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Yesterday when I read that Robert Pattinson was cast as T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) in Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert I scoffed. OUT LOUD. In front of other people. At the time, I knew almost nothing about him other than the one thing there is to know about him right now. I’ve only seen one Twilight movie, the sex one, or rather I saw parts of it. There were so many long boring stretches that I had to keep fast forwarding and then sometimes I would think I was fast forwarding but nope, I was just watching the movie. I had been hoping that once I saw the film, I’d understand the RP phenomenon a little better but that whole CGI thing with his eyes that happens for, like, half the movie and the fact that his hair seems to be working overtime to make up for his sort of furry face, I’ve just never grasped his appeal. And I don’t think it has to do with not being a teenager either. When one of the nation’s youth starts talking to me about say, Heath Ledger in Batman, I get it. My mind can bridge the generational divide.
And then Kristen Stewart cheated on him, which normally would’ve made me rush over to his side immediately but instead I found myself just all worked up over the treatment she was being given. I mean, this is getting bonkers.
Even though I barely know anything about Kristen Stewart either (and also I ran not walked out of The Runaways) it seems like she a pretty job of not being a train wreck up until this point and should be cut some slack. It’s not fair for Hollywood to be all youth obsessed only to freak out the minute a young person acts their age. I mean, it’s not like she’s running for office where who you’re sleeping with really matters to your job.
All of which is to say, that Robert Pattinson was on the Daily Show last night and I liked him a lot more than I was expecting to. This is probably because I had also sort of forgotten that he was British. I’m thinking “literally” hasn’t invaded England yet because there’s a part where he says trying to explain what Cosmopolis is about is “physically impossible” and that felt refreshing.
As soon as her left the Daily Show studio, this definitely happened right?
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Starlee, you win all the love for remembering that Chris O’Donnell film that my sister made me watch over and over and over again because she thought he was so cute.
I always felt bad for Rob since you could tell he’s a nice guy who seems like fun to hang on with, and who also not so subtly hates Twilight and its fans, and wants to be a real actor. I hope he can do it, Team Rob
The thing this “break up” will ruin for me the most is watching the new Twilight movie with the actor’s commentary where it’s so blatantly obvious that Rob and Kristen hate everything about the whole franchise as much as the rest of us. It’s better than rifftrax, those two, BECAUSE THEY LIVED IT.
I’m both Team Rob and Team Kristen. Team Rob for the reasons you said, and Team Kristen because she’s a 22 year-old being slammed for being a 22 year-old (this 23 year-old’s opinion). I guess I’m Team Not a Fan of People In Their Early Twenties Marrying Because Then This Usually Happens But Still Saddened When This Happens Because Leave These Crazy Kids Alone, You Know?
The Kristen Stewart backlash is insane. Yes, she was an asshole, but I argue that the married actor was the much bigger asshole, and if he is kept on the Snow White sequel, someone in hollywood is getting a fart mailed to them.
“but he’s a guy. It’s in his DNA to cheat.” -some douche on facebook who comments on one of your friends’ posts about the breakup.
I’m so sorry you have Facebook friends who posted about the breakup. That sounds like torture. No sarcasmo.
haha…so true. part of me thinks “come on, I’m friends with smart people, post about politics or something!” but of course that would be much worse.
I just found out the woman I work with a lot is a HUGE Paul Ryan fan because he’s Catholic and seems like a nice guy. I’m going to get fired you guys. FIRED.
I’d so much rather hear about Kristen Stewart.
It’s just like the old saying goes, one person’s nice catholic boy is another person’s twatwaffle.
badideajeans, just do the “he seems like a nice guy” david spade mocking thing from tommy boy every time she says it. If you get fired for that it’s GOTTA be wrongful termination.
Actually, that might work. I think he’s beyond vile, but a Tommy Boy reference might keep me safe… for now.
My company is based in SF. Everyone is a raging liberal… until now. Ahhhhhh!!!
Actually, I just remembered the sketch that preceded this interview that had the liberal and conservative sides stating his positions word for word and will just think of that the next time it comes up… which it will not. NO way.
I agree – I mean, my biggest problem with her is that she can’t act all that well. Well she can’t act more than one way (pouty) very well. Also I don’t believe (most) humans are meant to be monogamous as pretty much every person alive has proved.
I admire her for owning up to it immediately, no one made her do that, shows she has a conscience and obviously feels really bad about it
So do you think he should be fired as well, or should neither one be fired?
I have to be honest, I know so little about hollywood/studios/the movie industry that I don’t feel qualified to say.
if you worked for hollywood right now and so did I I’d fire you so hard for that!
I mean for not knowing, because, FIRE EVERYONE, obviously.
Neither unless after sitting with them both it’s clear they can’t work together well, and then the director, because if you are making a crap pointless franchise movie, then the face is what matters most.
