Robert Pattinson Reveals How He Responds When People Tell Him ‘Twilight’ “Ruined The Vampire Genre”
deadline.comTwilight star Robert Pattinson has a response for anyone who still wants to tell him that the franchise “ruined the vampire genre.” In an interview with GQ Spain, the soon-to-be Mickey-17 star shared how he deals with this opinion almost two decades after the first film arrived. “I love that people keep telling me, ‘Man, ‘Twilight’ ruined the vampire genre,’” Pattinson said in the interview, translated by Variety. “Are you still stuck on that shit?
How can you be sad about something that happened almost 20 years ago? It’s crazy.” Pattinson’s career took off after he portrayed Edward Cullen in the five films based on Stephanie Meyer’s books, starring alongside Kristen Stewart’s love interest and main character Bella Swan.
The first film of the franchise arrived in 2008. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Pattinson revealed that he had to explain to an airport employee, who said “Hey, you’re the guy from Twilight.
Why’d you stop acting?” that he hadn’t stopped. “I was like … ‘I’m Batman?’” he recounted. “She just laughed.” RELATED: Robert Pattinson Takes Korea By Storm As He Joins Bong Joon Ho In Seoul For First ‘Mickey 17’ Press Event Since the franchise, which also starred Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Bryce Dallas Howard and Dakota Fanning, concluded Pattinson has appeared in a varied set of films.
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