities, will have encountered this existential emoji shrug and feel like barfing. Pattinson is just old enough to have really seen up close the thing he wanted-he made a plan-only to be confronted, when it was his turn, with the now obvious fact that absolutely no one has a clue what comes next. It's thrilling. It's terrifying. It's what's so hauntingly familiar about his nagging career sentiments: "I really thought that after Batman, I'd be a lot more..."

"You just have to kind of think: Well, my plan is maybe a miracle will happen and everything will be fine. Which is what I think everyone has been thinking for two years. Just: Uhhh, I guess the plan is to just hope? "

Daniel Riley is a GQ correspondent.
A version of this story originally appeared in the March 2022 issue with the title "Metamorphosis." Watch Now:

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Photographs by Jack Bridgland
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Production design by Brittany Porter at Lalaland Artists
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The expectation-defying actor is executing his wildest career pivot yet, returning to the world of giant franchise films as the Batman. Yet he can't help but worry: What is a movie star now, anyway?

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Tenet has brought Pattinson back into the mainstream. He plays the suave and intelligent CIA handler, Neil, in a supporting role that has the actor use his natural British accent. In light of his previous work, Pattinson playing a "regular" person seemed unusual.

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Pattinson returned to blockbusters after nearly ten years of only appearing in smaller, independent movies, seemingly going back to his roots.

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Dazed (2022): Vacant himbo or eccentric genius? The mystery of Robert Pattinson

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Dazed (2022): Vacant himbo or eccentric genius? The mystery of Robert Pattinson

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In this article, it is discussed how Pattinson's eccentricity adds to his appeal and endears us to him.

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Vacant himbo or eccentric genius? The mystery of Robert Pattinson

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Pattinson has a reputation for being a recluse who prefers to keep his personal affairs quiet. His romantic relationships with well-known women serve as the best illustration of this.

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BuzzFeed (2022): Here Are 19 Instances Of Robert Pattinson Being The Most Chaotic Interviewee To Ever Exist

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BuzzFeed (2022): Here Are 19 Instances Of Robert Pattinson Being The Most Chaotic Interviewee To Ever Exist

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A humorous compilation of the many times Pattinson has said weird comments or lied during interviews.

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19 Wild Robert Pattinson Interview Moments That Are Equal Parts Chaotic And Iconic

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The man has never met a thought he hasn't expressed.

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Today Show (2011) – Pattinson Lying about Witnessing a Clown Die

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Today Show (2011) – Pattinson Lying about Witnessing a Clown Die

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Pattinson has a history of fabricating stories for the media, with one of his most notorious tales being that he saw a clown die on his first trip to the circus as a child. However, he later admitted that he had never actually gone to a circus before.

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Robert Pattinson Makes Up a Story About a Dead Clown

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FarOut (2022): In the film 'Little Ashes' Robert Pattinson's orgasm is very real

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FarOut (2022): In the film 'Little Ashes' Robert Pattinson's orgasm is very real

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The Lighthouse (2019) wasn't the first time Pattinson pleasured himself in front of camera. He remarkably revealed that he masturbated for real for Little Ashes, a film that came out just a few months prior to Twilight.

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In the film ‘Little Ashes’ Robert Pattinson’s orgasm is very real

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The Ringer (2019): Robert Pattinson: The Movie Star Who Became a Character Actor

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The Ringer (2019): Robert Pattinson: The Movie Star Who Became a Character Actor

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From Twilight (2008) to High Life, the article describes the key roles of Pattinson's career (2019). They mention that when reviewing Twilight back when it was first released, critic Roger Ebert reportedly focused more on Pattinson's good looks than his acting chops. However, the writer counters this by singing praises for Pattinson's other performances, offering almost little criticism.

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"[Robert] Pattinson is not unaware of how handsome he is," wrote Roger Ebert when reviewing Twilight in 2008. "I checked [him] out on Google Images and found he almost always glowers at the camera 'neath shadowed brow." Ebert was kinder to Catherine Hardwicke's massively successful YA adaptation than many critics were, recognizing both the elemental power in Stephenie Meyers's contemporary-yet-chaste variation on vampire mythology and the hypnotic thrall of Pattinson's screen presence (" Twilight will mesmerize its target audience, 16-year-old girls and their grandmothers"), but his review doesn't contain any thoughts on the actor's skills or technique. The most that Ebert can muster is that the guy has a pretty face.

The narrative of Pattinson's rebranding from multiplex sex symbol to art-house axiom is by now well-established: Both he and Kristen Stewart have, largely through their own confident and self-possessed artistic decisions, emerged from the Twilight zone as critically acclaimed actors. Their incredible successes at a young age mean they've had the career security to follow their whims. While some might wince at Pattinson's after-the-fact contempt for his star-making role, the choices he's made since the franchise came to an end are those of an actor less interested in living something down than measuring up to standard: In his best work, Pattinson stands tall. Here's a look at some of that work.

Cosmopolis and Maps to the Stars

A case can be made that no North American filmmaker has gotten more consistently brilliant performances out of their leading men over the last 40 years than David Cronenberg. Think of James Woods's scummy, bewildered charisma in Videodrome or Jeff Goldblum's simultaneously physical and behavioural mutation in The Fly;Peter Weller's tranced-out deadpan in Naked Lunch or Ralph Fiennes's intricate web of neuroses in Spider;Viggo Mortensen's deceptive small-town normality in A History of Violence and his Oscar-nominated, Russian-accented badass in Eastern Promises (a role requiring the greatest full-frontal fight scene of all time).

When Jeremy Irons won Best Actor in 1991 for playing Klaus Von Bulow in Barbet Schroeder's Reversal of Fortune,his thank-you speech included a shout-out to Cronenberg, who directed him two years earlier in Dead Ringers. "Some of you may understand why" he added semicryptically, perhaps alluding to the fact that his dual role as disturbed twin gynecologists in Cronenberg's masterpiece was in fact his proudest moment.

It's in this context of thespian excellence that Cronenberg's casting of Pattinson in the lead of his 2012 adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis raised eyebrows. The consensus was that the director's decision was strictly business, attaching an actor with an international box office profile to an independent production to secure financing. One of the biggest skeptics was Pattinson himself, who told Indiewirethat he locked himself in a hotel room for a week agonizing over his choice to sign on. "I got to the point where I was going to have to call up and say 'I'm too scared because I don't think I'm a good enough actor and I'm a pussy.' ... I didn't want to have that conversation."

Whether Pattinson was being authentically humble or had internalized the critical scorn directed at Twilight is impossible to say for sure, but his fine, minimalist performance vindicated Cronenberg's instincts along with his own skill set. Using a globally famous kid to portray an avatar of above-it-all late capitalism was a good in-joke; Pattison's millennial billionaire Eric Packer is not a celebrity, but he's got a limo, an entourage, and the kind of all-access lifestyle that signifies a similar privilege. Between the teeming New York city setting and the sociological satire blended into Eric's quest for the perfect haircut, DeLillo's novel has echoes of American Psycho.But in lieu of Christian Bale-style pyrotechnics, Pattinson projects a watchful, contemplative vibe, even in moments of humiliation: How members of Team Edward felt seeing their love object grimace through a rectal exam is one of the great thought experiments of our time.