You know, fuck my earlier answer. I agree with this. Way to use the words, pt.
Neither. This is an industry that continues to prop up Roman Polanski and Woody Allen to critical acclaim, who gives a shit about adultery, really.
THANK YOU. Good grief, how come none of this vitriol is being directed at the MIDDLE AGED, MARRIED, FATHER?!! Hellloooooo?
Not to nitpick, but Rupert Sanders was the director, not another actor and recent reports say word is he will not be brought back to direct the sequel/spin-off.
Good! You’ve gotten a reprieve, Hollywood. For now.
But here’s the thing. It’s all conjecture and speculation at this point. People are getting worked up about things that haven’t even happened yet. He very well still could end up directing it. Kristen Stewart could still end up being it. No one knows. The script hasn’t even been written yet. They can’t even decide if they want to do a direct sequel or a spin-off focusing on Chris Hemsworth’s character, which they were considering doing long before “THE AFFAIR 2012 bleep boop bop.” Getting worked up about this at this point seems as silly to me as flipping out about this whole affair business in the first place. Kristen Stewart is the highest paid actress in Hollywood (why is beyond me but that’s besides the point). I think she, and her career, will be fine!
It’s not so much that I care about this movie or franchise as I am annoyed by the disproportionate vitriol directed at Stewart, and at women in general, over instances/accusations of infidelity, while the men in these situations are relatively let off the hook. It happens every time, and I am so very vexed.
What about when Tiger Woods got all the negative attention for cheating on his wife, even though she committed domestic abuse because of it?
I would say that is a drastically different situation. Here, KStew is the OTHER WOMAN breaking up a marriage! There, it was revealed that Tiger Woods was having serial affairs (as my memory serves, I didn’t pay much attention to be honest). And I do think he was less savaged than he would have been had he been a woman, cheating on her husband (there seemed to be a lot of people on the ‘what did you expect’ or ‘boys will be boys’ side, again, as memory serves). Of course, it is unlikely that lady Tiger would have been famous, so in that case there probably wouldn’t have been all that much publicity.
I hope that this goes without saying, but I disapprove of domestic violence no matter the situation (LBT: Standing up for the controversial opinions!)
Whomever the famous-est person is who is ALSO in the wrong (cuz cheating) will get the most shit for it from the entertainment news media because it’s like printing money.
If the most famous person is not in the wrong (Sandra Bullock, RPat), then the monetary angle is to forever sensationalize that they are poor babies and just the sweetest things, and that now they are having health problems because broken heartz.
Jodi Foster is not having it! She could never take today’s pressure because being a star back in the 80s was EASY! Ask that one dead Corey, Willis and Dana and a bunch of others JUST HOW EASY it was!
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/15/jodie-foster-blasts-kristen-stewart-robert-pattinson-break-up-spectacle.html
No one tried to murder the president to get you to have sex with him, oh wait nevermind
Wow I had totally forgotten that Hinckley thought Jodie Foster would be impressed if he killed the president. http://bit.ly/grzfEv
There was even a band named after it…JFA (Jodie Foster’s Army)
Daaaaaaaamn.
Also, before people get all nitpicky and note that Rob played the vampire, not the werewolf, I think Starlee makes a good point about his hair and in truth, he is probably a werewolf in real life. Why do you think he looked so tired on GMA? Full moon, am i right?
I think she also makes a good point that you can’t tell if you are fast forwarding or watching the movie.
I was definitely referring to his being a werewolf in real life, not in the movie.
Gotta step in and defend The Runaways, which I think is a legitimately good movie! And I think Kristen Stewart did some legitimately good acting in it! As did Dakota Fanning! And Michael Shannon! And others!
Also, fun fact: the other members of the band are played by Maeby Funke, the bratty teenage daughter of an admissions officer who Blair babysits in a desperate attempt to get into Yale on Gossip Girl, and Dean’s little sister Clara from Gilmore Girls.
Gotta step in and defendThe Runaways,which I think is a legitimately good movie! And I think Kristen Stewart did some legitimately good acting in it! As didDakota Fanning! And Michael Shannon! Andothers!Also, fun fact: the other members of the band are played by Maeby Funke,
the bratty teenage daughter of an admissions officer who Blair babysits in a desperate attempt to get into Yale on Gossip Girl, and Dean’s little sister Clara from Gilmore Girls.now THAT sounds like a great movie!
I don’t know why people can’t get that it’s possible to say, “Yes, Kristen Stewart did a shitty thing that was very wrong and hurt people,” and allow her to face her personal consequences without having a misogynistic, hysterical, Hester Pryne flavored backlash.
Anywaaayyys, this is the most articulate and charming I think I’ve ever seen R.Pattz! Good job, Rob! I’m rooting for you to get that publicist, take on some more serious, better acting gigs, and distance yourself from the gross albatross that is Twilight, its fans, and this mess with K.Stew. Good luck!
