Showing posts with label Cosmopolis Cannes Press Junket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cosmopolis Cannes Press Junket. Show all posts
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Thursday, 4 October 2012
New/Old Rob Interview from Cannes
The interview is from tha Greek newspaper "To Vima" and was given to film critic Giannis Zoumboulakis.
Blame it on the typecast of pale, out of this world vampire that accompanies him. I don't know what I expected from Robert Pattinson, but what I got up close was a totally grounded behavior, a warm smile (maybe little shy too), an inherent gentleness. Pattinson was at Cannes Film Festival for David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis", a movie where he gave his most demanding performance, which he admitted didn't know how to handle at first.
He asks for mineral water. He is immediately asked about his prostate. It's not a random question - prostate is connected to Pattinson's part in "Cosmopolis". "I wish I knew" the actor says (after a while) when he realizes the reason he is asked this "anatomically indiscreet" question. "I have to have it examined. People say is very important - everybody talks about it. I never exactly understood what prostate is anyway" he comments.
Cronenberg's Twilight
When David Cronenberg sent Pattinson "Cosmopolis" script, the young actor was at the last days of filming Twilight's last movie, titled "Breaking Dawn Part 2", which premieres in Greece on November. "I read David's script and I'm not ashamed to say I didn't understand a thing, but I admit it was too cool, too scary and too weird." Pattinson called Cronenberg to tell him he wasn't ready to play the part - mostly because he couldn't understand what the part was about. "No problem" Cronenberg said "I don't really know what it is about. But it does seem juicy - doesn't it?" Pattinson was encouraged. "I thought that under these circumstances we could have a good start. So we decided to go through with it." Written by David Cronenberg himself "Cosmopolis" script is based on Don De Lilo's novel which has the same title and describes one day in the life of young multimillionaire Eric Packer(Pattinson) inside his huge white limo. All things start from Eric's wish to have a haircut at his old neighborhood barber shop. On his way there, he will stop many times at New York's hell, meet dozens of people and finally change the way he sees his life.
"Constantly hypnotized"
I asked Pattinson what was it he couldn't understand about the script "Look, I gave it to a few friends and people I know in order to read it and they all asked "What the hell is this thing?" I guess that somehow I made myself unable to understand it, because I hadn't realize that my acting would be based exactly there. Because my part Eric simply doesn't understand. He is in search of a new and better reality. So if you place yourself in a world where you understand nothing and everything seems alien, then you see it makes sense". Later on, during filming, Cronenberg was constantly stopping shooting whenever Pattinson attempted to act and pretend to understand what was going on. "David didn't want that. He wanted me constantly hypnotized."
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Saturday, 30 June 2012
AUDIO: ROB INTERVIEW FROM CANNES WITH W RADIO (COLOMBIA)
source via via via YouTube Veronicaspuffy
Rob talks about fans wanting see Cosmopolis, including Twilight fans, about his character Eric Packer "He's an alien". He also relates Cosmopolis to 'The Truman Show'. He talks about Hollywood, fame, people in the business... Talks about Cosmopolis being a contemporary story, his Jeffrey Dahmer 'voice' research. He also talks about being Cannes.
Some people still think of him as Edward, his reaction..."If I can make movies like this and come to Cannes, I don't care what people think. Whatever makes people want to see you..You cannot tell people what to think, you just have to try and do your best, try to do interesting things and that's the only thing you can only hope for."
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH FIRENZE MADE IN TUSCANY FROM CANNES
The interview is from meeting with the press in Cannes. Most questions were already published in sites/magazines, but there are a few new quotes. The journalist is the same that asks Rob to say 'Ciao Firenze' at the end of this video via RPLife.
Translation by RobertPattinsonMoms Thank you Fiammy.
FirenzeMadeinTuscany.com At Cannes, when we meet him, Robert Pattinson is serene, sipping a Schweppes, eating a sandwich. And he listens to David Cronenberg as if he was a holy man, a father, a guru. Cronenberg is the director of his latest film, Cosmopolis. A contemporary nightmare, in which Pattinson plays a financial wizard, one of those who earn millions of dollars with one click. Crosses, uncaring, a Manhattan in flames, with the signs of a world - ours - that collapses, closed in the unbreakable casing of his limousine. After all, is a perfect Limousine also its reputation. His success , overwhelming, came after New Moon, shot also in Tuscany, from the Twilight Saga. Pattinson became immediately the "wet dream" of millions of little girls. And now, the twenty-six years guy, must work hard to prove that he is a real actor,
not a vampire that has sucked the success from one film.
"Twilight was a hiccup for him," says David Cronenberg, the encounter with the press, on the terrace of a hotel in Cannes. "Robert is an amazing actor, who before that film had already did challenging movies. He became popular against his will."
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH ZDF FROM CANNES
YouTubeVeronicaspuffy Or watch@ZDF starts at 1:48 - 4:00.
Rob talks about the challenge of trying to humanize Eric Packer.
Eric Packer lives in his own world and speaks his own language.
"If you feel like the world has been taken away from you, figure out how to take it back."
Thinks it's great that young people are trying to connect with doing something as opposed to sitting around on facebook, video games doing nothing. Loves that they're out there and living.
Commentary at the end."Cosmopolis, based on the Don DeLillo novel, is a great movie, full of contradictions, full of conversation/discussion. A movie that looks into our near future like a blind clairvoyant." Danke Dorul, for the translation.-S
via Tink/ Robsessed
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH MALONE'S MOVIE MINUTE. CANNES INTERVIEW
Malone's Movie Minue RPLife
Rob talking about being nervous during the premiere of Cosmopolis at the Cannes Film Festival. "I wasn't even watching, I was so nervous." "It's really, really nerve-wracking."