What's ingenious about Cronenberg's adaptation of Cosmopolis is how the extended cameos by a troupe of skilled, eccentric art-house-resident actors-Paul Giamatti, Mathieu Amalric, Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche-keep bouncing off Pattinson's stoicism. He gives the film its spine even when he's the butt of its jokes (again, the rectal examination scene is hilarious, and so is his hooking up with a spastic, intense Binoche in the backseat).

Cosmopolis wasn't a hit, but it established Pattinson's eager-and-willing attitude about working with challenging filmmakers. He reunited with Cronenberg in 2014's grotesque, Hollywood-set ghost story Maps to the Stars,portraying, in a coincidental but still wonderfully ironic reversal of their first collaboration, a limousine driver harboring a set of showbiz ambitions. As in Cosmopolis,Pattinson's comparatively subtle performance helps to ground the action amid some juicier, showier acting (Julianne Moore won a Best Actress prize at Cannes for playing a fading star who is literally beaten to death with an acting prize), and, for the second film in a row, he aces an explicit, intricately choreographed backseat sex scene-a compulsory item when working the guy who made Crash.

The same year as Maps to the Stars,Pattinson appeared in Australian director David Michôd's dusty, violent thriller The Rover-a postapocalyptic story with inescapable echoes of the Mad Max franchise. As with his appearances for Cronenberg, Pattinson was added to the largely homegrown cast partially for star power, but even more than in Cosmopolis or Maps,he submerges that persona beneath rotten teeth, a nearly shaved head, and hollow, uncomprehending eyes. His character, Rey, is a slow-witted, impulsive drifter who spends the film searching for his brother, Henry (Scoot McNairy), with the help of Guy Pearce's lethal loner Eric.

Not only does Pattinson hold his own opposite Pearce, he imbues Michôd's derivatively dystopian fable with some soul, singing along to Keri Hilson ("don't hate me cause I'm beautiful" he warbles in a tender falsetto) and then again final scene with McNairy that evokes the ending of Of Mice and Men with more arterial spray. Michôd's stab at an elevated genre piece is erratic, but Pattinson's emotionally unguarded acting is terrific, suggesting a range that his narrower, more controlled performances in Cronenberg's films never tested.

The Lost City of Z

The Ringer went all in on James Gray's historical epic The Lost City of Z in 2016. I prefer the director in contemporary crime-drama mode, but the scale and ambition of Gray's period piece, which re-creates the turn-of-the-century quest by English explorer Percy Fawcett to locate an ancient tribe living deep inside the Amazon, is undeniable. For me, The Lost City of Z is hobbled somewhat by Charlie Hunnam, who is meant to embody the searching, yearning spirit of a man driven to lose himself in the jungle but never kicks into the right obsessive gear. Pattinson, though, is superb-and barely recognizable underneath a massive beard-as Fawcett's aide-de-camp Henry Costin, a military man whose motives have more to do with flouting the English aristocracy than serving his country. The rumor was that Hunnam and Pattinson didn't get along on set, but Costin's loyalty, which endures even as the character grows skeletal and skeptical on repeated visits to South America, provides the film with some stings of authentic emotion. At times, Pattinson's mix of frailty and feeling recalls the great John Hurt.

Josh and Benny Safdie's neon-streaked New York picaresque is one of the most propulsive American thrillers of the decade, and Pattinson, who emailed the brothers after seeing a still image from their punishing, vicious drug-addiction drama Heaven Knows What asking whether they'd like to work with him, is its humming, sputtering, unstoppable engine. His Connie, a low-level hood who plans to rob a bank in broad daylight with his developmentally disabled brother, Nick (played by Benny Safdie), is less a character than the shambolic embodiment of chaotic evil, ricocheting from one bad idea to the next in a swirl of selfishness and collateral damage. Pattinson's achievement is to tether us completely to the erratic physical movements and psychological gymnastics of a guy who's impossible to like and yet easy to empathize with. The gaps between his intentions, his actions, and their consequences seem scarily true to life. It's a performance given largely in close-up, sometimes with the camera so close to Connie's face that it's as if it's trying to penetrate his consciousness, and Pattinson's acting is wonderfully transparent; we see through the character even when he fools the people around him. There can be a danger in making antiheroes too appealing, and the highest compliment I can pay to Pattinson in Good Time is that the charisma Connie uses to hook and exploit the people around him is only as potent as it is toxic; he's poisonous and phenomenal.

In a recent essay for The Ringer, Manuela Lazic wrote about how the films of Claire Denis play as dances, sometimes between the filmmaker and the audience, sometimes between her and her characters. In Pattinson, Denis has hit upon an ideal partner: Not only is he willing to be led, but after a half-decade of working with world-class auteurs, he's got the agility to keep up with the greatest of them all. The modest but encouraging box office success of High Life,which earned just under $25,000 per screen in limited release last weekend, is an example of what happens when you yoke star power to a movie that might otherwise disappear down a commercial black hole, and yet the best way to describe Pattinson's acting here is self-effacing.

As in Cosmopolis (itself a kind of science-fiction movie even as it remains earthbound), he's able to make a cipherlike character compelling through a gradual accumulation of physical and behavioral details. Pattinson's Monte is an ex-con exiled to a spaceship as part of a mysterious government initiative. While other members of the crew outwardly betray their violent or troubled pasts, Monte has the gentle, halting air of somebody holding impulses at bay. His unexpected responsibilities as a father-which are conjured into being by the vessel's resident mad scientist, played by Binoche in an incidental callback to Cosmopolis-unlock Monte's stoicism until it resembles tenderness. Between its sky-high existential anxieties and unsparing depictions of sexual violence, High Life is a supremely unsettling viewing experience, and yet, in the middle of it all, Pattinson achieves a kind of grace: He becomes the vessel for his director's grim, unsentimental, and yet strangely humane vision.

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Robert Pattinson: The Movie Star Who Became a Character Actor

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The 'Twilight' star started his career as a teen idol, but over the last 10 years he's strived to work with the best directors he can find, playing challenging roles that consistently subvert his stardom. Here's the very best character work, including his new film, 'High Life.'

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Film4 (2020): Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe talk The Lighthouse

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Film4 (2020): Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe talk The Lighthouse

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According to Pattinson, he made a conscious decision while selecting his parts, telling Robert Eggers, the director of The Lighthouse, that he wanted to do something that is "really really weird and crazy".

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The Howard Stern Show (2017): Robert Pattinson Was Almost Fired From “Twilight”

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The Howard Stern Show (2017): Robert Pattinson Was Almost Fired From “Twilight”

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According to Pattinson, he did not like how the Twilight producers wanted him to approach his character Edward but felt compelled to do so if he didn't want to lose his job.

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Robert Pattinson Was Almost Fired From “Twilight”

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ScreenRant (2022): Is Twilight Really That Bad? Why The Movies Got So Much Hate

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ScreenRant (2022): Is Twilight Really That Bad? Why The Movies Got So Much Hate

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This article summarises the criticism of Twilight that were rampant during the height of franchise, including the "poor acting" of Pattinson. It also draws attention to the target audience of the films, which was made up primarily of teenage girls – a demographic that is usually easily dismissed. These contribute to the public's perception of Pattinson as an unserious and untalented actor.

