WHAT!
Plus a new poster to go along with these scallywags. Is that right?? Sounds more like a pirate. I need to get the slang down.

Poster: Via
Although all actors are in top form, at an early morning press screening in Venice, Pattinson stole the show from the moment he appeared onscreen. With his outlandish garb and foppish accent, Pattinson drew laughter and applause in his role as the Dauphin of France, serving as the perfect foe to Chalamet’s earnest Henry V.Excerpt from Vulture, The King Director Cast Robert Pattinson and His Wig for ‘Razzle-Dazzle’:
"I just had a feeling he would make it fun," said Michod. "I needed that. He is a supporting character. He doesn’t appear in the movie until an hour in. It was very, very important to me that when he did appear it was with razzle-dazzle."
Michod said that he and Edgerton did an enormous amount of research for the project. "And then we made a whole bunch of stuff up, too,” he said. “The upshot is I sit here now and I kind of honestly can’t remember what’s real, what’s made up and what’s from Shakespeare.”
He continued: "I think he was a bit of a dandy. I think he was quite a bit younger than Rob. Apparently he was hugely fat. Apparently it was historically true that Hal as king offered to fight him one-on-one to settle the score, probably knowing that his offer would be refused."
Michod, who cast Pattinson in his second film The Rover, praised the actor for his career decisions. "I loved working with him. I loved how inventive he was. I loved how hungry he was to make bold choices," said Michod. "I just had this feeling that he would love to sink his teeth into this character because it wasn’t like anything he’d done before."
Writer-director David Michôd delivers entertaining history with The King, his new Netflix movie about Henry V (Timothée Chalamet) and his ascendancy from partying teenager to warrior sovereign. At its Venice Film Festival premiere on Monday, Henry and his sparring partners snared some hearty gasps and laughs — particularly France’s Dauphin, an arrogant and ridiculous prince who provides a steady stream of comedy. A bewigged Robert Pattinson plays the preening, over-dressed Gallic dandy. “I like speaking English,” he sneers in character. “It is a simple, ugly language.”
“I just had a feeling he [Pattinson] would make it fun,” Michôd told the standing-room only Sala Perla 2 press conference. “I needed that. He is a supporting character. He doesn’t appear in the movie until an hour in. It was very, very important to me that when he did appear it was with razzle-dazzle.”Here's a part of the press conference on video with David chatting about Rob and contains some of the quotes above.
— imo. (@theIastpoets) September 2, 2019
David Michôd's #TheKing, a rousing adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic play, features a remarkable & committed #TimotheeChalamet, in a performance that rivals that of Kenneth Branagh. And #RobertPattinson steals the show as eccentric Dauphin of Viennois.#Venezia76 pic.twitter.com/0oXevUjGGy— International Film Critique (@IntFilmCritique) September 2, 2019
Robert Pattinson’s appearance in #TheKing drew delighted laughter from the audience this morning. Most of us weren’t expecting to see him and his deliciously wicked French accent and spoilt royal brat performance was an added bonus. He looked as if he was enjoying the role too. pic.twitter.com/mtIvmPSN7E— It's a lawyer's life (@itsalawyerslife) September 2, 2019
The King was good. Timothee Chalamet stays just the right side of Joffrey and is actually a pretty convincing and *hot* knight. Robert Pattinson got a few laughs as a creepy French prince. All pretty conventional but fans will love it, I’m sure. #venezia76 pic.twitter.com/vZqdTUm7vj— James Jones (@jamesjonesfilm) September 2, 2019
#Venezia76 #TheKing All hail Michod, he knew what he was doing here. Chalamet starts pleasantly like Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette, then he brings shady sharpness to the role without losing that vibrant alien seductivity. Pattinson with his French debauchery is hilarious.— Lorenzo Ciorcalo (@rotovisor) September 2, 2019
#TheLighthouse #Cannes2019 #RobertPattinson pic.twitter.com/yEZ0e79sF4
— Francies67 (@FranciesCullen) May 19, 2019
#Cannes2019 #TheLighthouse #RobertPattinson pic.twitter.com/6zoHR9OdEB
— Francies67 (@FranciesCullen) May 19, 2019
