Con due film nella selezione ufficiale al Festival di Cannes, l'attore dimostra serenità nel gestire il dopo Twilight.
u una terrazza del Palais des Festivals molto ventilata un uomo con la testa infilata nelle spalle,sta fumando una sigaretta. Una guardia del corpo si trova a pochi metri da lui. Il fumatore misterioso è Robert Pattinson. Con due film nella selezione ufficiale, Maps To The Stars, di David Cronenberg, e The Rover di David Michôd, l'attore è stato una delle principali attrazioni a Cannes. Quando arriviamo sulla Croisette per il nostro incontro, l’attore non sembra molto in forma. Il giorno precedente infatti ha fatto le ore piccole, visto che è stato al Silencio, il club parigino trasferito a Cannes durante il festival. Si è svegliato dieci minuti prima dei suoi appuntamenti con la stampa. Appare stanco e spontaneo, disposto a parlare di questi due registi che hanno contribuito a sotterrare il vampiro sexy. Il protagonista della saga di Twilight paga il primo pegno nei confronti del canadese Cronenberg. Come in Cosmopolis, nel 2012, Pattinson è tornato in una limousine in Maps to the Stars, ma questa volta al volante. "E' un ruolo secondario, ma ho detto di sì ancora prima di leggere il copione. Farei qualunque cosa con questo ragazzo." Il suo personaggio è un autista di limousine a Hollywood che si presenta come un "attore autore." "Solevo dirlo all’inizio, ma ora non più", scherza l'inglese che si è trasferito a Los Angeles diversi anni fa. "Mi mancava molto Londra all’inizio, ma poi la maggior parte dei miei amici l’ha lasciata e Los Angeles è una città bellissima, dinamica. Ed allo stesso tempo è molto strana. Tutto dipende dalle persone con le quali esci…"
S A Hollywood, sia script che registi vanno a lui. Così come David Michôd, del quale Pattinson ammira il suo primo film, Animal Kingdom, lo incontra e lo sceglie tra migliaia di attori. Perché lui? "Perché la sua faccia mi affascina, è bello quanto atipico", il regista ci racconta. L'attore ha trascorso sette settimane nel deserto australiano, ad esattamente nove ore di macchina dalla città più vicina. Lui adora la solitudine, un vero lusso per questo giovane uomo di 28 anni vessato dai paparazzi. "Mi è piaciuto il fatto di poter far pipì liberamente all’aperto." L'ex modello ha anche goduto del fatto di poter allontanarsi dall’idea di essere considerato un icona per gli adolescenti, e questo grazie al suo personaggio fuori dagli schemi. "Quando ho letto lo script la prima volta, mi sono chiesto se questo ragazzo fosse mentalmente menomato. David Michôd ha detto che non sapeva. Ho fatto un sacco di improvvisazioni, ma penso siano state tutte tagliate!"
With two films in the official selection at Cannes, actor handle serenely the "post-Twilight."
On a terrace of the Palais des Festivals swept by the wind, a man with his head tucked into his shoulders, pulls on his cigarette. A bodyguard stands a few meters from him. The anonymous smoker is Robert Pattinson. With two films in official selection, Maps To The Stars, by David Cronenberg, and The Rover, by David Michôd, the actor was one of the attractions in Cannes. When we arrive at our rendez-vous on the Croisette, he doesn't look fit. The day before, he was doing the closing of the Silencio, the Parisian club relocated in Cannes during the festival. He woke up ten minutes before his appointments with the press.
He is tired and spontaneous, willing to talk about these two filmmakers who helped bury the sexy vampire. The hero of the Twilight Saga pays first his debt to the Canadian Cronenberg. Like in Cosmopolis, in 2012, Pattinson is back in a limousine in Maps to the Stars, but this time behind the wheel. "It's a supporting role, but I said yes before even reading the script. I'd do anything with this guy." His character is a limo driver in Hollywood who presents himself as an "actor writer." "I used to say that at the beginning but not anymore," jokes the British that moved to Los Angeles several years ago. "I missed London at the beginning, but most of my friends left and Los Angeles is a beautiful city, dynamic. And at the same time very weird. All depends on the people you hang out with..."
Simple Pleasures
In Hollywood, scripts and filmmakers go to him. Thus David Michôd, whose Pattinson admires his first film, Animal Kingdom, meets and chooses him among thousands of actors. Why him? "Because his face fascinates me, he is both beautiful and atypical" the director tells us. The actor spent seven weeks in the Australian desert, a nine-hour drive from the nearest town. He enjoys solitude, a real luxury for this young 28 year old man harassed by paparazzi.
After his love story and breakup with his partner from Twilight, Kristen Stewart, who made him the favourite prey of the tabloids, the star has rediscovered simple pleasures: "I loved being able to pee peacefully in the nature." The former model has also enjoyed to break a little his icon image for teens with a borderline character. "At the first reading, I wondered if this guy was mentally handicapped. David Michôd told me he didn't know. I did a lot of improvisation to, but I think they have all been cut off!"
Since, Pattinson shot with Werner Herzog and Anton Corbijn. Upcoming films with James Gray, Harmony Korine and Olivier Assayas has been announced. He would even be one of the contenders for the part of Indiana Jones, as a replacement of Harrison Ford. A boost to his career which doesn't need one.
On a terrace of the Palais des Festivals swept by the wind, a man with his head tucked into his shoulders, pulls on his cigarette. A bodyguard stands a few meters from him. The anonymous smoker is Robert Pattinson. With two films in official selection, Maps To The Stars, by David Cronenberg, and The Rover, by David Michôd, the actor was one of the attractions in Cannes. When we arrive at our rendez-vous on the Croisette, he doesn't look fit. The day before, he was doing the closing of the Silencio, the Parisian club relocated in Cannes during the festival. He woke up ten minutes before his appointments with the press.
He is tired and spontaneous, willing to talk about these two filmmakers who helped bury the sexy vampire. The hero of the Twilight Saga pays first his debt to the Canadian Cronenberg. Like in Cosmopolis, in 2012, Pattinson is back in a limousine in Maps to the Stars, but this time behind the wheel. "It's a supporting role, but I said yes before even reading the script. I'd do anything with this guy." His character is a limo driver in Hollywood who presents himself as an "actor writer." "I used to say that at the beginning but not anymore," jokes the British that moved to Los Angeles several years ago. "I missed London at the beginning, but most of my friends left and Los Angeles is a beautiful city, dynamic. And at the same time very weird. All depends on the people you hang out with..."
Simple Pleasures
In Hollywood, scripts and filmmakers go to him. Thus David Michôd, whose Pattinson admires his first film, Animal Kingdom, meets and chooses him among thousands of actors. Why him? "Because his face fascinates me, he is both beautiful and atypical" the director tells us. The actor spent seven weeks in the Australian desert, a nine-hour drive from the nearest town. He enjoys solitude, a real luxury for this young 28 year old man harassed by paparazzi.
After his love story and breakup with his partner from Twilight, Kristen Stewart, who made him the favourite prey of the tabloids, the star has rediscovered simple pleasures: "I loved being able to pee peacefully in the nature." The former model has also enjoyed to break a little his icon image for teens with a borderline character. "At the first reading, I wondered if this guy was mentally handicapped. David Michôd told me he didn't know. I did a lot of improvisation to, but I think they have all been cut off!"
Since, Pattinson shot with Werner Herzog and Anton Corbijn. Upcoming films with James Gray, Harmony Korine and Olivier Assayas has been announced. He would even be one of the contenders for the part of Indiana Jones, as a replacement of Harrison Ford. A boost to his career which doesn't need one.
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