Over the years, Robert Pattinson has become known for one of Hollywood’s most popular franchises, ‘The Twilight Saga’. While preparing for his next film, ‘The Odyssey’, directed by Christopher Nolanthe actor couldn’t help but look back to the days when he played a teenage vampire.
Robert Pattinson comparesThe Twilight Saga ‘ and ‘The odyssey character
Although Robert Pattinson has directed many films as the “good guy”, in “The Odyssey” he plays the opposite role. While speaking to MTV UK about his latest role, the actor was asked how he felt about finally playing the antagonist, or what “character everyone isn’t rooting for?”He shared that some people can root for his character in the film. He added: “I think they’re going to root for him. I keep comparing it… he’s kind of like Jacob in Twilight. What The Odyssey Is About: Penelope can’t decide between the two boys, and I’m just trying to get her to help me make up my mind. … It’s like, it’s okay. He’s dead, get over it.” He compared his character to what happened to Taylor Lautner’s Jacob in the hit fantasy series.
About Robert Pattinson’s character
In ‘The Odyssey’, Pattinson plays Antinous, one of the main antagonists and suitor of Queen Penelope. Throughout the film, he is one of the men pressuring her to remarry while King Odysseus is away fighting in the Trojan War.The film will feature an all-star cast and will revolve around Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War with his crew to reunite with his wife and son. The film’s cast includes Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, Lupita Nyong’o in a dual role as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, Zendaya as Athena, Charlize Theron as Calypso, Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, Jon Leguiza as John Leguiza, Jon Bernuma as John Leguiza and Enum. Polyphemus, Samantha Morton as Circe, Himesh Patel as Eurylochus, Mia Goth as Melantho, Elliot Page as Sinon, Travis Scott as the Bard and many others.