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The Twilight Saga was a big pop culture phenomenon, and it also received a lot of hate, but did it deserve it? Back in 2005, readers were introduced to a world where vampires, werewolves, and humans coexist in Twilight, written by Stephenie Meyer. The novel was the first in a series of four books, which followed the romance between vampire Edward Cullen and mortal Bella Swan, as well as all the obstacles they had to go through.

The book series was a big success, though it got mixed reviews - while some praised its combination of fantasy, romance, and horror, in a way that was appealing to a teenage audience, others criticized Meyer's writing, underdeveloped characters, and poor storyline. Still, the books became widely popular, and they were adapted to the big screen between 2008 and 2012, with the final novel, Breaking Dawn, being split into two movies. The Twilight Saga was an even bigger hit than the books, and boosted the careers of its main cast: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner. However, the movies drew a lot more criticism than the books, to the point where it was almost a trend to hate Twilight.

Related: It's Too Late For A Twilight Sequel

The commercial success of the Twilight Saga is undeniable. However, there are many flaws that are very hard to dismiss. This has led to various degrees of criticism towards Twilight, but why do many people think Twilight is bad?

Why The Twilight Movies Are Hated

The reasons why the Twilight movies got so much hate vary: some are not ok with what Meyer did to vampires (giving them sparkly skin, for starters) and werewolves (who turn into wolves at their own will), and others found their lack of plot to be annoying. Some had stronger reasons to not like the movies, such as the fact that Edward and Bella's relationship wasn't exactly healthy. It's the one element in the Twilight series that has been analyzed over and over again, to the point where there have been countless warnings aimed at its target audience about how toxic their relationship really is. And yet, while all these reasons are understandable, they don't justify the amount of hate Twilight (and fans) got, and the root of the problem has nothing to do with the movies' plot or even the problematic relationship between its main characters.

Beyond Twilight's narrative flaws, the franchise also received criticism in regards to its technical aspects, including special effects, make-up, pacing, and acting. The unnerving CGI baby in Breaking Dawn, for one, took many viewers out of the experience, while the Breaking Dawn - Part 2 finale set up an action-fueled battle just to reveal that it was all a vision, leading the Volturi to awkwardly walk out of the battle. Most importantly, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner have been widely criticized throughout the years for their wooden acting in the Twilight Saga, which they have since demonstrated to have been the result of outside factors and not due to their otherwise admirable skills. It has been made clear that the Twilight actors weren't exactly pleased with what they were doing. In fact, Robert Pattinson has famously roasted the movies on various occasions, and other cast members have spoken about how unpleasant it was to film the movies and, in some cases, how the intense fan pressure affected them.

Why The Twilight Movies Aren't That Bad

The Twilight Saga was a big hit because it appealed to its target audience: teenage girls. The movies had everything the books did and more, and its main cast became pop icons, which only made the fandom grow. Sadly, that's an audience that is very easy to dismiss and look down to, and it doesn't help that the movies, as mentioned above, had little to no plot, making way for all types of jokes. While the Twilight Saga does have its big flaws, the movies are entertaining, which is their main purpose. Stephanie Meyer's Twilight never aimed to be a great work of literature or cinema, and it was all to please a certain audience, taking some of their fantasies and making them "real."

Time has also been kind to Twilight, as the franchise can now be seen in its entirety as a self-contained experience without having to deal with the high expectations and heated discussions of diehard fans. Twilight hate has also died down, so newcomers to the saga can find its charm at their own pace. Some may seriously relate to the romantic drama, while others may acknowledge the unintentionally funny aspects of the movies and embrace it as part of the experience. was undeserving of all the hate it got, even if it lacked a proper plot and its protagonists were painfully underdeveloped, but those who mocked it for years missed the point of the stories, which was, simply, to entertain a specific audience.

Next: Renesmee Made Bella A Vampire, Not Edward - Twilight Theory Explained

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Is Twilight Really That Bad? Why The Movies Got So Much Hate

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The Twilight Saga was a big pop culture phenomenon, and it also received a lot of hate, but did it deserve it? Back in 2005, readers were introduced to a world where vampires, werewolves, and humans coexist in Twilight , written by Stephenie Meyer.

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CBR.com (2022): Robert Pattinson's 5 Best Performances (That Aren't Batman)

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CBR.com (2022): Robert Pattinson's 5 Best Performances (That Aren't Batman)

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This article summarises Pattinson's career to date, including the variety of roles he has played as well as the genres and styles of the various movies. The types of roles he will take on next are almost impossible to predict.

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Over the years, Robert Pattinson has proven himself as one of the most fascinating actors working in Hollywood. From humble beginnings in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to full-blown tween stardom in The Twilight Saga, he now stars in Matt Reeves' latest revival of the 'Caped Crusader', .

RELATED: 5 Films To Watch If You Liked The Batman

Before The Batman, Pattinson quietly established himself as a chameleon in the cinematic medium, eschewing mainstream entertainment to take on roles that positively challenged-and changed-his reputation as an actor. Pattinson's refusal to be pigeonholed into any one type of role has allowed him to pursue a streak of unpredictable choices in a range of compelling projects.

5/5 'The King' Turned Pattinson Into An Antagonist

Directed by David Michôd, The King chronicles the legend of Henry V "Hal," Prince of Wales (Timothée Chalamet), who encounters deceit and treachery in the wake of a war left behind by his late father, Henry IV (Ben Mendelsohn).

RELATED: 6 Films That Don't Forget To Be Clever

Pattinson plays the deliciously detestable 'Dauphin of France,' experimenting with a surprisingly well-realized Parisian accent to portray a scene-stealing, power-hungry, snotty French prince whose overt, operatic temperament makes for one of The King's most entertaining elements. Pattinson serves as levity to an otherwise serious period piece, placing his own twist on the character of Dauphin with a performance that manages to feel both ominous and hilarious.

4/5 'The Devil All The Time' Made A Preacher Out Of Pattinson

Directed by Antonio Campos, The Devil All the Time follows the story of Arvin Russel (Tom Holland), a young man who devotes himself to protecting his family in a town full of petulant, portentous people. Pattinson plays Preacher Preston Teagarden-a charismatic, licentious, morally corrupt minister whose story becomes intertwined with Arvin's in the aftermath of a traumatic event.

Soaked in blood, dirt, holy water, and tears, The Devil All the Time is unrelenting in its depiction of dejection, capturing a fiendishly gripping, violent tale of vengeance set against the backdrop of rural America. Elevated by exceptional performances from an ensemble cast, The Devil All the Time crafts an enthralling exposé about a disturbing side of history that's all too often sanitized for audience consumption.

3/5 'Remember Me' Put Pattinson On The Map

Directed by Allen Coulter, Remember Me follows Pattinson in the role of Tyler, a young man whose relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) becomes strained after a personal tragedy. Tyler meets Ally (Emilie de Ravin), whose strength and spirit begin to heal him until secrets that threaten their romance start to emerge.

