Line #23 Creator/RobertPattinson


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Film/TheBatman2022 He's vengeance.]]'']]
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4	->''"Worst [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga vampire]] ever. Took him 11 years to turn into a [[Film/TheBatman2022 bat]]."''
5	-->-- '''[[https://twitter.com/psybermonkey/status/1134516639414853632 Twitter]]'''
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7	Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor.
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9	He first rose to prominence in 2005 with his role in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' as Cedric Diggory, before achieving fame almost overnight several years later as Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''.
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11	Afterwards, he worked on a bunch of smaller-scale and indie projects, many of which have been critically acclaimed, such as ''Film/GoodTime'', ''Film/TheLostCityOfZ'', and ''Film/TheLighthouse''. He returned to mainstream fare after snagging the role of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]] in Creator/MattReeves' [[Film/TheBatman2022 take on the bat-vigilante]], as well as a major supporting role in Creator/ChristopherNolan's ''Film/{{Tenet}}''.
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14	!!Selected Filmography:
15	* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' (2005) as Cedric Diggory
16	* ''Film/HowToBe'' (2008) as Art
17	* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' (2008 — 2012) as Edward Cullen
18	** ''Twilight'' (2008)
19	** ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' (2009)
20	** ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' (2010)
21	** ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' (2011)
22	** ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' (2012)
23	* ''Little Ashes'' (2009) as Creator/SalvadorDali
24	* ''Film/RememberMe'' (2010) as Tyler Hawkins
25	* ''Literature/WaterForElephants'' (2011) as Jacob Jankowski
26	* ''Film/BelAmi'' (2012) as Georges Duroy
27	* ''Film/{{Cosmopolis}}'' (2012) as Eric Packer
28	* ''Film/MapsToTheStars'' (2014) as Jerome Fontana
29	* ''Film/TheRover'' (2014) as Reynolds
30	* ''Film/TheLostCityOfZ'' (2017) as Henry Costin
31	* ''Queen of the Desert'' (2017) as UsefulNotes/TELawrence
32	* ''Film/GoodTime'' (2017) as Connie Nikas
33	* ''Film/HighLife'' (2018) as Monte
34	* ''Film/TheKing'' (2019) as The Dauphin
35	* ''Film/TheLighthouse'' (2019) as Ephraim Winslow / Thomas Howard
36	* ''Film/{{Tenet}}'' (2020) as Neil
37	* ''Literature/TheDevilAllTheTime'' (2020) as Preston Teagardin
38	* ''Film/{{The Batman\|2022}}'' (2022) as [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne / Batman]]
39	** Untitled ''The Batman'' sequel (2026)
40	* ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheHeron'' - The Grey Heron (Voice)
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42	!!Associated Tropes:
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44	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: {{Invoked\|Trope}} by himself.
45	** He views Edward as a creepy stalker that hates himself, and played him as such.
46	** And related to the man himself, there are those that are convinced ''he'' was the one that leaked ''Literature/MidnightSun2020'', though he denies it.
47	* CareerResurrection: Initially dismissed as a "pretty face" during his ''Twilight'' days, he made a comeback in the late-2010s/early-2020s with roles in ''Film/TheLighthouse'' and ''Film/{{Tenet}}'' that won over people who had previously dismissed his acting chops, before donning the iconic cape and cowl in ''Film/TheBatman2022'' and winning over just about everyone else.
48	* ChronicallyKilledActor: Has died at least ten times in his movies, most notably ''Harry Potter'' and ''Remember Me''.
49	* DeadpanSnarker: Many of his characters and interviews show that he's very much one in real life as well.
50	* GroupieBrigade: A RealLife incident with one nearly ended his life: he made the mistake of dashing out into the street, upon which he was struck down by a car. He was ''not'' pleased with the mob.
51	* IAmNotPretty: Despite his status as a teen pin-up, he's been open about his feelings of insecurity about his looks and struggles with body dysmorphia and how it took him years to feel more comfortable with his appearance.
52	* IAmNotSpock: It's no secret that he ''hated'' playing the role of Edward in the ''Twilight'' movies and doesn't like being associated with the role, and was upfront about his distaste for the character and how he played him as the creepy incel loser he saw him as. He's worked very hard to distance himself from the series since then; this was reportedly a big part of his decision to take on the role of Batman.
53	* ManOfAThousandFaces: Is an impressively dedicated and transformative actor. Compare the difference in appearance, facial or otherwise, between Connie in ''Film/GoodTime'', Reynolds in ''Film/TheRover'', Winslow in ''Film/TheLighthouse'' and of course his performance as the sparkling vampire Edward Cullen of ''Twilight''.
54	* ManOfAThousandVoices: To go along with his transformative powers as a film actor, he possesses a wide vocal range and variety of accents. Compare, again, the difference in voice/accent between Connie, Reynolds, Winslow, Edward and a wide range of characters, usually troubled and mysterious men. His voice for [[Anime/TheBoyAndTheHeron the Grey Heron]] is also a million miles away from his voices for any of those characters.
55	* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Earlier in his career when he playing Americans, his accent was good but he had a tendency to slip here and there. He’s gotten better about it over the years.
56	* JustForFun/OneOfUs:
57	** Demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of various ''Batman'' media and was described by Creator/MattReeves as a huge fan of the character.
58	** He's stated in multiple interviews that ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is one of his favorite video games, and admitted that he cried when Aerith died.
59	* PlayingAgainstType: While he's a versatile actor with no set "type", he generally tends to play handsome, serious, and often brooding characters. In the English dub of ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheHeron'', he voices the titular Heron, an ugly, comedic bumbler and trickster complete with a raspy, high-pitched voice completely unrecognizable as Pattinson's.
60	* ThisLoserIsYou: His interpretation of Edward is this trope, portraying him as a dysfunctional loser who has NoSocialSkills. Not that it stopped the fangirls.
61	* TrollingCreator: He's been known for years and years to make things up in interviews to troll but people, for some reason, still take some of the things he says at face value. Most notably, when he was first cast as Batman, he said that he wasn't even going to work out or put on muscle for the role. Certain corners of the internet went crazy, calling him lazy and undedicated. When the marketing rolled around, this was proven to have been a lie, although he's certainly of a leaner build than the other actors who've played Batman (especially coming right after the one with the most [[HeroicBuild muscular build]] to date in live-action, the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Batman played by Creator/BenAffleck). He admitted in a profile with GQ during the final stretch of promotion on the film that that was one of the things he deliberately said to mess with people and they'd fallen into his trap.
62	* UnkemptBeauty: Pattinson is known for his rather unkempt appearance with his messy hair and usual {{permastubble}}, but that hasn't stopped him from being highly attractive.

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