Archive for April 2010
His role as a non-violent vampire in the Twilight saga has made Robert Pattinson a pin-up for his generation, so what’s with the sudden aggression?
Robert Pattinson is not a violent man. In person, the 23-year-old actor is a bit like his character Edward Cullen in the blockbusting vampire saga Twilight: good-looking, obviously; non-aggressive. He is also likeable, self-assured and more than a little dreamy – perhaps even wistful. Admittedly, he’s not an immortal vampire like Cullen, and has no desire to sink his teeth into anyone, which can be hugely disappointing for some of his more zealous fans. “You’d be surprised by how young some of the girls are when they come up to you,” he tells me. “I’ve had a seven-year-old come up to me and say, ‘Bite me, please!’ It’s a little bit weird.”
In his latest film, the emotionally fraught family drama Remember Me, there is no biting but there is a smattering of violence. Pattinson plays an angry young man who endures a turbulent relationship with his businessman father (Pierce Brosnan) while building a relationship with a new girlfriend (Emilie de Ravin). His character, Tyler, is also prone to occasional brawling. In what seems a stark contrast to his aforementioned dreaminess, the young actor admits he felt a strong connection with this aspect of his character’s personality.
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Here are some black & white and colour enhanced pics of Rob on the set of Bel Ami today.
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Here are 50+ new pics of Robert Pattinson on the set of Bel Ami in Budapest yesterday.
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The current frontrunner to direct “Breaking Dawn” is Bill Condon, Gossip Cop can confirm.
Summit Entertainment has yet to sign Condon to the project, but the studio and director are engaged in a negotiation process that has moved the director to the front of the pack, a rep for Summit tells Gossip Cop, corroborating an earlier Deadline.com report.
Condon previously directed films including Kinsey and Dreamgirls.
Almost as long as the book itself, the saga of who would adapt it for the screen has gone through many twists, including a false rumor Gossip Cop busted claiming Gus Van Sant had already “signed” to do the project, and buzz last week that Michael Mann was a major candidate.
As of now, no final decision has been made.
Gossip Cop will have updates as they break.
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From MTV:
Last month, word dropped that three Oscar-nominated directors were on Summit Entertainment’s short list to helm “Breaking Dawn,” the yet-unannounced final installment of the “Twilight” franchise: Gus Van Sant (“Milk”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”) and Bill Condon (“Dreamgirls”).
Now, it appears Condon has established himself as Summit’s top choice for the gig, according to a Deadline.com report. No deal is yet in place, but several meetings have led to negotiations between the director and the studio.
What’s more, citing unnamed sources, Deadline reports that “Breaking Dawn” will be split into two films (as has long been rumored) and will begin shooting in the fall. The director search kicked off after “New Moon” director Chris Weitz declined the chance to return to the franchise.
MTV News’ request for comment has not yet been returned by Summit.
As made clear by the eight-time Oscar-nominated “Dreamgirls,” Condon has experience taking established source material and churning out a visually dramatic box-office success. He’s also dabbled in supernatural subject matter with “Gods and Monsters” (about the real-life director of “Frankenstein”) and horror genre material with 1995’s “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh.” “Breaking Dawn” prominently features horror-like elements, including a bloody, supernatural birth scene.
Condon already has two projects lined up: an adaptation of the novel “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” starring Colin Firth, and a Richard Pryor biopic, starring Marlon Wayans. Both films would be delayed if Condon works on the potential two films of “Breaking Dawn.”
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, meanwhile, have already come out in support of Van Sant hopping into the director’s chair. “It’s all about teenage love and obsessions,” Pattinson said of “Breaking Dawn.” “I think Gus Van Sant would be great.”
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