
Move over Zac Efron! British import Robert Pattinson has arrived, and the reaction is Beatles-like. With his signature tousled mop and brooding stare, Hollywood’s newest heartthrob has tongues wagging, mobs stalking, and tweens begging.
Pattinson first made his mark on American audiences as hunky Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. But his casting as Edward Cullen, the beautiful vampire at the center of the best-selling Twilight Saga, has turned the man dubbed R.Pattz into the apple of every teen girl’s eye.
Twilight’s record-breaking opening has paved the way for more sequels for Pattinson and real-life love and costar Kristen Stewart. But before he makes his immortal return, Pattinson will display his acting chops as Salvador Dalí in the indie drama Little Ashes.
Sure, he’s the face of The Twilight Saga, but Robert Pattinson is more than just a brooding vampire.
In the MySpace trailer for his upcoming drama, Remember Me, Pattinson plays Tyler, an angst-ridden rebel without a cause who butts heads with his father (Pierce Brosnan), gets in trouble with a New York City cop (Chris Cooper) and complicates things by falling for the police officer’s daughter Ally (Emilie de Ravin).
Remember Me – also a Summit Entertainment film – opens March 12, 2010.