"I really think he’s a terrific actor. He’s extremely inventive. He surprised me every day on ‘Cosmopolis’ with the nuances and things that he did which were unexpected. Of course I was very familiar with the dialogue and yet he would surprise me,” Cronenberg enthused. “And I thought, this is a guy who I would like to work with some more, which is how I felt with Viggo Mortensen. When you find an actor who surprises you everyday, you figure, he could do it some more with a completely different role in a completely different movie."
— David Cronenberg talking about Rob (
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"I asked Kristen to read the script [of Cosmopolis] and she told me: “What the hell are you talking about? You have to do this! It’s Cronenberg!” [laughs]. That influenced my decisions, of course"
— Robert Pattinson talking about Kristen/Cosmopolis with Cinemania
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Q&A Times Talks ~ About being casted for Cosmopolis.
David Cronenberg’s COSMOPOLIS had the best theater average of all films in release—$24,109 per @ 3 sites.
@BoxOffice: Official domestic weekend estimate: $96,437 million for COSMOPOLIS from 3 locations. Location avg. = $24,109.
Full Times Talks interview with Rob and David (August 15th)
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