When we think back to Twilightthe fantastic saga that marked the late 2000s and the early 2010s, we can only see images of Bella Swan, Jacob Black, but also and above all, from Edward Cullen. Ten years after the end of the cult saga, his interpreter, Robert Pattinson, returned to the particular atmosphere that animated the filming of the adapted films of the novels of Stephenie Meyer.
It is a role that has undeniably marked, and launched his career. Ten years later, it is therefore not surprising that Robert Pattinson still intends to talk about his mythical character of Edward Cullen, the mysterious and attractive vampire of the saga Twilight. What is more surprising, however, are the shooting conditions that the actor has revealed in an interview with GQin February 2022.
« I had started to develop an absolute terror of hearings “: The disturbing confidences of Robert Pattinson
THE 2000s Robert Pattinson were a decade for a decade. Then at the top of his glory after having embodied Cédric Diggory In Harry Potter and the Fire Cupthe actor finds the road to blockbusters with the adaptation to the screen of Stephenie Meyer’s novels. But even before he got the role, the American actor finds himself faced with unbearable pressure. Anxious, he reveals that he « [avait] started to develop this absolute terror of hearings [où il pouvait] be so enthusiastic … and then the day of hearing, [sa] confidence collapsed completely ”.
A catastrophic scenario which unfortunately realized the day of the auditions of Twilight… Faced with his worst nightmare, Robert Pattinson did something that he had never done before: taking valium. “I just remember feeling glorious and powerful at the back of the taxi with the open window and just said to myself: ‘Wow, that’s what I was missing!’ »»remembered the actor during his interview to GQadding that he thought that« [il avait] had to have this look a little else, detached, during the hearing, which had to work with the character. »»
-« I spent so much furious time on this set … »: The interpreter of Edward Cullen makes surprising revelations on the set of Twilight
After these stormy beginnings, the shooting of the saga was also not easy for Robert Pattinson. When he was only 21 years old, the interpreter of Edward Cullen had a very precise idea of the game of his character, whom he wanted to return “As arty as possible”. Unfortunately for him, this artistic vision was not shared by the production of the fantastic saga.
“We had this strange tension where the studio was afraid of doing things a little too powerful and all that. While I thought it was the only way to play it. I spent so much furious time on this set … I still can’t believe the way I played this role most of the time “remembered the actor.
But even threatened by his managers, who assured him that he « [serait] fired by the end of the day [s’il n’arrêtait] not to do this [qu’il faisait] »the most famous vampire on the big screen remained on his positions, gradually succeeding in establishing a little of his vision on the filming traynot without difficulty. A artistic direction as dark and as originally, which, thirteen years after the release of Twilight, Chapter I: Fascinationcontinues to fascinate fans of the Saga Cults.