Pattinson plays a reckless mass of angst and anger, delivering a powerful performance that acquits himself well enough to suggest a career beyond his moody, bloodsucking days of Twilight. Remember Me is the film that opened up more opportunities for Pattinson as an actor. His magnetic work is supported by a great cast in a film that harbors a bleak tone with fragile touches of romance.

2/5 'The Lighthouse' Leads With A Powerhouse Performance From Pattinson

Directed by Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse helms a contemporary take on Edgar Allan Poe's unfinished story 'The Light-House,' which tells the tale of two lighthouse keepers, Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) and Thomas Wake (Willam Dafoe), who descend into madness together after a storm strands them on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

RELATED: 5 Scary Psychological Thrillers From The 2010s

The Lighthouse amalgamates elements of psychological cinema with the survival/horror genre to craft a compelling character study that offers a bleak, esoteric, mind-bending trip to the edges of delirium. Dafoe and Pattinson strike a perfect tonal balance, bound together by Egger's expertly rendered atmospherics that shroud the film like fog rolling onto the shore. Heightened by Hitchcock-esque levels of anxiety and dread, The Lighthouse is a stone-cold masterpiece that begs for an immediate rewatch to unpack and decipher its disturbing, unforgettable performances.

1/5 'Good Time' Oozes Energy From Pattinson's Fearless Performance

Directed by the Safdie brothers, Good Time stars Pattinson as bank robber, Connie Nikas. His latest venture focuses on his effort to free his brother Nick (played by co-director, Benny Safdie), who has a developmental disability, from prison - all while evading his own capture through the streets of New York's dark and dangerous criminal underbelly.

Anchored by a career-best performance from Pattinson, whose Manson-eyed 'Connie' manipulates and mesmerizes everyone in his path (including the audience), Good Time blends brilliant cinematography with frenetic editing and a pulsating score to craft a fatigue-defying, wildly inventive, chaotic affair. Its rave-like aesthetic and docu-style filming feels like a throwback to the late ' 60s and '70s, evoking some of cinema's best crime thrillers such as Dog Day Afternoon, The French Connection, and Mean Streets. Trapping its characters in a world devoid of empathy, Good Time plots an intoxicating, hypnotic procedural from start to finish-cementing itself in cinema as an essential piece of contemporary filmmaking.

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Robert Pattinson's 5 Best Performances (That Aren't Batman)

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Over the years, Robert Pattinson has proven himself as one of the most fascinating actors working in Hollywood. From humble beginnings in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to full-blown tween stardom in The Twilight Saga , he now stars in Matt Reeves' latest revival of the 'Caped Crusader', .

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We can see the diversity of Pattinson's roles by looking at the films mentioned above (but not limited to them). From adopting a thick Queens accent to looking like a deranged 1890s wickie (lighthouse keeper), he has critics and fans praising him as one of the best working actors today. This is a huge change from his Twilight days.

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Men's Health (2019): Robert Pattinson Masturbated, Puked, and Peed Himself on the Set of ‘The Lighthouse’

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Men's Health (2019): Robert Pattinson Masturbated, Puked, and Peed Himself on the Set of ‘The Lighthouse’

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While filming The Lighthouse, Pattinson adopted an extremely methodical approach, going to great pains to induce vomiting through eating mud and genuinely pleasuring himself for his masturbation scenes.

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Pattinson admits that he decided to have a meeting with the Safdie brothers solely on a still he saw for one of their previous works.

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The Rover sees Pattinson stripping away his allure with his unkempt appearance, scruffy face, and filthy clothes. This is in stark contrast to his youthful good looks as a glittering vampire in the Twilight Saga or his sharp professional appearance in Cosmopolis (2012).

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Fandor (2018): Robert Pattinson Has Reinvented Himself

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Fandor (2018): Robert Pattinson Has Reinvented Himself

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The creator talks about how Pattinson deliberately chose roles and films that were more "frenetic and transformative", and how he successfully changed people's perception of him as an actor.

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E! News (2012): Is Robert Pattinson Trying to Make Us Forget About Twilight?

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E! News (2012): Is Robert Pattinson Trying to Make Us Forget About Twilight?

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The writers express their doubt about Pattinson moving away from franchises and big-budget movies. They explicitly state that they think Pattinson is "killing his career" by choosing to do independent films rather than piggybacking on his success from the Twilight movies.

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Is Robert Pattinson Trying to Make Us Forget About Twilight? - E! Online

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Breaking Dawn heartthrob is only approaching roles with creative appeal, rather than a fan following

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One of the first movies Pattinson appeared in after the Twilight Saga was Cosmopolis (2012) by David Cronenberg. He portrays a powerful and seductive Wall Street whiz, an image consistent with his other appearances during this period like his Dior campaigns. This film also serves as his transition out of the mainstream

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Lai, A. (2006) ‘Glitter and grain Aura and authenticity in the celebrity’ in Holmes, S. and Redmond, S. (eds.) Framing celebrity: New directions in celebrity culture. London: Routledge, pp. 216-222

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Lai, A. (2006) ‘Glitter and grain Aura and authenticity in the celebrity’ in Holmes, S. and Redmond, S. (eds.) Framing celebrity: New directions in celebrity culture. London: Routledge, pp. 216-222

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According to Lai, official celebrity images, such as magazine covers, are meant to represent a star's idealised image. Qualities like talent and beauty are intended to be highlighted in these photos.

The images of Pattinson on the right has Pattinson sometimes in suits and sometimes in everyday wear with his scruffy and unshaven face. This embodies the balance between his image of an A-List celebrity with his down-to-earth persona.

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Many of the covers that Pattinson was on pictured him as a grungy yet attractive figure. A lot of these magazines are also reputable publications from Variety to GQ which establishes him as a serious actor and not just another pretty face in Hollywood.

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Pattinson is the face of Dior Homme. On the Dior official website, they write "Robert Pattinson, as you have never seen before… With an irresistible raw sex appeal, he plays a game of strength, charm and power. In iconic images of New York shot with great intensity, he resuscitates the urban heroes of legendary American films".

Even though Pattinson is not an American, it's intriguing to see how they have connected him to New York City and "urban heroes of legendary American movies". Despite being born and raised in London, Pattinson's image transcends his upbringing which can also be seen in the wide variety of roles in his work.

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MTV: 'New Moon' Star Robert Pattinson: In Real Life, Edward Cullen 'Would Be An Axe Murderer' (2009)

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MTV: 'New Moon' Star Robert Pattinson: In Real Life, Edward Cullen 'Would Be An Axe Murderer' (2009)

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Pattinson acknowledged that some people have mistaken him for his on-screen character stating, "People just project their idea of my character on to me and they just seem to assume that I’m the same, when in reality I’m not.”

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"It's weird, but girls always seem like that. Being a guy, you always just look at girls and think, 'why are you with that guy?'" he told magazine in the U.K. "With virtually anyone, the nice guys always seem to come last. You always get weirdos like Edward who seem to attract women for some reason."

The kicker comes where he explains that in real life, his alter-ego wouldn't be a vampire but something, quite possibly, even darker. He said, "If Edward wasn't a fictional character and you met him in reality he is like one of those guys who would probably be an axe murderer or something."

