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As any goodTwilightfan knows, Robert Pattinson has always had a love-hate relationship with the franchise. Although the Stephenie Meyer adapted series had propelled the British star into global fame, the actor was never a fan of the franchise. In fact, he often shared a mix of humor and frustration when reflecting on his time as Edward Cullen, the brooding vampire who won the hearts of millions of fans.
The 38-year-old has since moved on to bigger roles like playing Batman. However, he once revealed that he almost lost the role because he wasn’t smiling enough.
How Robert Pattinson almost lost his Twilight role
Ever since 2008,Robert Pattinson’sassociation withTwilightkicked off when the first film of the five-part series was released. Adapted from Stephenie Meyer’s wildly successful novels, the movies became a global phenomenon, raking in billions at the box office and even sparking a rather massive and passionate fanbase. However, for the actor, the experience wasn’t all sparkles and romantic swooning. In an interview withGQ, the star opened up about how he and the studio did not see eye to eye on the creative choices for Edward Cullen.
I was 21 and I kind of wanted to make it as artsy as possible and so we had this strange tension where to studio was kind of a little bit scared to make things a little bit too emo and stuff. And I thought that was the only way to play it.
Pattinson recalled that it wasn’t until his manager and agent advising got involved that he changed his attitude. The actor explained they had told him,“Okay, so whatever you’re doing right now, after lunch just do the opposite, or you’ll be fired by the end of the day.”Although he did not completely agree with his team or the studio, the 38-year-old chose to bite his tongue. In fact, the star admitted,“So that was the only thing that got me to sort of smile a little bit.”
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Pattison may have done as he was told. However, that did not stop him from sharing his insight into the character once the filming had wrapped up.
Robert Pattinson shares his thoughts on Twilight’s Edward Cullen
The world and evenKristen Stewartmight have fallen in love withTwilight’sEdward Cullen. However, for the actor, Robert Pattinson, the fascination with his character only confused him further. After all, the vampire had quite a few unsavory characteristics that fans seemed to gloss over. According to reports fromPeoplevia Empire, the actor once opened up about why he hated the character he played so much.
When you read the book, it’s like, ‘Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.’ I mean, every line is like that. He’s the most ridiculous person who’s so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn’t do that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that’s how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself.
Pattinson could not help himself when he added,“Plus, he’s a 108-year-old virgin, so he’s obviously got some issues there.”Apart from having mixed emotions about his own character, the actor also claimed that most of the things in the Twilight world just did not make a lot of sense. From why the Cullens were going to school to the irony of them driving cars when they could run faster, he has pointed out a lot of the flaws in the work.
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Although Pattinson has been more than vocal about his displeasure towards the Twilight series, it still became one of his most-known roles. In fact, to this day many Twi-hard fans can only see him portraying the broody vampire.
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