THE BLOW-UP between Robert
Pattinson and Kristen Stewart is bringing more bad news for Twihards. The
former on- and off-screen couple will not attend the final four Twilight
conventions.
Creation Entertainment said
that the pair, along with Twilight star Taylor Lautner, would not be part of
upcoming shows in Detroit, New Jersey and LA between now and November.
Creation's statement said in
part: "Although Rob, Kristen and Taylor will not be with us this time out
we will have a super line-up of other Twilight stars and the weekend will be
filled with special events."
The four Twilight movies in
which the two have starred have grossed more than US$1 billion at the worldwide
box-office for Summit Entertainment. The next movie in the franchise, The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2), will be released on 16th November.
Rob and Kristen's troubles
came to light after she disclosed her infidelities with married British
director Rupert Sanders, with whom she worked on Snow White And The Huntsman.
"My Biggest Problem … I
Didn't Hire A Publicist"
In the meantime, Rob has
emerged from his recent self-imposed exile to promote his new movie Cosmopolis,
stepping out in New York in his first public appearances since Kristen admitted
cheating on him and issued a public apology.
As expected, the break-up is
getting just as much attention as Cosmopolis, if far fewer answers.
For the British actor, who
became one of Hollywood's highest earning actors and biggest heartthrobs, his
new role may be the greatest test yet of whether he can carry over his young
vampire romance fans to the R-rated indie film.
Asked how he was coping, Rob
told Reuters at a press event for the movie: "There is this whole thing
about wanting to know more and more about celebrities. But really, all that
everyone wants to do, is they want them to be celebrities again. However
ridiculous that is to say, no one really wants to know."
And in giggly interviews
with The Daily Show and Good Morning America, Rob repeatedly dodged the topic
that made world headlines and shocked millions of Twilight fans.
During his interview with
Jon Stewart over tubs of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Rob awkwardly tried to
deflect questions about his issues with Kristen. He never mentioned Kristen by
name and never alluded to the cheating scandal, but he acknowledged one
mistake.
"My biggest problem in
my life is I'm cheap and I didn't hire a publicist," Rob said.
He told Good Morning
America, "I've never been interested in trying to sell my personal life
and that's really the only reason people bring it up. The reason you go on to
TV is to promote movies. That's the only way to do it."
Rob went on to describe his
life as "like being on the craziest theme park ride".
"In A Lot Of Ways My
Life Got Smaller"
That isn't far off the
surreal scenario of Cosmopolis, in which Rob plays the all-knowing Eric Packer.
In David Cronenberg's philosophical new movie, Packer is a young, emotionless,
obscenely rich financial visionary who rides around New York in a limousine as
he slowly becomes unravelled.
Packer shoots off enigmatic
lines such as "life is too contemporary" straight from Don DeLillo's
2003 book of the same name in a story that has been interpreted as a warning
against the dominance of capitalism and technology in society.
Rob, who Cronenberg said was
in part chosen for his "star power" to help gain financing for the
movie, says his performance, like previous ones, is influenced by events in his
real life.
"Every film I did,
thinking about it now, no matter what the character is, is just what you were
at that time and how you interpret it," Rob told Reuters.
"I think every one of
the Twilight movies is kind of different. It's not the same character in every
one. But obviously, like, once your life suddenly changes—in a lot of ways my
life got a lot smaller—after I got famous. And so all the characters, every
movie I did, has got bits and pieces of that."
Rob hopes Twilight fans will
crossover to see Cosmopolis, which was made on a small US$18 million budget.
"I don't think people
realise that the Twilight audience is actually older. There are not very many
who are even under 18," he said. "Hopefully, they will be the ones who
like it." (Reuters)
Watch COSMOPOLIS (2012)
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