Canadian director David Cronenberg trusted Robert Pattinson’s acting abilities and now thinks he is sensational in “Cosmopolis”. The movie doesn’t have an official launch date, but will come out next year.Though he had pretty good performances in “Water for Elephants”, “Remember Me“, “Bel Ami” or “Little Ashes”, Robert Pattinson, age 25, always had to fight the critics’ bad opinion concerning his acting in “The Twilight Saga”. In an interview with MTV News, Cronenberg unveiled that he chose the British actor for “Cosmopolis” because he instinctively felt that Pattinson was the right one for the part.Cronenberg described his choice in a common casting process mentioning the basics: “How old is he? What does he look like? Is the character very nerdy? Is he handsome and devilish? Is he an intellectual? You think about all these things and you think about the actors who could possibly project the things that you need from this character.”
The director admitted that playing millionaire Eric Packer is very different from playing Edward Cullen in “Twilight”, “New Moon”, “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn”. Still, Cronenberg stated that Robert Pattinson was sensational and made an excellent impression, proving he’s an actor that doesn’t refuse challenges. Croneneberg said this was an unusual jump for the actor and somewhow scary, as Pattinson never really had to carry a movie that way before, totally on his own, appearing in every scene. Still, Cronenberg added that scary is good for an actor and that Pattinson was fantastic: “Really, I'm telling you. He's a great actor. It's obvious in the movie. It's not like maybe yes, maybe no. It's obvious.”
The cast for “Cosmopolis” also includes Marion Cotillard, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Mathieu Amalric, Sarah Gadon and Jay Baruchel. The movie shows the agitated day of 28-year-old millionaire Eric Packer, who’s been married to Elise Shifrin (Sarah Gadon) for 22 days and is already cheating on her with two other women the same day he loses his fortune. Trying to reach his father’s barber, Eric is stopped on his way by the funerals of a famous rapper, by an anti globalization protest, and by a presidential visit.
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