Standing ovation - obviously! - for Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe and Robert Eggers. Aye sir, THE LIGHTHOUSE lives up to the hype. #Cannes2019 pic.twitter.com/BtgEydf84G— Lieven Trio (@l_trio) May 19, 2019
POST THE LIGHTHOUSE. #Cannes2019 pic.twitter.com/9j2VFTRGwW— Cédric Succivalli (@OnTheLido) May 19, 2019
And EVEN MORE clapping for Pattinson. #Cannes2019 loves ‘The Lighthouse.’ pic.twitter.com/SuRknQDPwj— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) May 19, 2019
Inside the theatre. Standing ovation again! #robertpattinson #WillemDafoe #RobertEggers #TheLightHouse #quinzaine2019 #Cannes2019 pic.twitter.com/wdOL51Syha— cricrila (@cricrila70) May 19, 2019
The Robert Pattinson-A24 Quartet is nearly complete.— A24 (@A24) September 13, 2018
The reactions coming out of #TIFF18 about #HighLife are saying it's disturbing, uncomfortable and has people walking out midway.— MovieGainz (@MovieGainz) September 10, 2018
I'M FUCKING IN. pic.twitter.com/ACcAfVLIRx
So HIGH LIFE is major and that’s all I’m going to say because you need to go into this blind #TIFF18— 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙝 (@goodjobliz) September 11, 2018
Claire Denis prefaces HIGH LIFE as a sci-fi drama, but it’s truly a study on humanity when dealing with isolation, desire, violence, and relationships. Truly a magnetic piece of cinema #TIFF18— Warren Kang (@warjkang) September 11, 2018
People were scandalized by HIGH LIFE? I thought it was truly beautiful. A masterpiece, even. I’m blown away. #TIFF18— Jesse Taylor @ TIFF (@jesssetaylor) September 11, 2018
High Life: Claire Denis does sci-fi, results are as confounding as you expect. Feels too long, but parts are interesting, and Robert Pattinson continues to prove himself as one of our most intriguing actors. It's polarizing, but didn't hate it, didn't love it. It's fine? #TIFF18— John Corrado at #TIFF18 🇨🇦 (@1Movie5Views) September 11, 2018
HIGH LIFE (Denis): It takes roughly one shot of this film to know you’re in the hands of a master; maybe 30 minutes to realize you’re watching a landmark movie; and the remainder to confirm you’ve experienced a visionary piece of cinema. #TIFF18— Jordan Cronk (@JordanCronk) September 11, 2018
#TIFF18 HIGH LIFE: I have no idea what I just watched. Just that I loved it. And holy fuck.— Dr Shelagh Rowan-Legg (@bonnequin) September 11, 2018
HIGH LIFE is a gloriously cinematic, peculiar, visceral, overwhelming experience. A sci fi with ideas and something to say. I loved it #TIFF18— Nellie Thornley (@nellienorus) September 11, 2018
Pattinson doing the most this year just to let Hedges and Chamelet know who the real King is #HighLife #TIFF2018 https://t.co/N0dSFILgac pic.twitter.com/RBtawuRc0J— Carl Broughton II (@Carlislegendary) September 11, 2018
HIGH LIFE is... wild! And of course engrossing and challenging and rewarding as hell. REWARDING: listening to Claire and Cameron speak after the film, so many ellipses brought into clearer focus. And in Claire’s thoughtful responses, a fundamental grounding in humanist intent.— Barry Jenkins (@BarryJenkins) September 11, 2018
More #Damsel thoughts, another fun and enjoyable performance from Robert Pattinson, definitely the high point of the film for me. #Sundance2018 Stop by #GGANews soon for a full review.— Kimberly Pierce @ Sundance (@kpierce624) January 24, 2018
Robert Pattinson proves he can play MULTIPLE kinds of psychopaths with a wonderfully comedic turn in DAMSEL: his straight-backed physicality is perfect for this overly earnest try hard. #sundance— Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) January 24, 2018
Give Robert Pattinson the award for Funniest Run Of 2018. Totally unlike his GOOD TIME character & also hilarious. #sundance— Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) January 24, 2018
Robert Pattinson is so good in DAMSEL. #Sundance18— Paul Ridd (@PaulRidd) January 24, 2018
The @zellnerbros have done it again. "Damsel" is a feminist Western that exposes silly white men with ridiculously fragile egos. Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska are great, but look at the adorable miniature horse that plays Butterscotch! #Sundance pic.twitter.com/7rsN1H3eoZ— Carlos Aguilar (@Carlos_Film) January 24, 2018
The great thing about Zellner brothers movies is that they lead you to believe you’re smarter than them and they outsmart the shit out of you. DAMSEL! #sundance— erickohn (@erickohn) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL: the Kumiko team's absurdist western starring Rob Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, and a miniature horse named Butterscotch somehow *exceeded* my expectations. An epic of emasculation. #TeamButterscotch #Sundance pic.twitter.com/VL7uUnftWG— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) January 24, 2018