And, for the ladies out there who always get RPattz and Edward Cullen confused with one another (we, too, have referred to him as Edward Pattinson), the British heartthrob wants you to know: They are not the same guy. "I had no idea people could get so obsessed. But it's not scary -- it's amazing," he said. "People just project their idea of my character on to me and they just seem to assume that I'm the same, when in reality I'm not."
So, what do you think Edward Cullen would be like in real life (aside from being your boyfriend)?

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"It's weird, but girls always seem like that. Being a guy, you always just look at girls and think, 'why are you with that guy?'" he told magazine in the U.K. "With virtually anyone, the nice guys always seem to come last. You always get weirdos like Edward who seem to attract women for some reason."

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iDiva: Robert Pattinson: I’m Quite Unlike Edward Cullen (2012)

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iDiva: Robert Pattinson: I’m Quite Unlike Edward Cullen (2012)

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When asked to describe himself, he states "There is nothing special to point out. I’m a pretty regular guy. I have my moments when I feel overwhelmed by all the attention and scrutiny, which lately has been a lot. But left alone I’m no different than your average guy."

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The hugely successful Twilight movies have made actor Robert Pattinson a global phenomenon right from his character Edward Cullen to his real-life romance with co-star Kristen Stewart. Whether you hate or love Twilight, you have to admit that Robert Pattinson is indeed handsome and kind of infuses life into those movies. The British heartthrob talks about the movie series that has made him a superstar, his co-stars, and lots more.

How did you feel shooting the final installment of Twilight? What do you take back from it?
Oh wow! Where do I start? (laughs). The Twilight Saga for me has been a career altering experience. I was nothing before these films. I had done a string of odd roles and
modelling assignments. Then came my big break with Twilight. So I guess, it's going to remain with me forever as a film that put me on the map. Shooting Breaking Dawn
was surreal (pun intended). It was very emotional for all of us because we had been together for so many years and it was sad knowing that we wouldn't be coming back
to the set after this.

Any memorable moments from the sets?
The very last moments of the movie I was in St. Thomas at the Caribbean on the beach. That was incredible! But also kind of horrible because it was freezing cold after two weeks of night shoot and everybody was tired. It still doesn't feel like the last one. It's like a part of me now.

You have a huge fan following here in India, so any plans of coming here?
I'm a big fan of Indian culture and movies too! And I hope I get the opportunity and time to visit this fascinating country soon!

What do you do in your spare time?
Apart from being an actor, I'm also a singer and songwriter. I play the piano as well. In fact, I've played the piano in one of the Twilight scenes and composed music for it too.

Besides Kristen Stewart, which cast members do you get along with?
I get along with all of them. Like I said earlier, we have spent so much time together that we are almost like family. They're just really funny people and so I just got on with them. It wasn't really acting. Taylor and myself get along great! Peter [Facinelli] is one of the funniest people I've ever met. There is a line where Rosalie breaks the bowl and Peter says, 'Oh, Rosalie always busted my bowls.' It got cut out. That was literally my favourite line in the whole movie.

What are the similarities you share with Edward Cullen as a person?
I'm quite unlike Edward Cullen. Initially when we started filming, I've had disagreements with Twilight author Stephenie Meyer over Edward, and I would engage in intense conversations with Kristen over the relationship between Edward and Bella, and even would stop in the middle of scenes to question director Catherine Hardwicke over exactly how a line should be delivered. Edward is a manic depressive character and I'm not like that at all. The only thing I have in common with him is that I drive like a maniac too!

What is the sweetest compliment you have received for Twilight or as an actor? And what is the worst criticism?
The best compliment for me was the fact that I was so well received as Edward by fans. Edward Cullen was already a cult character, who fans (especially women) doted on. And those were pretty big shoes to fill. But the support and appreciation I've received from fans and colleagues alike was great! The one feedback that I got which isn't exactly criticism was that I should be more 'broody'.

Are you familiar with Indian cinema and actors?
I have heard a lot about Indian cinema and the famous Bollywood actors. I had worked with Mira Nair on Vanity Fair and she used to fill me in on the Hindi film industry.

What are your wedding plans now that you are back with Kristen Stewart?
No comments.

What do you want to do next, after Twilight?
Still keep working! I have a couple of films lined up for shooting and release, so I'm very excited about those.

What are your dreams and hopes as an actor?
I don't have any set idea about it. When I like something, I'm always shocked that I like it. My dreams are quite off from what really happens to me in reality. So I don't really nurture any specific hopes about it.

What does Twilight mean to you?
It is a huge chunk of my life. Now when I look back I feel I am no more young. With each installment, each one of us has grown up so much personally and as actors both.

What is the toughest and the easiest part about shooting the Twilight movies?
My fondest memories of the series still emanate from the first installment. But they weren't all warm and fuzzy. I remember the fights, seeing it transition into the franchise. I remember towards the end of the shoot, when the studio kind of realised, 'Oh, we've got something bigger than we thought on our hands,' and suddenly there were all these news crews on the set. And we all got so furious about all these people coming around. All those little fights. By the end of it, there was about 10,000 paparazzi every single time you did an exterior.

Who are the actors and directors you want to work with?
I've been a huge fan of Jack Nicholson since I can remember. It would be a dream come true to work with him.

Tell us something about Robert Pattinson as a person?
There is nothing special to point out. I'm a pretty regular guy. I have my moments when I feel overwhelmed by all the attention and scrutiny, which lately has been a lot. But left alone I'm no different than your average guy.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 releases on November 23 in India.

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Robert Pattinson: I'm Quite Unlike Edward Cullen

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The hugely successful Twilight movies have made actor Robert Pattinson a global phenomenon right from his character Edward Cullen to his real-life romance with co-star Kristen Stewart. Whether you hate or love Twilight, you have to admit that Robert Pattinson is indeed handsome and kind of infuses life into those movies.

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Pattinson: "If Edward wasn’t a fictional character and you met him in reality he is like one of those guys who would probably be an axe murderer or something."

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Business Live (2008): Fame puts Robert Pattinson in the Twilight zone (Updated in 2013)

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Business Live (2008): Fame puts Robert Pattinson in the Twilight zone (Updated in 2013)

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The sudden fame that Pattinson experienced as a result of Twilight was an aspect he found overwhelming.

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Life has suddenly become a little bemusing for 22-year-old Robert Pattinson.

A year ago, few people knew his name. Now he's appearing on lists of the world's sexiest men and has bodyguards to protect him from thousands of screaming, lingerie-throwing girls.

Robert is the British star of Twilight, a romantic vampire adventure which has taken America by storm and looks set to do the same here.

At the film's London premiere in Leicester Square, 3,000 fans queued in freezing conditions to get a glimpse of their pin-up, some even camping overnight.

Twilight is the next phenomenon in the Harry Potter mould, something Robert knows a little about. He played doomed Cedric Diggory in The Goblet Of Fire, but that relatively small part did not prepare him for becoming the object of so much adulation.

Robert, with the hair that's so big in the film now cut and hidden under a woolly hat, says: "The premieres have been mad. It's happening everywhere now but I'm still not getting used to all the screaming.

"I'm completely overwhelmed by it every single time. The screaming feels so separate. I can still go on the Tube and hardly anyone knows who I am, but I go to certain places and everyone screams. It feels like they're been paid to be there and scream!

