New Still of Robert Pattinson in ‘The Childhood of a Leader’


From ELLE
Can you tell us anything about Childhood of a Leader, the film you’re in with Robert Pattinson?
I can tell you that he plays a very difficult role and he works very hard, but makes it look very easy. He was very focused and the film is going to be very intense, in the best way. It’s going to really surprise a lot of people.
You can read more from the interview here
Here are few screencaps from the ‘The Childhood of a Leader’ clip with Robert Pattinson.
You can watch the clip here

NEW ‘The Childhood of a Leader’ clip with Robert Pattinson
Here’s an interview of Brady Corbet with Variety

From Variety:
Loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the most infamous dictators of the 20th century, “The Childhood of a Leader” stars Berenice Bejo and Liam Cunningham as an American couple settling into the French countryside at the end of the World War I, at which time the father is involved in the delicate peace negotiations surrounding the Treaty of Versailles. His wife is a devout Christian who struggles with the tantrums of their son (Tom Sweet), an angelic-looking boy whose behaviour becomes increasingly disturbing. Robert Pattinson and Stacy Martin also appear in the film, which also brought Corbet a cash prize in the form of Luigi De Laurentiis award for best debut.
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold talk about Robert Pattinson and ‘Childhood of a Leader’

From Writers Guild Italia:
And with an actor as Robert Pattison? I know he really looks forward films that are author film, that offering something else out of the mainstream.
Brady: Yes for sure, he is a real cinephile. There is so many actors that could use their celebrity in a really amazing way, like Will Smith or Tom Cruise… Well Tom Cruise does that sometimes. There’s a lot of people who really don’t take advantages… Like I can get somebody’s film made and they are gonna challenge me and we are gonna grow together.
Did he help in financing?
Brady: Of course. The thing is funny because at the time… he was cast several years ago, we had no idea how significant it would end up being. We had a lot of others fancy cast members at one point, but at a certain point he was the only way to get the film made, after many years was to have Rob involved. And we originally hired Rob because of the fact we wanted somebody really CHARISMATIC and really RECOGNIZABLE.
Mona: We wanted to feel right the way that this character is very important.
Brady: The thing great about Robert is that the less he does.. YOU CAN’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE GUY! BECAUSE HE IS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT, IT’S REALLY LIKE HE DRAWS YOU IN, IN A CLASSIC COLD WAY. HE IS COMPELLING.
Even with the shaved head…
Brady: Yeah!
Do you think some of the Twilight crowd will go to see the film just because he is in it?
Brady: I don’t know… They go see Cosmopolis?
Mona: I think it would be good for them.
New picture of Robert Pattinson, Michael Epp and Tom Sweet on the set of ‘The Childhood of a Leader’

#TBT Despite the high quality of this pic while shooting “Childhood of a leader, Robert Pattinson still looks good, Tom Sweet is still a genius and I am still tall. #Venicefilmfestival
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‘The Childhood of a Leader’ reviews from the world premiere at Venice Film Festival

A striking, impressionistically filmed final sequence set some time in the future doesn’t so much answer these questions as pose new ones. Here Walker’s full orchestral soundtrack rises to a deafening pitch, mixing brass punches and string-section yelps into its driving, jackboot march. In combination with British DoP Lol Crawley’s atmospheric 35mm photography and Corbet’s assured direction of an excellent cast, it makes for an edgy, poetic mix with the dramatic potency of a good nightmare.