Damsel is a hilarious, eccentric feminist anti-western. Mia Wasikowska rules and Robert Pattinson’s character could be an ancestor of Good Time’s Connie. #Sundance— Jordan Raup (@jpraup) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL: Robert Pattinson in Damsel is beyond brilliant, beyond analysis. This is jaw-dropping work, what we go to the movies hoping to see, and we do. Every few years. #Sundance— James Healey (@SwedishLincoln) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL: Zellners gonna Zellner (bend genre and tone at the drop of a -- cowboy -- hat) in a zany-ish Western that's about toxic masculinity and entitlement. Plus: miniature horse.— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL: There's no code to the Old West or to Zellner Bros. movies, which is exactly how I like it. Mia Wasikowska rocks. One of my faves of #Sundance2018— Peter Howell (@peterhowellfilm) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL is a batty thinkpiece of a film about Old West fuckbois and the woman exasperated by their toxic masculinity. Fun when it’s at its most bonkers. A bit of a drawl in between. Also, a miniature horse.— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) January 24, 2018
Hollywood superstar Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, and Daisy at the DAMSEL premiere. #Sundance2018 pic.twitter.com/9aYXvVM9pR— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) January 24, 2018
Robert Pattinson at the post Damsel q&a #sundance pic.twitter.com/fJGyvnZLyh— GregoryEllwood - 4 Quadrant on iTunes (@TheGregoryE) January 24, 2018
The miniature horse at the DAMSEL q&a at #Sundance is upstaging Robert Pattinson today. #RobertPattinson #damselmovie #SundanceFilmFestival2018 pic.twitter.com/cVnn1BobIO— Screen Zealots (@screenzealots) January 24, 2018
Damsel drags here or there, but the Zellner’s trademark sense of humor is on full display. Robert Pattinson is pretty much playing an absurdist Coen Bros character. Everybody in this movie is a doofus except for Mia Wasikowska.— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL is a very good knitwear film, @orlamango. RPatz wears this beautiful wool suit. And Wasikowska has a gorgeous turquoise sweater. #sundance— Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) January 24, 2018
Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska and Robert Forster are endlessly endearing in the Zellner brothers’ deliciously different Damsel. A hilarious Western treat. #sundance— Joe Utichi (@joeutichi) January 24, 2018
Immensely enjoyed the Zellners' absurd, feminist and very funny Western Damsel, in which a bunch of incompetent men continually assume a very competent woman needs saving. Good stuff. And OOOHHH THAT MINIATURE HORSE! I need one of those. 😍 #Sundance— Tomris Laffly (@TomiLaffly) January 24, 2018
#14 - Love love love DAMSEL. Such a dryly comic gem about a woman who needs saving in everyone's eyes but her own. Fans of the underappreciated SLOW WEST are going to love it. #Sundance2018— Rob Hunter (@FakeRobHunter) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL - The Zellner Brothers riff on the Western, giving a DEAD MAN vibe a twist. #RobertPattinson and Mia W elevate this surreal dark comedy with a wicked streak #Sundance2018— Jason Gorber (@filmfest_ca) January 24, 2018
There's no way not to love #Damsel: we heard from #RobertPattinson #MiaWasikowska and the irritable miniature horse named Butterscotch. The #ZellnerBrothers are deeply troubled. #Sundance2018 pic.twitter.com/rpH11hoCUY— Erin Collard (@ToddandErin) January 24, 2018
Co-sign. DAMSEL rules. https://t.co/MKn2WalRI3— djmecca (@djmecca) January 24, 2018
More #Damsel thoughts, another fun and enjoyable performance from Robert Pattinson, definitely the high point of the film for me. #Sundance2018 Stop by #GGANews soon for a full review.
— Kimberly Pierce @ Sundance (@kpierce624) January 24, 2018
DAMSEL: absurd & amusing Western comedy by the Zellner brothers. Liked the feminist tone and the cute mini horse. Robert Pattinson has great comedic timing. Didn’t laugh consistently but when I did it was hard! #Sundance pic.twitter.com/nruTZDTWp7
— Alicia Malone (@aliciamalone) January 24, 2018