"Has my life changed much? I don't know. Little things, like people following me home - I guess that's a bit strange.

"It's scary to walk around London and see posters with my face on everywhere."

Twilight recouped its $35 million budget on its opening night in America, before taking more than $100 million during its first week on release, beating High School Musical 3 and Quantum Of Solace.

The film is based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer, who's been hailed as the new JK Rowling and has sold 25 million books worldwide. They follow the love affair between Robert's character, vampire Edward Cullen, and high school pupil Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).

Ardent fans have been discussing the film adaptation for months on more than 350 websites, so no wonder director Catherine Hardwicke felt the pressure to deliver - and to find the right cast. It is reported 5,000 young actors were rejected before she chose Robert.

She says: "I read the stuff that they wrote on the internet and could see the passion they had. I wanted to bring that to the screen.

"I cast Kristen early on as the perfect Bella, but we were getting desperate finding Edward. We couldn't find anyone.

"So many cute guys walked into the room, but they all looked like the kind of guy who could be at your high school.

"Rob had something otherworldly, interesting and strange about him.

"When we announced Robert's name, the fans weren't too thrilled at first, but they love him now. The chemistry between him and Kristen is amazing."

Catherine is also responsible for showcasing Robert's musical talent. Discovering his songwriting ability, she pestered him into recording six tracks at a friend's house and now his songs are used in two scenes in Twilight.

Robert says: "You hear me singing in one important scene near the end.

"I grew up with musicians but I didn't have any intention of making my music public.

"There's such a stigma attached to actors who release music. Maybe I'll do it anonymously, or when I'm unemployable!"

Robert grew up in the affluent London suburb of Barnes, the son of a vintage car dealer. He started acting as a teenager with the amateur Barnes Theatre Club, but he had no desire to be famous.

He remembers: "The only reason I went to the theatre company was because a lot of pretty girls went there. I worked backstage. I only started acting when all the good people left and I was the only one tall enough to play the leads.

"In a weird way I'm more proud of things I did then, I think that's the best stuff I've done."

Fans will be delighted to know that work begins on the next vampire film, New Moon, next year, though Robert has mixed feelings about reprising his role.

"The idea of a sequel is terrifying," he says. "We had nothing to lose with Twilight, it was so fresh and new, but it will be tough to build up the hype again. Everyone will be judging us."

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Fame puts Robert Pattinson in the Twilight zone

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Life has suddenly become a little bemusing for 22-year-old Robert Pattinson. A year ago, few people knew his name. Now he's appearing on lists of the world's sexiest men and has bodyguards to protect him from thousands of screaming, lingerie-throwing girls.

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PopBuzz: 15 times Robert Pattinson brutally roasted the Twilight franchise (2021)

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PopBuzz: 15 times Robert Pattinson brutally roasted the Twilight franchise (2021)

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This article highlights Pattinson's dislike for the franchise.

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Twilight has many fans but the man behind Edward Cullen isn't one of them.

You don't have to be a huge fan of to know that Robert Pattinson notoriously hated both the books and the movies.

As soon as Stephenie Meyer released the first Twilight book in 2005, it immediately became a global phenomenon. Readers couldn't get enough of the love story between teenager Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen. The film adaptations are some of the biggest movies of all time and they turned Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson into household names.

However, Twilight wasn't for everyone and no one was more vocal about their dislike of the franchise than Robert himself. With that in mind, here's a list of 15 times that RPattz proved he hated Twilight more than anyone else.
READ MORE: 25 wild facts about the Twilight movies that will blow your mind

15 times Robert Pattinson hated Twilight more than anyone else. Picture: Summit Entertainment, NBC

1) When he said that Twilight should never have been published

Speaking to E! about the books when the first movie came out, Robert said: "When I read it, I was convinced Stephenie was convinced she was Bella and it was like it was a book that wasn't supposed to be published. It was like reading her sexual fantasy, especially when she said it was based on a dream."

Robert then continued: "Like some things about Edward are so specific, I was just convinced, like, 'This woman is mad. She's completely mad and she's in love with her own fictional creation.' And sometimes you would feel uncomfortable reading this thing."

2) When he ran out of the Twilight premiere

In the movie commentary that accompanied the Twilight DVD, Robert Pattinson revealed to that he wasn't able to watch the film at the premiere because he found it too much. He said: "I think this is where I can't handle it anymore. In the premiere." Director Catherine Hardwicke then asked "Is this where you ran out of theatre?" and Robert replied: "Yeah."

3) When he said it's strange that people like Twilight

Talking to Variety in 2020, Robert said: "It's a weird story, Twilight. It's not just like - it's strange how people responded a lot to it. I guess the books are very romantic, but at the same time, it's not like The Notebook romantic."

He then explained: "The Notebook is very sweet and heartbreaking, but Twilight is about this guy, and he finds the one girl he wants to be with, and he also wants to eat her... I mean, not eat her, but like drink her blood or whatever. It's not that other people are telling them they can't be together, it's his own body telling him that."

4) When he compared Edward to an axe murderer

Opening up about how he really feels about Edward Cullen, Robert told magazine: "You always get weirdos like Edward who seem to attract women for some reason. If Edward wasn't a fictional character and you met him in reality he is like one of those guys who would probably be an axe murderer or something."

5) When he let slip how he really felt about the franchise ending

Following the release of Breaking Dawn, Part 2, Robert appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy said: "Millions of Twilight fans, they can't wait to see this, it's almost heartbreaking because they don't want it to be over. It's a little bittersweet, isn't it?" And, instead of agreeing, Robert laughed and exclaimed: "For them!"

6) When he said that the plot doesn't make sense

In an interview with Chris Van Vilet, Robert said: "There's a lot of stuff in the Twilight world that doesn't make sense. It's like, why are they still going to high school? Like, up until last year? They're a hundred years old."

7) When he admitted that he's never watched any of the films more than once

In the same interview with Chris Van Vilet, Robert revealed that he's never really watched a Twilight movie out of choice. He teased: "I've seen bits and pieces a bunch of times but basically, I've only seen any of them once. Either at the premiere or just before the premiere." He also let slip that he "struggle[s] with character names".

8) When he called Breaking Dawn, Part 2 "nuts"

Talking to news about Breaking Dawn, Part 2, Robert said: "It's nuts. I had to give her a cesarean by chewing through a placenta. I don't know the medical, how it works but there was definitely chewing through something. No, it's wild. Once you got it in your head you're like, 'Oh, this is just the thing for little girls. And then, like, it's difficult to get past."

9) When he said that being a fan of Twilight is "crazy" to him

Chatting to about Twilight fan culture, Robert said: "I can't really understand it even now. It does have an angle which is attached to something quite primal in girls. I guess people want it to define them, like, 'I'm a Twilight fan.' That's crazy to me. I think people really just like being part of a crowd."

10) When he confirmed that he would "mindlessly hate" Twilight if he hadn't been in it

When asked by Moviefone if he would be a fan of Twilight if he didn't star in it, Robert said: "I think I am a judgmental and cynical person who would just mindlessly hate it without having seen anything; I just think I'm a bad person."

