Robert Pattinson Reflects On Almost Being Fired From Twilight
Robert Pattinson looks back on when he was nearly fired from Twilightand explains what led up to it. In just under a month's time, Pattinson will add another iconic role to his filmography with The Batman. He'll play a darker, more tortured version of Bruce Wayne for the Matt Reeves film. The Batman, along with Christopher Nolan's Tenet in 2020, marks Pattinson's return to traditional studio movies after spending years in the independent world. His time with more artsy fare was an interesting departure from where he began his career, as he became a household name by playing vampire Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga.
Opposite Kristen Stewart's Bella Swan, Pattinson helped bring Stephanie Meyer's young adult paranormal romance series to life across 5 movies, all of which proved to be box office sensations. Fans swooned over Edward and Bella's star-crossed romance, though Pattinson has spent the years since Twilight ended making light of the entire series. Nevertheless, it remains his best-known role, though The Batman will likely end up challenging that in just a few weeks.
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Pattinson has spoken openly about how he was in danger of being fired during the filming of 2008's Twilight. In a recent career retrospective video with GQ, he reflected on that time and explained that there was tension between him and studio Summit Entertainment over how he wished to play Edward. A warning from his management got Pattinson to change his performance. He said:
«I was 21 and kind of wanted to make it as arty as possible. So I was kind of — we had this strange tension where the studio was kind of a little bit scared to make things a little bit too emo and stuff, and
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