He made his name as teenage vampire heart-throb Edward Cullen. Then his turbulent romance with costar Kristen Stewart dominated the worlds gossip columns. Now Robert Pattinson is older, wiser and shedding his Hollywood pretty-boy image. He talks about his new role in David Michôds dystopian outback western The Rover
There is a moment in The Rover, David Michôds futuristic western set in the Australian outback, in which Robert Pattinsons character sits in the cab of a truck at night listening to the radio play Keri Hilsons hit Pretty Girl Rock. The night is black and the radio tinny, and softly Pattinson begins to sing along. Dont hate me cause Im beautiful, he sings, his voice high and whiny, the lyrics muffled by lips that cling to dirty teeth. Dont hate me cause Im beautiful.
Its a pivotal moment for Rey, the slow, needy, uncertain young man Pattinson plays, but it also feels like something of a reference point in the career of the actor himself; a small reminder for the audience of just how far he has run from his days as the pretty-boy Hollywood pin-up.
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There is a moment in The Rover, David Michôds futuristic western set in the Australian outback, in which Robert Pattinsons character sits in the cab of a truck at night listening to the radio play Keri Hilsons hit Pretty Girl Rock. The night is black and the radio tinny, and softly Pattinson begins to sing along. Dont hate me cause Im beautiful, he sings, his voice high and whiny, the lyrics muffled by lips that cling to dirty teeth. Dont hate me cause Im beautiful.
Its a pivotal moment for Rey, the slow, needy, uncertain young man Pattinson plays, but it also feels like something of a reference point in the career of the actor himself; a small reminder for the audience of just how far he has run from his days as the pretty-boy Hollywood pin-up.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.