11) When he said that there was something wrong with Bella and Edward

Speaking to BuzzFeed about the central romance, Edward said: "When you put the bare facts out, he tells her, 'I killed 40 or 50 people and I want to kill you so much. Every single day, every moment I'm with I'm wanting to kill you.' And she's like, 'I don't care. I love you.' And it's like, well there's definitely something wrong with her and there's obviously something wrong with me."

12) When he complained about Edward never doing any vampire stuff

In a behind the scenes featurette for New Moon, Robert complained about Edward's lack of vampire activity. He said: "I hardly get to do any vampire stuff. I don't get to kill anyone."

13) When he called out the age difference between Bella and Edward

In an interview with magazine, Edward called out the huge age gap between Bella and Edward. He said: "What am I doing with this kid? I'm 108 years old."

14) When he referred to the story as a "nightmare"

Chatting to NOVA FM about his thoughts on the Bella/Edward love story, Edward said: "Everyone's like 'Oh it's such a fairytale romance?" He then let slip that he sees it differently: "And it's just like, 'This seems like a nightmare!'"

15) When he said that he got his dignity back when the films ended

news asked Robert if he took anything from the set of the last movie. Laughing, he replied: "My dignity."

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15 times Robert Pattinson brutally roasted the Twilight franchise

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Twilight has many fans but the man behind Edward Cullen isn't one of them. You don't have to be a huge fan of to know that Robert Pattinson notoriously hated both the books and the movies. As soon as Stephenie Meyer released the first Twilight book in 2005, it immediately became a global phenomenon.

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The Times (2005): Robert Pattinson: British Star of Tomorrow

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The Times (2005): Robert Pattinson: British Star of Tomorrow

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The Times dubbed Pattinson "The British Star of Tomorrow" after he played Cedric Diggory in 2005, suggesting that the public and press had already lauded him as a promising young actor. He was also referred to during this time as "the next Jude Law."

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There is an article in The Times about a list of young and upcoming British actors who Screen International thinks will be the stars of the future. Actor Robert Pattinson, who plays Cedric Diggory in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film, is one of the actors on this list. The article says:

ROBERT PATTINSON

With no big-screen experience, Robert Pattinson beat a host of other actors to the part of Hogwarts head boy and all-round good guy Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, due out this year. His only other screen work was in the TV film Sword of Xanten, broadcast in America last year.

This fresh-faced, photogenic 18-year-old so oozes charm and likeability that casting directors are predicting a big future. Despite his initiation via Harry Potter, Pattinson cites Tim Burton and Todd Solondz as directors he admires for "breaking boundaries".

Thanks Ian!

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Robert Pattinson: British Star of Tomorrow - The-Leaky-Cauldron.org

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There is an article in The Times about a list of young and upcoming British actors who Screen International thinks will be the stars of the future. Actor Robert Pattinson, who plays Cedric Diggory in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film, is one of the actors on this list.

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Aubrey, J.S., Walus, S. and Click, M.A. (2010) Bitten by twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise. New York, NY: Peter Lang

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Aubrey, J.S., Walus, S. and Click, M.A. (2010) Bitten by twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise. New York, NY: Peter Lang

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The authors discuss the appeal of 'teen idols' (here I've used the term interchangeably with 'teen heartthrob') and how the similarities between Pattinson's star persona and his role as Edward Cullen contributed to his appeal to young audiences. He becomes a teen idol/ heartthrob as a result.

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Dyhouse, C. (2017) Heartthrobs: a history of women and desire. Oxford University Press.

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Dyhouse, C. (2017) Heartthrobs: a history of women and desire. Oxford University Press.

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Dyhouse talks about the appeal of vampires to young girls essentially, stating that they are the perfect package – romantic but dangerous, protective but also needs protection. Fans attribute these qualities to Pattinson himself, thus making him the ideal celebrity crush.

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LadBible (2022): Robert Pattinson Is The Most Attractive Man In The World, According To Science

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LadBible (2022): Robert Pattinson Is The Most Attractive Man In The World, According To Science

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Using the "Golden Ratio" of Beauty Phi, Dr. Julian De Silva of the Centre for Facial Cosmetic Surgery claims that Pattinson has the most attractive face when compared with other male celebrities.

It presents him as a man with naturally good looks who deserves to be attractive to everyone, not just women.

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Actor Robert Pattinson is a pretty good looking guy, but now it's been proven that he is still classed as the most attractive man in the world. Science has spoken.

After stealing hearts in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Cedric Diggory, he captured the world's attention as the broody vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise and most recently he's been back on screens in

While his acting and his love life have often been the subject of headlines, his chiselled good looks have remained undisputed. The actor was originally given the title of being the most attractive man in the world in 2020 and he has failed to be knocked off the top spot ever since.

The title comes after an algorithm that ranks different facial features has analysed the men of Hollywood including Ryan Gosling, Idris Elba, Brad Pitt and Henry Cavill. Yet none of them could match Pattinson's perfect visage.

Pattinson scored an impressive 92.15 percent, beating the likes of The Witcher star Henry Cavill (91.64 percent), A Star Is Born's Bradley Cooper (91.08 percent), Brad Pitt (90.51 percent) and George Clooney (89.91 percent).

The analysis comes down to the 'Golden Ratio' of Beauty Phi, which originates from the European Renaissance and was reportedly used by Leonardo Da Vinci for his famous work, the Vitruvian Man.

To calculate the true beauty of a face, the length and the width are measured and then the results are divided. Measurements are taken from the hairline to the spot between the eyes, and then between the eyes and the bottom of the nose. Finally the person's face is measured from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the chin.

Once all the calculations are complete, a person is considered to be more 'scientifically beautiful' if the numbers are equal.

Commenting on the algorithm, Centre of Facial Cosmetic Surgery's Dr Julian De Silva said: "Robert Pattinson was the clear winner when all elements of the face were measured for physical perfection.

"These brand new computer mapping techniques allow us to solve some of the mysteries of what it is that makes someone physically beautiful and the technology is useful when planning patients' surgery."

He explained that the Twilight actor was 'in the top five for nearly all the categories because he has such classically shaped features and a wonderful chiselled jaw'.

In fact, the only thing letting Pattinson down was his mouth, as De Silva explained: "His only score below average was for his lips which are a little thin and flat."

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Actor Robert Pattinson is a pretty good looking guy, but now it's been proven that he is still classed as the most attractive man in the world. Science has spoken.

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Belfast Telegraph (2012): Robert Pattinson new face of Dior

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Belfast Telegraph (2012): Robert Pattinson new face of Dior

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In 2012, Pattinson signed a deal with Dior to appear in a series of ad campaigns to promote their new men's fragrance, Dior Homme.

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Robert Pattinson has reportedly signed a multi-million pound deal to be the new face of Christian Dior's men's fragrance.

he Twilight heartthrob, who is currently promoting the hotly-anticipated final film in the vampire saga, will star in a series of ad campaigns for the brand's line, reported E! News.

A source said the 26-year-old actor has signed a three-year deal with the French fashion house, and that it is thought to be worth close to 12 million dollars.

R-Patz follows a host of Hollywood stars who have fronted campaigns for the brand, including fellow Brit Jude Law and Black Swan actress Natalie Portman.

