While P.T. Anderson may be my favourite American filmmaker working today, David Cronenberg is not only my favourite Canadian filmmaker, but is somewhere on my list of my ten favourite directors of all time. The man has only made one film that I did not like (guess which one) and I’d easily place about five of his films on my top 100. Here Cronenberg adapts a critically revered and best-selling novel and places teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson at the centre, as a newlywed billionaire who ends up losing his bride and his billions in a single day. A bunch of Cronenberg’s favourite themes are explored, including man’s relationship with modern technology, murder and yes, sexual obsession. Apart from Pattinson, the impressive cast includes Sarah Gadon, Kevin Durand, Jay Baruchel, Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, and Mathieu Amalric.
Synopsis: Based on the novel by American author Don DeLillo, it centers on Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson), a young multi-billionaire making an epic, ultimately doomed limo ride across New York City.
Either Robert Pattinson is a very smart young man, or he has an astute agent. Maybe both. Whatever the truth, he’s moving on rapidly from the wildly successful Twilight franchise and rebooting his image.
The process begins in March, when Bel Ami, a reworking of the Maupassant novel, opens here. Pattinson plays a young upstart in late 19th-century Paris who works his way up the social ladder through sexual liaisons with the wives of influential men. Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas, both old enough to be mums of the Twilight fan base, are his co-stars, along with Christina Ricci.
Later this year we should be seeing Cosmopolis, directed by David Cronenberg from Don DeLillo’s novel of 2003. It is 24 hours in the life of a young Manhattanite (played by Pattinson) who has made a huge killing in the money markets. No one’s film career has ever been hurt by working for Cronenberg, who told me recently how highly he rates Pattinson. Clearly, he’ll be around for a while.
ETA: In another video, from ET, there’s completely different seating chart with Kristen and Taylor sitting next to Rob. The ET video was recorded yesterday, according to @MarkSteines’ tweet – before Marc Malkin’s video – and mentions a Jane Lynch skit for the show. According to Gossip Cop the ET video REALLY is for a skit and Kristen won’t attend the People’s Choice Awards. The correct seating chart is the one from Marc Malkin, posted above.
Szabolcs Eszes (Rob’s Double in ‘Bel Ami’) talks about working with Robert Pattinson in an interview with Robert Pattinson Italia
How did you become the double of Rob in Bel Ami?
In 2010 I was the Hungarian X-Factor promo’s face and they observed me and called the Bel Ami’s casting. I tried and I got the role. Then they asked me that if I wanted to be Robert’s double, and I said: Of course:)
How was this experience? Did you enjoy it?
It was amazing! To play with such a great actors! Robert and me act in a scene together! He is a very good actor, and very kind!
Can you tell us a funny story about Rob?
Actually I don’t remember! Once, I asked him if he knows Natalie Portman, and if they are in good friendship. But he just laughed on this…
What is your favorite movies played by Robert Pattinson? And Why?
I love Little Ashes! My favourite painter is Dali, and Robert was a Great Dali!
Madeleine Stowe mention Robert Pattinson and ‘Unbound Captives’, the project Rob has been linked to in the past.
Q. You are the latest example of a long list of great actresses who do their best work in years in television..
A. Something now that didn’t exist before, is that you can work in both mediums, film and television. There is no stigma. Realistically we all know how difficult it is to find film work for an actress my age. So I stopped working a long time. I focused on a project that I wrote and directed, The Unbound Captives with Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson. Now, my greatest interest is the cinematic narrative, rather than being an actress but I’m having very well with Victoria [in TV series Revenge].
During Breaking Dawn Promo, Rob said that he might be too old for the movie. “It’s an amazing script, but I think I might be too old for it”
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