Summary of the book 📚: 

 

Bella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix, Arizona to rainy Forks, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula to live with her father, Charlie. Her mother, Renée is traveling with her new husband, Phil Dwyer, a minor league baseball player. Bella attracts much attention at her new school and makes friends quickly. A shy girl, she is dismayed by several boys competing for her attention.

When Bella is seated next to Edward Cullen in biology class on her first day of school, he seems repulsed by her, hurting her feelings in the process. He disappears for a few days, but warms up to Bella upon his return; their newfound relationship reaches a climax after Bella is nearly crushed by Tyler’s van in the school parking lot. Edward saves Bella, stopping the van with only his hand.

Bella annoys Edward with questions about how he saved her life. She hears that Edward and his family are vampires who drink animal blood. She is told legends of the local Quilyeute people by a friend Jacob Black who she met during a camp out (a character who becomes more important in the later books in the series). Disturbed by recurring nightmares, Bella researches about Vampires. To her dismay, she then realizes that Edward hadn’t come to school on the blood typing day was because he is a vampire; she compares the characteristics of the vampires in the myths to the Cullens, and finds many similarities. Convinced he’s a vampire, she finds herself in the state of bewilderment.Bella is saved by Edward again in Port Angeles when she is almost attacked. Driving a silver Volvo, Edward takes Bella to dinner and home. As they drive, she tells him of the stories that he is a vampire. Edward says he tried to stay away, finding her scent too desirable. Over time, Edward and Bella fall in love.

Their relationship is affected when a nomad vampire coven arrives in Forks. James, a tracker vampire who is intrigued by Cullens’ relationship with a human, wants to hunt Bella for sport. The Cullen family try to separate Bella and Edward, and send Bella to Phoenix to hide in a hotel. James calls and claims to be holding her mother. When Bella surrenders, James attacks her. Before he can kill her, Edward and other Cullens rescue her and destroy James. He still attacks the girl. Edward prevents her from becoming a vampire, and she is treated at a hospital. After they return to Forks, they go to the school prom together. Bella says she wants to become a vampire, but Edward won’t help.

Bella’s desire to become a vampire increases throughout the series. Edward continues to refuse as he hates being immortal and does not want Bella to suffer the same fate.

 

Main characters

 

Isabella Swan – Isabella, who prefers to be called Bella, is a 17-year-old girl. She moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington to live with her father. Her mother moves to Florida with her second husband. Bella has a kind and awkward personality that is more mature than most girls her age. She is highly intelligent and observant, noticing and formulating theories about the Cullens’ strange behaviors, physical features, and unusual abilities. As the novel progresses, Bella unconsciously learns how to make difficult choices and accept their consequences.

 

Edward Cullen – Edward is a 104-year-old vampire who was transformed by Carlisle Cullen when he was near death with Spanish Influenza in 1918. He has a supernatural gift for reading people’s minds. Since Edward’s transformation into a vampire, he had never fallen in love nor believed that he needed to. He later realizes that his existence was completely pointless and without an aim. In Bella he finds compassion, love, acceptance and care.^[14] In Twilight, Edward has a pessimistic personality influenced by Meyer’s naturally pessimistic character.^[15] His character was also influenced by Mr. Rochester of Jane Eyre.

 

James – James is a vampire with an unusual ability to track people. When the Cullens try to protect Bella, James figures she will be the biggest hunt of his life.

 

Jacob Black – Young Jacob Black may be a Bella’s favorite non-vampire friend. He’s a Quileute Indian and lives on La Push reservation, not far from Forks. Upon first meeting, Bella is charmed and impressed by Jacob in many ways. Jacob learns that he is similar to Bella in many ways. Her father Charlie sees that Jacob is safe boyfriend material, the kind of guy he would approve her dating.

 

Carlisle Cullen – Carlisle is a handsome, conscientious doctor. As patriarch of the Cullen clan, Carlisle started the whole ‘vegetarian’ (no human) diet. As a human in the 17th century, Carlisle was the son of an anti-‘evil-being’ pastor.

 

 

 

Bella Swan

 

Isabella Marie “Bella” Swan (later Bella Cullen) is a character and the protagonist of the Twilight series, written by Stephenie Meyer. The Twilight series, consisting of the novels Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn, is primarily narrated from Bella’s point of view. In the film series, Bella is portrayed by actress Kristen Stewart.

In Twilight, Bella moves to her father’s home in Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with Edward Cullen. However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of vampires. Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against Edward’s wishes.She attracts the attention of three nomads, Victoria, James and Laurent. In the second novel, New Moon, Edward and the other Cullens leave Forks in an effort to keep Bella safe from the vampire world. Jacob Black, a member of the Quileute tribe who is also a shape shifter taking a wolf form, comforts the distraught and severely depressed Bella. She comes to care deeply for Jacob, though less than she loves Edward. At the end of Eclipse, Bella becomes engaged to Edward, and they marry in Breaking Dawn. On their honeymoon, she becomes pregnant by Edward and, due to the peculiar nature of her baby, Bella nearly dies giving birth to their daughter, Renesmee Cullen. Edward turns her into a vampire to save her life. She later faces problems from the Volturi.

