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06 Jun 2011
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Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Video, Taylor Lautner, Cast, Eclipse Movie
Happy Birthday Rob!!!
13 May 2011
Happy Birthday to Rob! Today, May 13, is his 25th birthday. Hope he has a great one!
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson
Gallery Update - 'Breaking Dawn' Stills
06 May 2011
I added these the other day along with the high quality stills from 'Breaking Dawn', but didn't post a link to the photos. Here are more stills from the movie, just not high res.
>>> 6 MQ 'Breaking Dawn' Movie Stills
Posted by Erin
Category: Pictures, Breaking Dawn Movie
Gallery Update - Rob at various 'Water For Elephants' Photocalls and Premieres
06 May 2011
Better late than never, I guess? Starting to finally add into the gallery high quality photos of Rob attending various overseas premieres and photocalls for 'Water For Elephants'. Will be hopefully adding to the collection over the weekend. For now, enjoy the current selection!
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Pictures
Gallery Update - Entertainment Weekly's First look at the 'Twilight' finale!
02 May 2011
Entertainment Weekly has the featured scoop on 'Breaking Dawn', which is currently out in newsstands with two different covers to choose from. Along with the feature they have released some movie stills, some of which are different than the high quality stills just recently posted. Photos have been added to the gallery.
Fans have waited years to see Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) tie the knot, and the wedding scene, scheduled for the end of production on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, proved to be equally climactic for those involved. “It was one of the coolest things that I’ve done,” says Stewart. “There was a certain point when I walked on set, and I saw everyone from the entire cast sitting there in the pews, about to do their bit. And it was just so perfect for me in that moment. It was so emotional in such a real way. I literally felt like thanking them for coming.”
But filming wasn’t always quite so idyllic. As the stars and director tell EW, Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2 (in theaters November 18 and November 2012) involved a grueling, globe-trotting shoot, and scenes far darker, bloodier, and more polarizing than any in the franchise so far. If audiences haven’t matured with the Twilight books, they’re about to grow up fast. “We shot everything — whether it’s the lovemaking or the childbirth — as potent and powerful as it can be,” says director Bill Condon, who knew he was working within the constraints of a PG-13 rating. “It will be interesting to see whether there will be people who think it too disturbing for this universe.” For her part, Stewart wishes the movie could have been even truer to the graphic nature of the book — not so much the honeymoon sequence (“It feels like a real love scene, not necessarily vampire-y, which is good”), but the brutal birth of the baby, Renesmee. “It’s funny because when [the PG-13 issue] comes up, everybody thinks it’s all about the sex,” she says. “The birth is really effective, and I’ve heard it really hits you in the face. But what it could have been? It could have been shocking and grotesque, because that’s how it was written in the book.” She sighs: “I would have loved to have been puking up blood.”
Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob, says that even being a member of the wolf pack didn’t have its privileges. “Everybody is always complaining to me that I don’t have to wear the contacts, I don’t have to wear the white makeup or wear wigs and all that stuff. And I’m like, ‘I’m the one in the freezing rain and cold not wearing a shirt! I paid my dues in New Moon and Eclipse.’” And as for his plot arc in Part 2, which will involve falling for — or imprinting on — Renesmee? “There were many times I walked up to Stephenie [Meyer] and asked her, ‘What exactly is imprinting?’” says Lautner. “It’s still a very confusing thing for me, so don’t ask.”
For more behind-the-scenes details on Breaking Dawn, plus exclusive photos — including one of Bella and Edward in a steamy waterfall embrace — pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, April 29.
>>> 6 MQ Cover & Movie Stills from Entertainment Weekly - April
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Pictures, Articles, Taylor Lautner, Breaking Dawn Movie
Gallery Update - 'Breaking Dawn' High Quality Stills
02 May 2011
Summit Entertainment has officially released 6 high quality stills from 'Breaking Dawn'! They mainly evolve around Edward and Bella on their honeymoon. Enjoy!!!
>>> +7 HQ Stills from 'Breaking Dawn'
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Pictures, Ashley Greene, Breaking Dawn Movie
Gallery Update - Rob's Entertainment Weekly Photoshoot
27 Apr 2011
I'm probably late and a dollar short, but here are some high quality photos of Rob with his co-star Reese Witherspoon for their current movie 'Water For Elephants'. Anyone else notice the major photoshopping on Rob?
>>> 5 HQ Rob in Entertainment Weekly Photoshoot for 'Water For Elephants'
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Pictures
Inside Robert Pattinson's Career Crossroads
27 Apr 2011
His period circus romance "Water for Elephants" overperforms at the box office this weekend.
Robert Pattinson's period circus romance Water for Elephants, costarring Reese Witherspoon, exceeded box office expectations this past Easter weekend, earning an estimated $17.5 million from 2,817 locations.
So does this mean Pattinson has a film career outside the successfully popular Twilight film franchise? That remains to be seen. Elephants isn't the runaway hit that each Twilight film is and that’s what will lead studios to clamor to hand him more starring roles, casting agencies tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Fans of the vampire saga certainly didn't come out in droves to see his 2010 romantic drama Remember Me or his 2008 Salvador Dali biopic, Little Ashes. Elephants benefited from Fox’s marketing team, which targeted fans of the Twilight book. (At the film's premiere, representatives from groups like TwilightMOMS were assigned spots on the red carpet, and its site has documented Pattinson's every move in promoting Elephants. Other Twilight fan sites have done the same.) Fox also wisely played up the love story between Pattinson and Witherspoon, who now will begin promoting Elephants overseas, where it begins rolling out in earnest April 29. (Based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling book, Elephants drew an A- CinemaScore and played heavily to adult women. Females made up 70 percent of the audience, while 70 percent were over the age of 25.) "It is a great number for an adult film," Fox senior vice president of domestic distribution Bert Livingston tells THR. "When a movie shows emotion, that's what draws you in."
