David Cronenberg on Rob, the fans, and ‘Cosmopolis’

David Cronenberg recently spoke to the Reading Eagle about working with Rob, the fans and Cosmpolis.

Here’s an excerpt from the interview :

“Cosmopolis” is Pattinson’s show, and it’s as far removed as it could be from the commercial gloss and sparkly vampires of the “Twilight” films in which Pattinson has starred as Edward Cullen. The actor has been in the news of late, owing to the demise of his relationship with “Twilight” co-star Kristen Stewart, but Cronenberg lauds his leading man for his often-overlooked, still largely untapped talents as an actor.

“Rob is in every scene of this movie,” the filmmaker said, “and I needed a guy who could support that. His accent is spot-on – it’s very much like Don DeLillo’s accent. He brings a wry sense of humor, and he brings that strange emotionality that you feel from underneath because, as I say, it’s not there from the beginning, because it’s a journey in more ways than one.

“You have to see Eric evolve and, thanks to Rob, you do,” Cronenberg said. “I think it’s a spectacular performance, very nuanced and detailed.”

Like everyone with a stake in “Cosmopolis,” Cronenberg hopes that Pattinson’s legions of “Twi-hard” fans will turn out en masse for “Cosmopolis.” Based on the production of the film, he said, that might happen.

“The Twi-hards followed this movie hugely,” Cronenberg said. “There were 20 to 30 sites devoted to ‘Cosmopolis,’ some of them really quite spectacular, professional and slick, and they were being done mostly by Twi-hards, who are mostly girls, and they were reading the book. They were reading the book and commenting on it, on these sites, before the movie was finished.”

The director is clearly impressed.

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