Robert Pattinson Says People Still Tell Him ‘Twilight’ Ruined the Vampire Genre: ‘Are You Still Stuck on That S—? … That Happened Almost 20 Years Ago’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Pattinson laughed off any continued hatred against the “Twilight” franchise in a translated interview for GQ Spain.
The actor debuted as the vampire Edward Cullen in 2008’s “Twilight,” which launched a $3.3 billion movie franchise across five movies and turned Pattinson and co-star Kristen Stewart into global superstars. “I love that people keep telling me, ‘Man, ‘Twilight’ ruined the vampire genre,'” Pattinson said in the interview. “Are you still stuck on that shit?
How can you be sad about something that happened almost 20 years ago? It’s crazy.” When Pattinson last spoke to GQ in 2022, he revealed that he wanted the original “Twilight” movie to be as edgy and emo as possible.
He was 21 years old at the time and feeling young adult angst, but his vision for the movie didn’t sit right with the studio. “I wanted to make it as arty as possible,” Pattinson said at the time. “We had this strange tension where the studio was scared to make things a little bit too emo and stuff.
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