‘Twilight’ director had to convince the studio and improve Robert Pattinson’s appearance so he could take on the role of Edward Cullen
To the studio Twilight (2008), Robert Pattinson was not the right actor to play Edward Cullen. “When he came to my house, he had bangs in his hair and was out of shape because he went to the pub all the time,” said the director. Catherine Hardwicke on the Watchalong podcast (via Variety).
“After we had a good audition with kristen for about two hours, the next day, I looked at all the footage, recorded it and I think it worked not only in person, but also on screen. I had to be sure. Of course I’m taken personally, but you have to make sure that translates to the screen.”
The tests included the first kiss between Kristen Stewart It is Pattinson. The actress and filmmaker agreed that the role of Edward should be Robertbut the Summit Entertainment disagreed: “They called me back and said, ‘Do you think you can make this guy look better?'” he said. Hardwicke.
The director reportedly replied that she would be able to fix the actor’s look: “‘We’re changing his hair, everything will start to work and he’ll look beautiful’, but they didn’t believe it at first. He arrived there with a stained t-shirt. It was the Rob“. In the end, Pattinson he secured the role and rose to fame.
Source: Rollingstone
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