Robert Pattinson talks about how his “Twilight” fame affected “Remember Me” filming
Robert Pattinson (Associated Press file photo)
The first two films in the blockbuster “The Twilight Saga” have turned Robert Pattinson into an international heartthrob who is constantly pursued by gaggles of female fans and camera-wielding paparazzi.
These circumstances complicated filming in New York City on his new film, the romantic drama “Remember Me,” opening today. It is the first film for Pattinson since he took on the role of the dreamy vampire Edward Cullen in the movie’s based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling books.
“It’s weird,” Pattinson said during a recent NYC press event hosted by Summit Entertainment. “I did this film, and I hardly knew anyone on the crew because I couldn’t get out of my trailer, especially the first month. I mean, I didn’t know anyone on the set. It was really odd.
“But at the same time, it’s really a quite nice lesson in discipline because you literally have to do it,” he said. “You can’t say, ‘I’m not performing until all these people go away.’ It was way more intense than any of the ‘Twilight’ films even.”
As The Oklahoman’s Dennis King reports, the 23-year-old Brit is learning to cope with the tough challenges that have come with fame. Pattinson’s celebrity isn’t going away; the first full trailer to the third “Twilight” film, “Eclipse,” debuted with great fanfare Thursday. “Eclipse” opens June 30.
“It really is just about blanking it out,” he said. “I mean, at the beginning I was having loads of problems with it because it was really crazy. When we were filming around Washington Square Park, it was just complete mayhem. There was this one moment where one of the security guys saw me getting more and more and more angry with the paparazzi guys, and he said to me, ‘Imagine like going up and trying to hit one of them and missing, right there in front of 40 cameras.’ And that was enough to break my rage. It didn’t really bother me after that.”
To read the rest of Dennis’ story, click here and travel to the entertainment portal Planet46.com.
-BAM
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