Robert Pattinson says it’s “quite strange” to have male fans after ‘Twilight’ years

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Robert Pattinson has said it has been “quite strange” getting used to having male fans after his breakthrough years with the Twilight series.Pattinson is currently in the middle of a publicity tour for Mickey 17, the forthcoming sci-fi film by Bong Joon-ho.The topic of Twilight, his breakout 2008 vehicle, has been brought up numerous times during the tour.

In January, the actor railed against people who have approached him angry about the film, a wildly-successful adaptation of the 2005 book of the same name.“Are you still stuck on that shit?

How can you be sad about something that happened almost 20 years ago? It’s crazy,” he said in a GQ Spain interview. He also told the New York Times that a stranger once asked why he stopped acting after appearing in the Twilight franchise, despite his career amassing leading roles in 2020’s Tenet and 2022’s The Batman.Last week, Pattinson attended the London premiere of Mickey 17, and he remarked to Associated Press journalist Sian Watson about the fan turnout at the event.“It’s quite strange,” Pattinson told Watson. “There’s like a bunch of guys, which is a new one for me!” Watch his reaction below.A post shared by Sian Watson (@sianwatson)The actor shot to fame as vampire Edward Cullen in the five-film Twilight franchise, making him a teen heartthrob in the process.