14 DAY TRIAL // Shortly after the “Twilight” phenomenon started, fans found a more convenient and original way of referring to the two leading stars of the franchise, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson: KStew and RPatz. If he had the chance, he would strangle whoever coined that nickname.
Pattinson spoke to The Guardian about his latest film, the critically acclaimed “Cosmopolis,” which already saw its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, and among other things, he also talked about the nickname he wound up with because of “Twilight.”
He's long come to terms with the fact that his life will never the same even after the vampire saga comes to an end (which happens this November), but Rob hates being called RPatz.
“When I got this part [in 'Cosmopolis'], every single article that came out, was, 'R-Patz’s struggle for credibility!'; I don’t understand who invented that thing, 'R-Patz,' I want to strangle them,” he says.
He's not the only one either to hate his nickname: Stewart is yet to say how she feels about hers, but Scarlett Johansson, for instance, recently said she hated the moniker she got in the press, ScarJo.
In the same interview, Pattinson goes a bit more into the details of “Cosmopolis,” which is directed by the famed director David Cronenberg, explaining that the reason he was attracted to the project was because he knew it would be different from anything else he'd done before.
“It’s funny. It got such divisive reactions in Cannes. I was sitting in the car on the way back from the press conference, refreshing, refreshing, refreshing on my phone. I’ve never really done anything where people have hated it, or really, really read into it,” the actor says.
“It’s so different to other films, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to do it. You read the script and you’re like, 'Is this actually getting made?' It’s set in a car, there’s so much talking about experimental economics, and it’s getting a wide release? But I think that’s important, I would do a lot to get movies like that into the cinema again,” Pattinson adds.
Indeed, “Cosmopolis” has already gotten good reviews both for Cronenberg and Pattinson's work on it. Not only is it “different” but it's also challenging, critics say.
Whether fans will agree remains to be seen. “Cosmopolis” will be out in US theaters in August.