Robert Pattinson Explains His Divisive French Accent In The King
Actor Robert Pattinson explains how he settled on his divisive French accent in 2019's The King. The King tells the tale of young Hal (Timothée Chalamet) as he is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. The film was released on Netflix in 2019 and was helmed by David Michod, who co-wrote The King along with Joel Edgerton. The film received critical and audience praise upon it's release.
One of the more divisive elements of The King is Pattinson's performance as the Dauphin. Pattinson appears in only about five minutes of the film, yet managed to raise the eyebrows of viewers who otherwise enjoyed it. He plays a character meant to be a somewhat dark antagonist for Hal, yet he decided to go a uniquely campy route with it. Pattinson injected the character with a strange sense of humor, which juxtaposes oddly with his morbid dialogue, and opted for a French accent that sounds at times like a parody. While many found his performance delightful and inspired, others have likened it to the depiction of French soldiers in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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In a recent interview with GQ, Pattinson reveals that his accent in The King was a deliberate choice, rather than just his best attempt. He states that he was originally «trying to do it seriously» until he spoke to someone at Dior, after which he «started mimicking them and doing it in this funnier way.» Pattinson goes on to explain that he was initially doing it as a joke, however, after filming himself performing his lines in the accent, he thought «this actually kinda works.» See his full quote below:
I’d been trying to do it seriously, but then I was talking to someone at
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