While promoting “Goon,” a film he stars in and co-wrote, Jay Baruchel shared his experiences working for a short period of time on the Manhattan set of “Cosmopolis.” Unfortunately for the Pattinson fans out there, according to Baruchel, Cronenberg’s next movie might be too strange for them. “An exceedingly strange movie,” Baruchel said, describing “Cosmopolis.” ”All [...]
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*VIDEO* Jay Baruchel talks about working with David Cronenberg and ‘Cosmopolis’ Leave a comment
David Cronenberg reacts to Cosmopolis’ Win in the MTV Brawl 4 comments
Eric Packer is about to embark upon the worst car ride of his life. Thankfully, Robert Pattinson — the actor who plays Packer in “Cosmopolis” — doesn’t share his character’s fate. Pattinson fans came out in full force to elect “Cosmopolis” the winner of the MTV Movie Brawl 2012, a weeks-long tournament that pitted several [...]
Cosmopolis one of The Playlist’s 50 Most Anticipated Films of 2012 4 comments
Cosmopolis is one of The Playlist’s 50 Most Anticipated Films of 2012 From The Playlist Cosmopolis Synopsis: Based on the novel by American authorDon DeLillo, it centers on Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson), a young multi-billionaire making an epic, ultimately doomed limo ride across New York City. What You Need to Know: David Cronenberg is enjoying an unparalleled [...]
David Cronenberg talks working with Robert Pattinson and ‘Cosmopolis’ Leave a comment
David Cronenberg talks working with Robert Pattinson and ‘Cosmopolis’ Although David Cronenberg has built a career on films that explore the dark crevasses of the mind, he says he likes to have “good, productive fun” when he’s working. “I have a very light set, and I don’t screw with people’s heads,” he says. During a [...]
*Video* David Cronenberg Gives an Update on Cosmopolis and Speaks About Robert Pattinson 2 comments
From MTV: When the director walked the red carpet last week at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in support of his film “A Dangerous Method,” he stopped to speak again with MTV News’ Josh Horowitz, revealing which scenes in particular were the most challenging for Pattinson. “Probably the last couple of days was where there [...]
*VIDEO* David Cronenberg (Cosmopolis) mentions Robert Pattinson and the Twilight-fame 1 comment
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David Cronenberg talks about his motivation casting Robert Pattinson Leave a comment
David Cronenberg talks about his motivation casting Robert Pattinson Your casting of Robert Pattinson in ‘Cosmopolis,’ someone whose acting might not be as critically lauded as Mortensen’s, was obviously a well-thought-out decision, then. Well, Keira’s acting doesn’t always get praise from high-brow critics, either. I would use that parallel. You have a young actor who’s [...]
David Cronenberg talks casting Rob, Twilight, fans and more with NY Magazine Leave a comment
What was it about Robert Pattinson that made you think he was the right guy for the lead? He’s the right age. He looks right. He looks good in a suit. He looks like he could be a young, tough, billionaire. And I’ve actually thought he was quite a good actor who was very underrated [...]
Cosmopolis #7 on NASDAQ’s ‘Top Movies To Look Out For In 2012′ 3 comments
From NASDAQ: 7) “Cosmopolis,” director: David Cronenberg (TBA): Robert Pattinson will get a chance to shed his “Twilight” persona for a tale about a millionaire and his dealings over a 24-hour period in Manhattan. Jay Baruchel and Paul Giamatti co-star in the latest from master director David Cronenberg, the filmmaker behind “Eastern Promises,” “A History [...]
David Cronenberg talks about Robert Pattinson + Possible Cosmopolis Trailer in January 5 comments
David Cronenberg talks about Robert Pattinson in an interview with Huffington Post Why did you want Pattinson for the part in “Cosmopolis”? Cronenberg: Well I’d watched a movie that I think not too many people have seen called “Little Ashes,” where he plays Salvador Dali, and he plays him as a young man and plays him [...]
