Robert Pattinson describes legacy of ‘Twilight’ as “mind-blowing”
Robert Pattinson’s career has moved on since the vampire movie franchise, Twilight, but the star has revealed he still finds the old project “mind-blowing”.
In the late 2000s and beyond, a wave of five movies was released based on four romantic-thriller books written by Stephenie Meyer. In the films, we follow Edward Cullen, a vampire played by Robert Pattinson, as he falls for a human teenager, Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart.
Now, the first book in the series is celebrating its 20th anniversary. As a result, the Good Times actor has reflected on his involvement in the series. Speaking to Extra TV at the New York premiere of his new film, Die My Love, Pattinson said of Twilight, “It’s amazing.”
He continued, “I can’t believe the cultural legs that movie has had … just mind-blowing to me. It’s so cool.”
Pattinson also added, smilingly, that he gets “asked about it every single day.” Thankfully, he has “such fond memories about the whole thing. I’m so grateful for it.”
Previously, the star has been less than kind about the cult movies. In the press run for the first movie, he admitted, “When I read [the book], I was convinced that Stephenie was convinced that she was Bella. It was like it was a book that wasn’t supposed to be published, like reading her — her sort of sexual fantasy.” He went on to call Meyer “mad”.
Elsewhere in the first movie, Pattinson performed on two songs for the soundtrack, titled ‘Never Think’, and ‘Let Me Sign’. Now, it appears that the star is gearing up to make new music, having officially registered seven new songs with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Pattinson’s latest project, Die My Love, will hit theatres on November 14th. Pattinson stars alongside Jennifer Lawrence; the pair depict a couple thrown into the throngs of isolation and distress that comes with raising a newborn.
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