Archive for February 2015
Imitation of James Dean.
Robert Pattinson is present at this year´s Berlinale with not one, but two movies. In one of them he plays the photographer of James Dean. In our interview the former vampire-star tells how he used to perceive the Hollywood legend.
Berlin. At the luxurious Hotel de Rome in the heart of Berlin, hidden away in a parlor behind the lobby, Robert Pattinson gives interviews for his Berlinale-movie “Life” on Monday. Full beard, tousled hair, on the table in front of him a bottle of Coke. Before we get started on the first question, the 28 year-old quickly pops a stick of gum into his mouth.
In Anton Corbijn`s “Life” Pattinson plays the young photographer Dennis Stock, who discovered James Dean before he had his big break-through in Hollywood. Stock snapped the famous picture of James Dean walking down rainy Times Square in New York with a cigarette between his lips and a popped-up collar. In this interview with German press agency dpa Pattinson talks about his own James Dean-phase and his heartthrob-image.
Q: James Dean is one oft the big icons of our time. What is your image of him?
RP: I think every actor at some point goes through a James Dean-obsession. When I was 16, 17 years old you were practically always imitating James Dean, no matter what the role was… I think James Dean liked people looking at him. But there are other actors who don´t exactly know why they became actors (laughs). I think I´m rather one of those.
Q: What did you do when you imitated Dean?
RP: It´s mostly about body language. For example, something like this (he props his elbow on his thigh and briefly rests his head on his hand). Whoever saw me pretending to be James Dean probably wondered what I was doing!
Q: Since the end of the Twilight Saga you´ve worked with directors like David Cronenberg, Werner Herzog and now Anton Corbijn. Do you think of Twilight as a door-opener for new projects or is it more like a curse because it gave you the image of a heartthrob?
RP: It really only ever brought good things for me. Everybody has to deal with something. There´s something positive about people accusing you of being type-cast; it helps you to try and be casted for different things. It energizes you, in a way. It´s fun to refute such an image.
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I´m exactly where I wanted to be.
Even after two Cronenberg-movies many still doubt the acting skills of Twilight-star Robert Pattinson. On Monday he presents his latest movie “Life” at Berlinale – together with director Anton Corbijn. In this interview the former vampire-star explains how he connected with the movie and why he feels his career is in a good place.
Q: Mr. Pattinson, is James Dean still an icon to your generation?
RP: Definitely. Especially when I was young. I knew James Dean before I even knew I wanted to act. I had read many of his interviews. He was style-defining and has an influence on every actor, simply through his physicality. Anyone who´s leaning forward, trying to look cool, is copying James Dean, really (laughs)
Q: You playing a photographer has a certain irony since in real life you often clashed with photographers who sometimes made your life hell. What was it like, playing a photographer?
RP: They´re still doing it. But to be honest, I had a very preconceived notion of photographers. Just like Anton Corbijn. Our ideas couldn´t have been more different. For Anton, the whole movie is about the nature of the photographer. I didn´t see Dennis Stock as a photographer, but someone, who under all circumstances wanted to be an artist. He saw an artist in James Dean just like he saw himself as an artist. To me the movie is about those petty jealousies: why is Dean perceived an artist and not me. That´s what I liked about it.
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Even though the interview doesn’t mention Robert Pattinson, it’s still an interesting read with the director’s ideas about the movie and loads of background info. (Translation by us – please credit)
Next spring Martin Koolhoven – finally – begins with the shooting of his highly anticipated new film Brimstone. The 45-year-old Dutchman wrote the script for the “violent and epic thriller” himself and managed to get Hollywood stars Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce for the main roles. Filmpjekijken.com invited Koolhoven to a lunch with the hope to get some more news about his international debut. That worked.
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The photo call will start at 19:45 CET
The Press Conference will start at 19:55 CET
Robert Pattinson joins Guy Pearce and Mia Wasikowska in ‘Brimstone’, directed by Martin Koolhoven
SYNOPSIS
A triumphant epic of survival set in the searing wilds of the Badlands, the menacing inferno of the old American West.
A tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth.
Our heroine is Liz, carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, accused of a crime she didn’t commit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher – a diabolical zealot and her twisted nemesis.
But Liz is a genuine survivor; she’s no victim – a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve.
Fear not.Retribution is coming.
CAST
Mia Wasikowska – Liz
Guy Pearce – The Reverend
Robert Pattinson – Samuel
Carice Van Houten – Anna
FILMMAKERS
Director and Writer – Martin Koolhoven
Producer – Els Vandevorst
Source: Screen Daily Day 5 | Brimstone | via Gossipgyal | Twitter @BrimstoneMovie
‘Queen of the Desert’ had it’s first official screening at Berlinale and these are some of the reactions to Robert Pattinson’s performance in the film.
Please keep in mind that reviews can contain spoilers
Reviews
“The brief but significant appearances of Robert Pattinson as T.E. Lawrence aside…”
(…)
“Among the more entertaining interludes is her time spent at an archeological dig with Lawrence. And while Pattinson in Arab headgear takes some getting used to (and drew laughs at the Berlin press screening), the easy camaraderie in his scenes with Kidman is appealing. ”
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Cinema Pósters
Póster oficial para de (2014).
Here are the full production notes of LIFE. There are a lot of quotes from Rob about the movie, his character and the cast&crew and comments about Rob from director Anton Corbijn, co-stars Dane DeHaan and Joel Edgerton, screenwriter Luke Davies and procucers Iain Canning and Christina Piovesan.
More after the jump!
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From The Wrap
The “Sons of Anarchy” alum joins Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller in James Gray’s movie
Charlie Hunnam will replace Benedict Cumberbatch in James Gray‘s “Lost City of Z,” which also stars Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller.
Cumberbatch was forced to drop out of the project due to Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” and now “Sons of Anarchy” alum Hunnam will play Col. Percival Fawcett in the adaptation of David Grann’s acclaimed bestseller.
MICA Entertainment has come on board to finance the movie, which Brad Pitt, Dede Gardnerand Jeremy Kleiner are producing via Plan B Entertainment along with Dale Johnson and Anthony Katagas. Marc Butan is executive producing, as are MICA’s Julie B. May and Glenn Murray.
Sierra/Affinity will continue to handle international sales of the title at this year’s European Film Market. CAA represents the domestic rights to the film. Production is slated to start this summer.
“Lost City of Z” follows Percy Fawcett, a British colonial who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expedition.
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Robert Pattinson and The Rover has been nominated for 5 awards at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jai Courtney – Felony
Adam Driver – Tracks
Yilmaz Erdodan – Water Diviner
Robert Pattinson – The Rover
Tom Wilkinson – Felony
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Justine Clarke – Healing
Melissa George – Felony
Erin James – The Little Death
Jacqueline McKenzie – The Water Diviner
Susan Prior – The RoverBEST ACTOR
Russel Crowe – the Water Diviner
Joel Edgerton – Felony
David Gulpilil – Charlie’s Country
Don Hany – Healing
Guy Pearce – The Rover
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jo Ford – The Rover
Alex Holmes – The Babadook
Chris Kennedy – The Water Diviner
Matthew Putland – Predestination
BEST MUSIC SCORE
David Hirschfelder – Healing
David Hirschfelder – The Water Diviner
Antony Partos – The Rover
Peter Spierig – Predestination
The FCCAAwards will be held March 10th at Paddington Woollahra RSL, you can find more information
here
Thinking of Rob 