Friday, 15 June 2012
Sunday, 10 June 2012
NEW ROB INTERVIEW WITH CINEBOX/TVI PORTUGAL
Part of this interview was posted here . Cosmopolis coverage starts at 4:15 - Rob's interview at 5:28 and 6:32.
via Twilight Portugal RPLife
Friday, 8 June 2012
ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH ET ONLINE - CANNES
Its the same Cannes interview with 'Scoop with Raya' posted here - but longer version
RPLife/cybermelli
RPLife/cybermelli
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Monday, 4 June 2012
ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH 'SCOOP WITH RAYA'
I find it sooo cool that i got to meet her at the SWATH UK premiere :D talked to her in arabic since i'm lebanese and she was like " you a kristen fan" and i was like DEFIANTLY! :P and she was like "YEAH SHE'S COOL :D"
MBC viaGossipgyal YouTube/Via RPLife
Friday, 1 June 2012
ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH CINE TELEREVUE- BELGIUM
Scans Twilight Belgium. Translation/Via RPLife
The interview was done during Cannes. The interviewer precises that Rob was eating a lollipop.
In the movie, you get your prostate checked? Is yours asymmetrical too?
Rob: *laughs* I haven't checked that yet! Everybody talks about it, it's crazy how that line marked people.
Did you feel up to the task to take on this role?
Rob: When David Cronenberg called me I was in the middle of shooting Breaking Dawn. There were only three weeks left. As soon as I got home, I pounced on the script and read it in one sitting, in one night. It was really strong, complex and freaky but so funny!
Your character speaks all the time, weren't you scared?
Rob: The risk of failure was huge. At first, I told David I didn't feel ready for the challenge. There was too much pressure, but he convinced me. Even though he knew I didn't understand anything from the script. *laughs*
What didn't you get?
Rob: For Cronenberg, everything made sense. The fact that I didn't understand didn't bother him. He was more concerned about my performance. The world of finance means nothing to me. It conceals an absurd distortion of power struggles. But it's not the end of the world, it's a rebirth because this world needs sometimes to be cleansed and purified.
Your character tries to escape from himself. Since you became famous - and with all these paparazzi hanging on to your coat-tails - are you experiencing the same thing?
Rob: I try not to think about it, I only do my job. I stay cautious about all of this but it's still weird. It's like speaking in your sleep. Cosmopolis is a challenging movie that will open doors for me to new projects. I am very pleased. Saying that though, I can't compare this with my private life even if I feel completely claustrophobic.
Are you relieved that Twilight is over now and that you can now move on to something else?
Rob: I will never disown Twilight. It was my job security. I'll never try to find excuses. The advantage now is that directors think differently. As an actor, it's something you've always dreamed about.
Lots of people think it's because of Twilight that you're pushed to do more diarist and intellectual movies ...
Rob: I did little movies before Twilight. People only notice you when they feel like it. It depends from one type of audience from another. I 'acted' too in Twilight. It was a beautiful period in my life but now it's time to turn the page.
Are you still offered heartthrob's roles?
Rob: It's not always easy to play heartthrob. You need to be extremely confident or be completely oblivious to what people think of you. I like to keep my integrity as an actor.
Did you see 'On the Road' in which your girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, has a role?
Rob: Yes and it's sort of weird to see her like this. To have people clapping for you at Cannes, a Festival that's a little crazy and with so many people, is funny. We might expect those kind of reactions but always end up being surprised.
Did you become up professional opponents?
Rob: No, never. For a year now we both had the chance to evolve in the job we love, especially in those amazing movie projects. Kristen is really ambitious. She knows how to find good scripts, she has the nose for that. I admire her.
We wanted people to respect and understand our choices. During the Cosmopolis screening at Cannes, I was a nervous wreck. I was looking in front of me, behind me, trying to guess people's reactions. I was trying to listen for whispers. And in the end, I missed half the movie. *laughs* At the after party that followed, I was even more terrified at the prospect of having to face people's comments.
Will you be in a movie together after Twilight?
Rob: Yes, absolutely. We're trying to write a script together. It won't be for now but we've thought about it for a long time. The filming of the last two movies was long and difficult.My character doesn't change, he can't die. We finish on a high note.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
MORE FROM ROB'S INTERVIEW WITH USA TODAY - TALKS ABOUT FUTURE PROJECTS
USA Today On Nov. 18, he'll reprise his role as vampire/new father Edward Cullen opposite Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn— Part 2, the final installment in Stephenie Meyer's behemoth series.But before that, he'll appear in a surreal role as a Wall Street banker in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (due in August), which earned a standing ovation for its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
"I used to think it was a good thing to have a safety net," says Pattinson, 26, of his starmaking Twilight role. "To know you're always safe is not real. It's got to matter."
So after Breaking Dawn, Pattinson will launch into a busy slate of projects that are starting to take shape.
"I have five things going — actually six," he says. "I'm pretty sure I know which one is going to be first."
That would be Mission: Blacklist (2013), based on the true story of the interrogator credited with locating Saddam Hussein after the fall of his regime. After that, Pattinson will head to Australia with Guy Pearce to shoot The Rover, a thriller set in the post-apocalyptic future. It will be directed by David Michod (who wrote and directed 2010's critically acclaimed Aussie film Animal Kingdom).
Like his role in Cosmopolis, this movie doesn't quite fit into a box.
"It's really complicated to explain," Pattinson says, laughing. "I seem to like choosing movies lately that are difficult to promote."
Via RPLife
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