But Pattinson may need to think about his next few film roles. He already has the period piece Bel Ami (which has no release date set) in the works, as well as David Cronenberg's adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel, Cosmopolis. Colin Farrell was originally eyed for the project which centers on a 28-year-old financial wizard and billionaire (Pattinson) as he traverses Manhattan in his stretch limo. "He's moved on from teenage heartthrob roles," says NYC casting agency owner Donna DeSeta, who has not worked with the actor. "He's certainly made the right career moves. So there is a really good chance his career could go somewhere."
His only hurdle? "He has a charisma, a presence and obviously can act," says casting director Melissa Braun of Grant Wilfley Casting. "It's just how well he can develop that talent into something that people can see past." Braun advises Pattinson avoid more romantic lead roles. She cited Johnny Depp as one actor who has taken on a diverse parts, from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise to mobster dramas like Public Enemies. Says Braun, "If you want to follow the path of Johnny Depp, that's the thing to do."
Pattinson (who just wrapped Breaking Dawn's final chapter) is aware of his critics. "I always see these things like, 'Can he act or not?,'" he recently told USA Today. "It's like, I'm nothing like Edward. What do you think I'm doing in that?" For now, he is going to have a tough time shrugging off the furor from the Twilight franchise (Summit Entertainment is releasing Breaking Dawn, Part 1 this November, but Part 2 will not be released until November 2012). Would he do a franchise again? Says the actor, "Only if I could have a lot of say in the development of it."
Credit: The Hollywood Reporter
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Articles
Does 'Water For Elephants' Prove Robert Pattinson's Box-Office Draw?
27 Apr 2011
Experts discuss what film's $17.5 million debut means for the 'Twilight' star.
After the "Twilight" franchise made him a household name (at least among families' more junior members), Robert Pattinson's first cinematic outing outside the vampire franchise didn't go so well. "Remember Me" received largely negative reviews last year and stumbled at the box office, ultimately grossing less than $20 million domestically.
"Water for Elephants," by contrast, largely performed up to expectations this week, reeling in $17.5 million. The sweeping romantic drama was a big test for Pattinson — a major studio flick aimed not at his teen base, but an adult audience. Would this be the project that launched the 24-year-old Brit from Twi-hunk to broadly accepted Hollywood leading man? Perhaps not yet, owing to the respectable but not astounding debut, though industry insiders are calling "Water for Elephants" a much-needed step toward that goal.
"Pattinson has yet to prove he is an evergreen box-office draw, outside of vamping it up in the 'Twilight' series," said Jeff Bock, box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. " 'WFE' was the right choice as it wasn't too much of a stretch and is in the general wheelhouse of his core fanbase: women. A lot of times, up-and-coming actors turn 180 degrees and play a drug dealer or pathological killer just to shed their public persona, and oftentimes that backfires, as they turn their back on their true fans."
"WFE" certainly succeeded at targeting older female moviegoers. According to Fox, the film's audience was 70 percent female and 70 percent over the age of 25. That age demographic gives us a good clue why "WFE" didn't cross the $20 million mark. Channing Tatum's "Dear John," for example, targeted a teen audience and debuted with $30.5 million domestically on its way to an $80 million total. The takeaway is not that Tatum is a bigger box-office draw than Pattinson, but that teens come out early for films that interest them. As Phil Contrino, editor of BoxOffice.com explained, "The key thing to understand is that this type of film has a large appeal among moviegoers aged 35 and up, and that group doesn't feel the need to rush out opening weekend. It will hold up quite well in the weeks to come."
Credit: MTV
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Articles
Circus Train Tale Delivers - 3.5 Stars for 'Water For Elephants'
22 Apr 2011
The reviews for 'Water For Elephants' are beginning to trickle in. Posted below is a review done by the Chicago Tribune, who rated it 3.5 stars. Click on "read more" at the bottom of this post to read entire review.
Like "The Notebook," but with an elephant, the unexpectedly good film version of "Water for Elephants" elevates pure corn to a completely satisfying realm of romantic melodrama. This adaptation of the Sara Gruen best-seller, set in a storybook edition of Depression-era 1931, stars Robert Pattinson of the "Twilight" franchise as Jacob, the earnest son of Polish immigrants, "a veterinary student from the wrong side of the tracks" as 20th Century Fox's publicity describes him. A tragic off-screen accident renders him an orphan not long into the picture. Broke and distraught, the Cornell student hops a freight train one evening that turns out to carry a most unusual form of freight.Read more
It's a circus train, and with his animal skills, along with his animal magnetism, our hero finds a place for himself in the cash-strapped Benzini Bros. company. Much of "Water for Elephants" unfolds in one train car or another, or in the open fields nearby, where the big top rises and falls and the striptease artistes do their thing not far from the aerialists, before it's on to the next town. The Benzini crew's mercurial, sadistic ringleader, played by Christoph Waltz of "Inglourious Basterds," is married to star attraction Marlena, played by Reese Witherspoon, whose horse act is soon replaced by an elephant act. Her co-star is the pachyderm who wins Jacob's heart while enduring the cruelties inflicted by Waltz's August (not easy to watch, even if you know the American Humane Association was all over this one). The elephant also wraps up the plot, which canvasses everything from a tastefully smoldering romance between Jacob and Marlena to a climactic stampede.
Posted by Erin
Category: Robert Pattinson, Articles
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