(Also, hahaha that Bachelor movie! I remember watching it on ABC Family, but I had completely forgotten Renee Zellweger was in it! What a ridiculous thing that was!)
Am I being a complete naive idiot in thinking that KStew didn’t get her part trimmed from the sequel for cheating on her boyfriend? I mean, I know Hollywood can be a horrible place filled with nutzo double-standards, but it’s just mind boggling to imagine some producer actually saying, “Okay, we’ve all seen the tabloids. She’s got to go. No one cheats on RPatz.” or some version of that.
Even if I put on a “Hollywood Scumbag” hat, I would imagine this kind of scandal would up her sex appeal? Maybe?
I read somewhere last night that the intent of the sequel was to not have her character in it anyway. But… whatever. Seriously. Whatever. I don’t even think I will watch this movie when it comes out on HBO or TBS or wherever. Except I do want to see Theron look awesome. Maybe I can just get the Charlize Theron cut? Like only her looking awesome?
I wish I could care… I just don’t.*
*Seriously, this Paul Ryan coworker fan scenario is scaring the crap out of me. This woman grew up near where I did and I jokingly said something about a congratulations and she said that he was a nice guy and an economic genius. AHHHH! I am soooo going to get fired.
Maybe she’s a performance artist? Just tell her you heard he had a black baby out of wedlock before me met his wife.
I don’t think she’s racist. Definitely not a performance artist as I think the idea of that would be terrifying to her. She just is exactly the nice person from my general area who sees that he goes to Catholic mass and assumes he’s a good person. Hates Romney, but when I brought up that the Koch Brothers are funding all of Ryan’s interests — especially the deregulate the EPA for job growth stuff — and how he switched agendas about an hour after Citizens United happened she said “oooh, I didn’t think about things like that” in the very regional suburban Wisconsin accent that I have heard that phrase said to me every time I ever talk politics with anyone from the area I left. I framed my disdain for him as an environmentalist, but I need to seriously be careful.
I just forget that my switch from very liberal environs to corporate ones comes with the occasional Republican that isn’t a Tea Party jerk but just… the way they are. Or non Republican who asks if I saw Whitney last night to which I immediately responded, “no, I like comedies” and forgot not everyone is a person that would be drawn to a site like this.
You can always point out the whole Ayn Rand thing. If people are upset about atheists like Dawkins, Bill Maher, etc … they should just love Paul Ryan’s inspiration Ayn Rand. He’s already backpedalling on her hard. “I was a big fan of her work growing up, but later in life, upon learning about her philosophy, I don’t agree with it”. It was unfortunate that learning about her philosophy ruined his love of Atlas Shrugged …
And Ayn Rand is super pro-choice.
Or we could talk about weather and puppies and beer? Everyone from Milwaukee likes beer.
Ahahaha ohhh The Bachelor. I watched that movie with my friend and her mom when it came out on video and we were squirming and writhing like Paul Rudd throwing a tantrum in Wet Hot American Summer. After it was over, we got up off he floor (having slid from the couch in frustrated pain), looked at each other, and said “Why the hell did we just watch that whole thing?”
Some questions just don’t have answers.
I watch the Daily Show fairly regularly but I didn’t watch that interview because, UGH, but sure, I get it; if I were 13 right now I’m sure I’d hide in a tree until Robert Pattinson walked underneath me, at which point I’d drop down crotch-first into his face and wrap my legs around his head, screaming and squeezing with all my might as he desperately, feebly punches and flails his arms about and blunders like a headless chicken, throttling him until a) he suffocates and/or b) his neck snaps because homg ADWERD!!11! 3>
wait, >3
no, wait, <3
YEAH, left-pointy-three! anyway, the point is I used to murder handsome boys as a wee lass (sorry, handsome dead boys), but I don’t anymore! it’s in the past! I can fight these urges now, I swear!
Seriously, can someone explain to me what is on his face?
angst, man.
Here’s a little inside Hollywood story for you. I met Mr. Pattinson at a party here in L.A. a couple years ago and he was a pretty normal (for a famous actor) and nice fellow. He kept giving cigarettes out to anyone who asked, always grabbed extra drinks when he got himself one and even paid for my cab for reasons unknown. Just handed the cab driver a 50 when I got in and said, “it was nice meeting you.” An absolute gentleman. Maybe he was hitting on me, I don’t know. I still can’t sit through a whole Twilight movie, but whenever I see him on t.v., I always think, “hey, there’s that cool guy who paid for my cab.”
The interview is actually kind of nice and awesome, he’s handling this whole weird thing very well. Although I wish I didn’t know anything about it.
Also, RP will only ever be Cedric to me. There was a time when I didn’t know his name and just called him Cedric. Can we go back to that time?
Is Cedric his… Harry Potter character?