He is also following in the footsteps of his Twilight co-star and real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart, who is the face of Balenciaga's Florabotanica scent.

The final Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn - Part 2, will be released in November.

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Robert Pattinson has reportedly signed a multi-million pound deal to be the new face of Christian Dior's men's fragrance. he Twilight heartthrob, who is currently promoting the hotly-anticipated final film in the vampire saga, will star in a series of ad campaigns for the brand's line, reported E! News.

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A somewhat strange and self-mocking video about Pattinson's search for a New York City hot dog that was written by Pattinson himself.

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Robert Pattinson Desperately Needs a New York City Hot Dog | GQ

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Fans swarm and scream in Pattinson's presence even when he is not promoting a Twilight movie, demonstrating how his heartthrob persona goes beyond the Twilight franchise.

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Robert Pattinson: how loud can the fans scream?

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Glamour Magazine (2009): Robert Pattinson said a fan once took her clothes off for him

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Glamour Magazine (2009): Robert Pattinson said a fan once took her clothes off for him

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A fan once took off her clothes after Pattinson jokingly asked her to, showing the lengths that they would go just to get his attention or to be liked by him.

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Robert Pattinson confessed to Ellen DeGeneres that when he joked with a fan that stripping would get his attention, she believed him and actually started to take her clothes off. The New Moon star revealed that the off-hand comment happened "after a period of signing 500 signatures". "You kind of get 10 seconds with each person and you never really say anything and I kind of got bored of saying, 'Hey, how are you doing?'" the 23-year-old admitted. "[A fan] said in her 10 seconds, 'What can I do to get your attention?' I was like um, just take your clothes off." The actor said he never thought she'd actually take him seriously. "She stood there and frantically started taking her clothes off and got dragged out of the room by security," he said. "I never felt more terrible." SOURCE: USMAGAZINE
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Robert Pattinson said a fan once took her clothes off for him

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Robert Pattinson confessed to Ellen DeGeneres that when he joked with a fan that stripping would get his attention, she believed him and actually started to take her clothes off. The New Moon star revealed that the off-hand comment happened "after a period of signing 500 signatures".

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People Magazine (2008): Young Fan Asks 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson to 'Bite Me'

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People Magazine (2008): Young Fan Asks 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson to 'Bite Me'

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During the height of the Twilight mania, many young fans had asked Pattinson to 'bite them' just like his vampire character Edward Cullen. This shows that at this point in his career, audiences strongly associate Pattinson with his on-screen role, blurring the line between character and actor. This also suggests how fervent his fans were.

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Twilight star Robert Pattinson sets pulses racing during promotional appearances - but one young fan wanted a bit more than just a picture.

Pattinson, who plays vampire Edward Cullen in the upcoming flick (opening Nov. 21), recalls a fairly unusual request he recently received from a 7-year-old girl.

"She went really quiet and she was like, 'Can you bite me?' " Pattinson, 22, told E! Online. "It wasn't a joke ... I looked at her and thought, 'Do you know what you're saying?' "

Pattinson also revealed that he put off auditioning for the high-profile role for five months because the script described the character, created by novelist Stephanie Meyer, as "the ideal, perfect man."

"I felt like an idiot being like, "Hi, I'm here for the ideal man audition," he said.

He eventually landed the role - one that required he develop a six-pack - and now he has tweens shrieking at the sight of him during appearances for the vampire movie.

"It's pretty nuts," he says. "It doesn't seem very real at all. I just go to these different cities and people start screaming."

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Young Fan Asks 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson to 'Bite Me'

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Twilight star Robert Pattinson sets pulses racing during promotional appearances - but one young fan wanted a bit more than just a picture. Pattinson, who plays vampire Edward Cullen in the upcoming flick (opening Nov. 21), recalls a fairly unusual request he recently received from a 7-year-old girl.

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With roles in popular young adult films, Pattinson became the ideal man for many of his young (and sometimes obsessive) fans (particularly adolescent girls)

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Alongside his eccentric professional work, Pattinson has been known to be idiosyncratic off-set too. He has made questionable comments in interviews, either about his personal life or approach to his work, that make people dubious about his sanity.

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The Hollywood Reporter's Actors' Roundtable (2018)

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The Hollywood Reporter's Actors' Roundtable (2018)

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Pattinson here is rubbing shoulders with other Hollywood A-Listers at the roundtable, strengthening his status as a prominent celebrity. But in a display of humility, he claims that his rise to fame was "accidental" with him being cast in Twilight.

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Full LIVE Roundtable: Margot Robbie, Robert Pattinson, Bryan Cranston | Close Up With THR

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In one of his first press junkets ever, Pattinson presents himself as a jovial, humble but insecure individual. His star persona holds true when compared to press junkets far later in his career.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire : Robert Pattinson Interview

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Pattinson plays a criminal who was launched into space in the science fiction horror film High Life, and he must find means to save both himself and his daughter.

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In what can be seen as an extremely ambitious endeavour, Pattinson plays a lighthouse keeper steadily descending into lunacy with his elderly supervisor played by Willem Dafoe.

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The Lighthouse | Official Trailer HD | A24

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Good Time (2017) by Joshua and Benjamin Safdie

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Good Time (2017) by Joshua and Benjamin Safdie

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With his striking blonde hair and unruly beard, Pattinson almost becomes unrecognisable in the role of low-level crook in Good Time.

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Post-Twilight, Pattinson's star image started to shift from teen heartthrob to a sensual figure with raw sex appeal. He graduates from a brooding vampire that young girls fawn over to a charming man that appeals to an older demographic. His campaign with Dior has played a significant role in bringing this about.

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When he had to introduce his previous performances as "iconic characters," Pattinson immediately cringed, hinting that he doesn't view himself at that level.

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Robert Pattinson Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

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Pattinson sought to star in a variety of artistic indie films where he primarily played offbeat characters who were completely distinct from one another, which can be seen as an attempt to reject the character mold that was imposed upon him by his Twilight fame.

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At the height of the franchise, criticism of the movies was rampant, noting the cringey dialogue and the bad special effects.

Despite being on press junkets to promote the films, Pattinson notoriously expressed how he did not enjoy filming the Twilight franchise, and openly criticised his character and the story.

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Robert pattinson and Kristen Stewart Hating On Twilight For The Last Decades

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A fan compilation of the many times Pattinson has not been subtle about his distaste with the mega-successful franchise while he was on press junkets for the movies.

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Pattinson played Edward Cullen, the male lead of the hugely popular Twilight franchise, from 2008 to 2012. This role catapulted him to international fame and made him a teen heartthrob.

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Dior's advert for their fragrance Dior Homme with Pattinson as their star. He's portrayed as a free-spirited sensual and protective lover. A man who people either want to be or want to be with.

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In this clip, we see the duality of Pattinson with his awkwardness (as evidenced in his clumsy introduction) and his A-List persona, which includes being surrounded by adoring fans and getting to rub shoulders with other big names such as Cara Delevingne and the Beckhams.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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His role as Cedric Diggory sprung Pattinson into the mainstream spotlight and introduced him to the world audience.

Cedric was known to be hardworking, brave, and humble which in turn made audiences fond of Pattinson.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Official Trailer - Daniel Radcliffe Movie HD