David Cronenberg explains to MTV’s Josh Horowitz what he looks for when casting a role in one of his films. He also discusses why he chose Robert Pattinson for the role of Eric Packer and what we can be looking forward to see from Rob.
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COSMOPOLIS: (as of 4/20/13)
--Has made **84 BEST FILM 2012** lists;
--Has made the TOP TEN of these lists a majority of the time (82%; 69 times);
--Has made the TOP FIVE of these lists a third of the time (30%; 25 times)
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Vancover Film Critics Circle Award for “Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film” to Sarah Gadon. CONGRATULATIONS!
Canadian Screen Awards: "Achievement in Music- Original Score" (Howard Shore) and "Achievement in Music- Original Song" (Emily Haines, James Shaw, and Howard Shore). CONGRATULATIONS!
Click for full post on blog: Critics High Praise for Robert
Here's an idea of what you'll find in the post. BuckyW pulled together a list of adjectives selected from the critics’ comments and put them in one amazing paragraph:
Robert Pattinson ("The Artist Formerly Known As R-Pattz"-BestForFilm) as Eric Packer was : terrific, mesmerising, magnetic, great, subtle, spectacular, "acting manifesto", excellent, "complex and compelling" [performance], incendiary, mature [performance], "complete marvel", brilliant, "convincing as hell", career-making, enigmatic, "sensationally controlled, astonishing, "will go on to be an acting titan", "played to perfection by", remarkable, shines, excels, accomplished, delectably brilliant, assured, cinematic revelation, tremendous, "bravura performance", "impressively self-assured", strong chops, "truly spectacular actor", "most cryptically haunting performance" [seen in years], wildly wonderful, "admirably stretching his chops", commanding, compelling, is outstanding, remarkable, nuanced, "powerhouse of depth and nuance", "brilliant, actually", masterful, "a force", revelatory, "astonishingly assured", "slithering and wire-tight", affecting, "in control", "can act his pants off", "nails" [the tricky, precise tone], "can act his mother*beep*ing ass off, "more than his haircut", talented, "the real deal", "carries the movie the way Michael Jordan carried the Chicago Bulls", "proves he can act", flawless, "delivers completely and entirely", astonishing, stunning, "brilliantly modulated", incredible, riveting, layered, "one of best of the year", brave, "brilliantly nuanced", fantastic, "ever impressive", "has major talent", "*beep*ing revelation, [Pattinson] "blew my mind".
James Marsh has described the film as a dark comedy, and that he plans to use 'Boogie Nights' as a model in terms of tone. The story is about Mulligan's femme fatale character, who with her husband, kidnap a man and bury him alive for ransom money. She seeks to rekindle her high-school romance with Pattinson's character. It is based on a true story. [Source: Cinema Teaser interview.]
During a promotional interview with MTV for 'The Great Gatsby' in which she stars, Carey Mulligan said that 'Hold On To Me' is on hold for now, but they still hope to do it. She noted a timing issue.
This will be the second collaboration between Cronenberg and Pattinson. The script is written by Bruce Wagner. IMDB describes as a "Complex look at Hollywood and what it reveals about Western culture." The Film Stage has said it "revolves around actors and agents, with a specific focus on “two child actors ruined by Hollywood’s depravity.” David Cronenberg has said, "“Hollywood is a world that is seductive and repellent at the same time, and it is the combination of the two that makes it so potent. I won’t fall back on some clichés or simplistic sloganeering, because the culture and what it reveals about Western culture and the rest of the world is very complex.”
David Cronenberg will shoot this film in Toronto and Los Angeles in July 2013. It is to be released in 2014.
Pattinson will play Eric Maddox, the military interrogator who discovered the hiding place of Saddam Hussein, which led to his capture. From Embankment films: "[Maddox] has a unique ability to decipher complex patterns from seemingly random events." Story is based on Maddox's memoir, "Mission: Blacklist.
The latest information on the film is at embankmentfilms.com (under "Markets"; it will be shopped at Cannes) and the former director's name, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, has been removed. The shoot date is now listed as late summer 2013. The release date of summer 2014 has not changed.
Another teaming of Don DeLillo, Cronenberg, and producer Paolo Branco ('Cosmopolis') the film is based on DeLillo's novel, 'The Body Artist'. Huppert stars as a grieving widow who discovers that a stranger is living in her upstairs room.
Shooting is scheduled for summer 2013.
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
2010 - Remember Me
SOUNDTRACK:
2009 - Twilight Saga
Writer and performer: "Never Think", "Let Me Sign"
Producer: "Never Think"
FUTURE FILM PROJECTS:
2013 (filming) - The Rover
2013 (pre-production) - Hold On To Me
2013 (pre-production) - Maps To The Stars
2013 (pre-production) - Mission Blacklist
Other films' status, see Pattinson's IMDB page
CURRENT & PLANNED PROJECTS:
2013 (pre-production) - Maps To The Stars [Directing]
2013 (summer shoot) - Body Art [Acting; based on DeLillo novel]
OTHER WORK:
Cronenberg has writing, acting, producing, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer credits as well. Refer to his IMDB page.
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS:
The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories (2011)
OTHER WORK:
Don DeLillo has also written several plays and one screenplay.
FUTURE FILM based on one of his novels
2013 (summer shoot) - Body Art [Cronenberg acting, Branco producing]
...Thinking of Rob
Spunk Ransom
Robert Pattinson U.S.
...Let Me Sign
...Robert Pattinson Profile
Official Cosmopolis Site
Alfama Films
Cosmopolis at IMDb 
Simon&Schuster
Cosmopolis Film.com
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