Every journey has a beginning, but it also has an end, and for “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson his excursion to Forks – one he started back in 2008 – has come to a sad close. Returning for the last time (well, “Breaking Dawn” is split into two movies – – depends which way you want to look at it, then) as Edward Cullen, the cream-tanned vampire beau to Bella Swan, Pattinson reflects on these last few years of mayhem, brought about by the wild success of today’s most successful film franchise.
You’ve been playing Edward Cullen for 4 years, talk about the journey he’s taken through the series. And for yourself personally.
I think in the broadest terms, Edward’s journey.. I ignored the fact that he’s a vampire and that he’s 108, except for metaphorical purposes. You’re left with a troubled teenager. It’s a really simple story of him content with himself. He gets content by finding a woman and having a child. That’s how a lot of troubled guys balance themselves out? At least that’s the hope anyway.
It is the beginning of the end for the Twilight series, but for Robert Pattinson’s vampire, Edward, it is the happiest he has ever been. The vampire doesn’t sparkle once in this film, but he also doesn’t brood or mope. Sure, that may not be a selling point for those who love the moody vampire figure, but Pattinson seems okay with it. As Breaking Dawn part 1 approaches, Pattinson talks about how Edward has evolved and how he said goodbye.
You’ve been playing Edward Cullen for nearly five years. Can you describe the journey he has taken, and the journey you have taken with him?
Right from the beginning, I ignored the fact that he was a vampire; I ignored the fact that he was 108 years old, except for in sort of metaphorical senses. You are left with a troubled teenager with a very simple story of him finding contentment with himself. He gets content by finding a woman and having a child, which I guess is how a lot of guys balance themselves out. At least, that’s the hope anyway.
Director Bill Condon mentioned that there was this self-loathing that you told him you had been playing with for the first three movies, that had never really been presented as a plot element.
Yeah. I thought that would be the key ingredient to Edward’s character. He’s 108 years old, but he’s never achieved anything he wanted to achieve. He’s been stuck in adolescence. When you are in adolescence, you think nothing is fair – he’s been living with that for 100 years. You’d eventually get to the point of desperation. It is very difficult to portray that and a love story at the same time, unless you want to make a very different movie. So I was trying to push for that angle. Breaking Dawn is probably the happiest Edward has ever been in the whole series.
It’s his last interview of the day, and Pattinson looks exhausted “I’m about to pass out,” he says as he crashes on a couch. His exhorbitant fame would exhaust anyone. We still have to ait 1 year for the final movie, and that’s why Rob is now facing an emptiness that is waiting for him when the saga is over. He has two movies waiting for a release date, but as of now, the actor has no new projects lined up. He laughs, “I didn’t mean to take a break but…” aware that is strange how a star of his calibre has no work waiting fo him. There’s rumors that Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with him once Twilight is over. Pattinson doesn’t seem worried, and talks wisely about the whirlwind that is his life.
No more Edward Cullen. Do you feel liberated?
I’m nervous. These past few years it didn’t matter if I did a bad movie, I still had Twilight and I wasn’t worried.
And now you don’t have a safety net anymore.
Exactly, and that’s scary. I have to choose right. I’m the clumsiest person when it comes to making decisions.
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