Robert Pattinson talks about the success of The Lighthouse, A24's impact on the industry, diving back into fan frenzy with The Batman & MORE!
GREAT interview with The Playlist while Rob is promoting The Lighthouse.
An excerpt:
I moderated a Q&A last night with Robert and Max [Eggers] and Robert kept saying that if he didn’t think you were wet enough he would take the hose and spray it on you.
I mean, even if I was the most patient person and this was my job, if my director kept doing that, it might annoy me a bit.
I mean, it’s kind of fun. It’s like anything which is these extreme things to react to it allows for [a] more extreme performance and Roberts one of the only people I’ve ever worked with who never says… I’ve never done a movie like this where you were never told to tone it down, ever. It provokes a really kind of primal instinct in you when you’ve got a fire hose in your face and you’re kind of like, I don’t know, you really rage against it. It’s kind of fun.
Outside of “Good Time,” I think this is, for lack of a better word, the most “passionate” character you’ve had? It’s the most angry that I’ve seen you on screen ever, maybe? At least for more than one scene. When I asked Robert about that, he thought it was because no one has offered you a role like this before. Do you agree with him? Or do you feel like you found something in this film?
I mean it is a quite unusual role. There’s a couple of speeches at the end when there are two kind of key moments when the character is so drunk he can’t distinguish whether he is himself or the person that he’s talking to. I was like, “O.K., so that’s the level of drunk and it’s pretty high.” And then a few of the last scenes when he’s just really, really losing his mind and they were just so funny and sort of wild and you just knew that you could feel how much you needed to rev yourself up for it and I don’t know. I guess, yeah, I guess it’s just the part really. I mean there’s very few scenes where people, yeah, where people do like rage for a sustained period of time. But I think it’s one of the most fun things to play. I’ve always been sort of on the lookout for it, but it’s actually quite rare to find.
This movie is definitely rare, in many ways, but it’s exciting how well it’s doing at the box office. I don’t know if you’ve seen, but the numbers for the expansion are fantastic. Does that give you hope that in this era of blockbusters, these sorts of movies will keep getting made?
I think it’s incredible. I mean, I’ve done some weird movies. [Laughs.] And this is definitely [a] pretty weird movie and to see that there’s a hunger for it. And I mean it’s pretty, it’s great. And hopefully, it’s a harbinger of where things are going to go in the movie industry. I just always look at movies that are coming out. Like I was talking about this with [producer] David Crane about movies and things like “Existenz” and stuff like that. They could be an art-house movie that was also mainstream and that will be wonderful for me because that’s exactly the type of movies I want to make. But yeah, seeing people go to it and be excited about it? It’s sort of a strange kind of event movie, like a certain uber of people.
Robert Pattinson Q&A after The Lighthouse screening for SAG-AFTRA + upcoming Q&A in Los Angeles
Variety recently announced that Rob will compete in the Lead Actor category for The Lighthouse with Willem in supporting. That means we're going to be seeing quite a bit of Rob this award season. YAY US!!!!
Rob got things rolling last night with a Q&A for SAG-AFTRA (the actors guild) after a screening of The Lighthouse. Rob will also join Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe for a Q&A following the showing of The Lighthouse at Landmark Theaters Oct. 19th. More more more!
NEWS RECAP: Robert Pattinson's The Batman finds a cinematographer, gets support from Jaden Smith, Catwoman speculation + MORE
This is a collection of some small news and tidbits for The Batman that I've looked at and wanted to share. Nothing huge regarding Rob but still all fun and interesting.
First up, legit news via The Playlist. Greig Fraser will be the cinematographer for The Batman. Some of his work includes Rogue One, Zero Dark Thirty, and Vice plus a previous film with Matt Reeves - Let Me In. His work is gorgeous. When I read he'd worked on Rogue One, many shots instantly came to mind that struck me when I first watched that film. Give it a watch or rewatch if you want to see what I'm talking about.
Batman producer, Michael E. Uslan, had some thoughts about anxious fans: “My position is this: trust the filmmaker and give the filmmaker, and the filmmaker’s vision, the benefit of the doubt. Then wait ’til you see the movie.” Click HERE to read more from his interview via ComicBook.
There's someone who's not anxious AT ALL. Jaden Smith. Excerpt from Rolling Stone:
RS: From one Batman fan to another, how do you feel about Robert Pattinson getting to play Batman?
Jaden Smith: Oh my gosh, I don’t even know what to say. Amazing things are happening every day that you don’t even know. I don’t even know. I’m at a loss for words with how excited I am for him. It has to happen. It has to fucking happen. He will be the best Batman. I’m losing my fucking shit.
That's the attitude to have. I love it. We even have Michael Jackson's sons weighing in. Now, Prince on the right sounds belligerent. I brushed his entire opinion aside. But Blanket on the left is thoughtful and open. This amused me.
So the pressure is on! As if Matt, Rob, Warner Bros, etc. didn't know this. But Oscar winning composer and good friend of Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, wanted to make sure everyone had a reminder. He got the Comic Con crowd to lay it on thick just in case anyone was breathing easy for a day:
Such a strange world we're in now...do our dark recesses even exist anymore? I leave you with Matt having cryptic fun on twitter and a Batman vid from Emergency Awesome speculating about Vanessa Kirby (who I love and totally see it) for Catwoman.
First Reactions to Damsel are in at Sundance Film Festival! A "wonderfully comedic turn" for Robert Pattinson!
Oh yes, oh yes! CAN WE SEE THIS NOW???
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.
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
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! #Sundancepic.twitter.com/7rsN1H3eoZ
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
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#Sundancepic.twitter.com/VL7uUnftWG
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska and Robert Forster are endlessly endearing in the Zellner brothers’ deliciously different Damsel. A hilarious Western treat. #sundance
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
#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
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
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.
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! #Sundancepic.twitter.com/nruTZDTWp7
Good Time and The Lost City of Z mentioned in loads of Best Of 2017 lists!
Yes, we're feeling it! Rob's 2017 was the best of his career! We already know he brought in key Best Actor nominations for the Gotham Awards and the Spirit Awards but Good Time has made countless "Best of" lists that we wanted to share with you.
Also, a pleasant turn of events - folks didn't forget The Lost City of Z! So that other great film Rob supported earlier in the year has its own set of accolades. We'll keep updating the list and if you notice one we've missed, let us know in the comments and we'll add it. This being the best and extensive set of praise since Cosmopolis, we want to memorialize this year in film for Rob!
AWARD SEASON: Robert Pattinson scores 2 Best Actor nominations for Good Time from film critic organizations
It's great to see the film critics continue to recognize Rob's work in Good Time. The latest comes from the San Diego Film Critics Society and the North Texas Film Critics Association. Both have nominated Rob in the Best Actor category!
AWARD SEASON: Robert Pattinson joins Margot Robbie, Octavia Spencer, Armie Hammer, Diane Kruger and Bryan Cranston for The Hollywood Reporter roundtable
Rob joined Margot Robbie, Bryan Cranston, Octavia Spencer, Armie Hammer and Diane Kruger for The Hollywood Reporter's Actor Roundtable. THR shared several highlights and Rob was featured in most of them!
THR Actor Roundtable Live: Robert Pattinson says “everything felt so accidental” when he was cast in his breakout role in #Twilightpic.twitter.com/jdcg42LME8
THR Actor Roundtable Live: @BryanCranston names Charles Manson as the most interesting person he’s ever met and dares the group to “try to beat that one” pic.twitter.com/PwC0Ao6plW
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