Ryan Cormier of Delaware Online.com pays tribute to Delaware native Will Fetters
and lets us in on how the script for Remember Me came to be in this wonderful piece.
The new Robert Pattinson film “Remember Me” might never have happened if it were not for a bar brawl at the old Stone Balloon, in Newark.
Penned by Brandywine Hundred native and first-time screenwriter Will Fetters, the movie’s script flourished after that fateful night in 2003, which ended with Fetters spending a night in jail.
Fetters, now 28, had jumped in to break up a fight and learned that you “don’t mouth off to a cop,” he says.
“I was an arrogant kid and thought I was king of the world,” says Fetters, who had planned to be a lawyer until then. “It was horrifying because I wasn’t a bad kid and had never done anything like that. It was the wrong place at the wrong time and I said the wrong words. It was a black mark on this pristine record I tried to build to get into these law schools.
“My plan was shattered and I had to start shifting my focus, by necessity, to writing this story. It was just enough to freak me out and scare me into writing this movie.”
The day after the arrest, Fetters met his mother, Judy, at Iron Hill Brewery to explain what had happened. He thought his life was over, and he cried while telling his mom about it.
Fetters’ mother remembers that day well.
“I think he needed to process a lot of that, and writing was the way he did it,” she says. “And look what it’s led to. It’s crazy.”
One of the themes of “Remember Me” can be found in that turbulent time in Fetters’ life.
“Especially with young people, you try to control everything and the world is inherently uncontrollable,” says Fetters, who walked down the red carpet with his wife, Amanda, at the film’s premiere last week.
To read the rest of the article, please click here: Delaware Online.com. There is a spoiler in the article.
Source
The consensus is that Robert Pattinson has mastered the James Dean art of brooding as the sullen poster boy for the latest generation.
Pattinson’s heartthrob status has been defined by his portrayal of the conflicted vampire-in-recovery, Edward Cullen, in the popular Twilight film series based on the Stephenie Meyer novels.
First, there was Twilight in 2008, New Moon last year and Eclipse set for release, to a great deal of anticipation, on June 30. Breaking Dawn, the finale, is expected to be released as two movies over the next few years.
In other words, the English actor is committed to the Edward sulk for at least another few films. But that doesn’t mean Pattinson’s become self-entitled or satisfied with his accomplishments.
His latest effort to expand on his brooding horizons arrives with his role in Remember Me, which opens March 12.
In the romantic drama, set in life-altering new millennium times, Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young New Yorker who clashes with his overbearing father (Pierce Brosnan) in the aftermath of his brother’s sudden death.
Only when Tyler meets up with the charming Ally (Emilie de Ravin) does he find some peace of mind and a reason to believe, though this may be threatened by Ally’s protective Manhattan cop dad (Chris Cooper).
To say that Pattinson as Tyler redefines James Dean’s Rebel Without a Cause angst is not an exaggeration, although the actor expresses some reservations about the assessment.
“I think it’s a fairly typical state to be in,” notes Pattinson of the classic rebellious posturing of his character. “And yes, I think there’s that element, but I was also interested in the arrogant things about Tyler.”
The good news for Pattinson is that he could protect the delicate tone and texture as a producer on the film. Yet, he’s hesitant to take credit.
“I’m kind of embarrassed about the producing thing, because I wasn’t really acting like a proper producer,” he confesses. “I only came on after filming to help make sure the product was the product we all wanted to make at the end.”
Indeed, Remember Me is precious to him, so he wanted to ensure the project wasn’t modified or diminished in the post-production phase.
“The way Tyler reacted to specific things seemed very relatable to me,” Pattinson admits. “I hadn’t seen a character like it in a hundred scripts, so when it came available between filming New Moon and Eclipse, I went for it, because it seemed like a perfect fit.”
He has lots of choices available to him, thanks to Twilight. Before his debut as a vampire, the London-born Pattinson was introduced to the modelling world by his mother, Clarie, who worked for an agency in the city. He was successful as a teen and found time to get involved in a neighbourhood theatre group while performing pop music as well.
Subsequently, a TV and movie agent liked what he saw and signed Pattinson. As good fortune and timing would have it, Pattinson eventually won a high-profile cameo in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, portraying the doomed Cedric Diggory. Shortly after the release of that Potter picture, he was dubbed the next Jude Law.
But that’s not why Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke selected Pattinson to play Edward opposite Kristen Stewart’s Bella.
“Their chemistry was instant,” recalled Hardwicke just before the release of the first film. In fact, Stewart and Pattinson connected so convincingly, they have been linked romantically.
What Hardwicke didn’t mention is that a determined Pattinson had to endure multiple Edward auditions to beat out more than 5,000 other actors from around the globe. He has that kind of drive.
Still, Pattinson says he never anticipated the overwhelming — and constricting — attention that arrived with his Twilight role. Indeed, he’s still baffled by the intensity, just as he was when filming began in New York last year for Remember Me.
“The first two weeks were kind of crazy, because I was all around NYU and Washington Square Park where there would be tons of people around anyway,” he says, referring to the hundreds of Twi-hards who showed up during shooting there. “I just tried to block things out.”
Mind you, that’s all the Twilight series and Remember Me have in common — and Pattinson is thankful for that. He insists that he doesn’t take roles “that are polar opposites of Edward Cullen,” but he does appreciate the change of pace.
Currently, he’s enjoying his against-type performance in Bel Ami, an R-rated drama with a racy sex sequence due in theatres next year.
“I think there’s a kind of irony in Bel Ami, because a lot of the women are attracted to my character,” says Pattinson, smiling ever so slightly, “and then he kind of screws them over and steals their money, which I think is quite funny compared to my Twilight character.”
Source via RP Life
Top 10 movies to see before summer
We’ve survived the cinematic wasteland that was January and February, but we’re not quite ready for the big tickets of summer (“Iron Man 2,” “Toy Story 3,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and Christopher Nolan’s “Inception”). How to pass the time?
Fortunately, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, Steve Carell and Tina Fey are among those here to help. Here’s the lowdown on their new movies, plus Sam Worthington’s follow-up to “Avatar,” the return of Freddy Krueger and a buzzworthy “Kick-Ass” comic book-turned-movie.
“Remember Me” (Friday):
Maybe you’ve heard of this guy, Robert Pattinson? The “Twilight” heartthrob tackles his first major non-vampire lead in this romantic drama about two New York City twentysomethings who discover that love helps overcome family tragedies. Pattinson’s love interest is Emilie de Ravin (Claire on “Lost”) and the supporting cast includes Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan and Lena Olin. So is RPattz more or less than Edward Cullen? Here’s your chance to find out.
You can check out the other movies here.
Thinking of Rob 