 

Kristen Stewart

 

Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. Born in Los Angeles to parents working in show business, Stewart began her acting career in 1999 with uncredited roles and a minor character appearance in several films before gaining prominence in 2002 for playing Jodie Foster‘s daughter in the thriller Panic Room, which garnered her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film. She went on to star in Speak (2004), Catch That Kid (2004), Zathura (2005), and Into The Wild (2007), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She received widespread recognition in 2008 when she landed the role of protagonist Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series (2008-2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide.

Outside of the Twilight series, Stewart has appeared in a wide variety of films, including Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), On the Road (2012), Camp X-Ray (2014), Still Alice (2014) and Equals (2015). She won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010 and was awarded the Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Actress in 2011 for Welcome to the Rileys (2010). In 2015, she received critical acclaim for her role opposite Juliette Binoche in Clouds of Sils Maria, for which she won a multitude of accolades, including the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first American actress to win a César Award.

Stewart was listed as the highest-earning female actress in the Vanity Fair “Hollywood Top Earners List of 2010”, with an estimated earning of $28.5 million. In 2011, she was named number one on Forbes magazine’s list of “Hollywood’s Best Actors for the Buck”.Forbes also named her as the highest paid actress in 2012, with total earnings of $34.5 million. She is the “face” of Chanel and Balenciaga fashion brands.

 

Early life

Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles. Both of her parents work in the entertainment industry. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producerwho has worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She is a script supervisor and has also directed a film, the 2012 prison drama K-11, about a Los Angeles record producer who awakes from a substance abuse binge to find himself locked up in a segregated prison wing for gay and transgender inmates. She has an older brother, Cameron B. Stewart, and two adopted brothers, Dana and Taylor.

Stewart, who struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attended local schools until the seventh grade. As she became more involved in acting, she continued her education by correspondence until completing high school.

 

1999–2003: Career beginnings:

 

As she grew up with a family who worked behind the camera, Stewart thought she would become a screenwriter/director, but never considered being an actor. She recalled, “I never wanted to be the center of attention — I wasn’t that ‘I want to be famous, I want to be an actor’ kid. I never sought out acting, but I always practiced my autograph because I love pens. I’d write my name on everything.”

She began acting at 8, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school’s Christmas play. After auditioning for a year, Stewart gained her first role with a small, nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel TV-movie The Thirteenth Year. Her next film was The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, where she played the “ring toss girl”.She also appeared in the independent film The Safety of Objects (2001), as the tomboy daughter of a troubled single mother (Patricia Clarkson). Stewart also played a tomboy, diabetic daughter of a divorced mother (Jodie Foster) in the film Panic Room (2002). She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance.

After Panic Room‘s success, Stewart was cast in another thriller, Cold Creek Manor (2003), playing the daughter of characters played by Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone. She was nominated again for a Young Artist Award for her performance.About this time in her career, she started homeschooling because of her irregular schedule.

 

2004–07: Breakthrough

 

Stewart’s first starring role was at age 14 in the children’s action-comedy Catch That Kid (2004), opposite Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu. That year Stewart also played the role of Lila in the thriller, Undertow (2004). Stewart starred in the Lifetime/Showtime television film Speak (2004), based on the novel by the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson. Stewart, 13 at the time of filming, played a high school freshman, Melinda Sordino, who after being raped nearly stops speaking. Her performance was widely praised, with The New York Times stating “Ms. Stewart creates a convincing character full of pain and turmoil.”

Stewart appeared in the fantasy-adventure film Zathura (2005), playing the role of Lisa, the irresponsible older sister of two little boys. During their playing a board game, they turn their house into a spacecraft hurtling uncontrollably in outer space. The film was praised by critics, but Stewart’s performance did not garner much media attention. Her character is immobilized during most of the film. The next year, she played the character Maya in Fierce People (2006), directed by Griffin Dunne. After that film, she received the lead role of Jess Solomon in the supernaturalthriller film The Messengers.

Stewart appeared as teenager Lucy Hardwicke in In the Land of Women (2007), a romantic drama starring Meg Ryan and Adam Brody. The film, as well as Stewart’s performance, received mixed reviews. That same year, Stewart had a small role in the Sean Penn-directed adaptation Into the Wild. For her portrayal of Tracy – a teenage singer who has a crush on young adventurer Christopher McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch) – Stewart received mixed reviews. While Salon.com considered her work a “sturdy, sensitive performance”, and the Chicago Tribune noted that she did “vividly well with a sketch of a role”, Variety‘s critic Dennis Harvey said, “It’s unclear whether Stewart means to be playing hippie-chick Tracy as vapid, or whether it just comes off that way.” After Into the Wild, Stewart had a cameo appearance in Jumper and also appeared in What Just Happened, which was released in October 2008. She co-starred in The Cake Eaters, an independent film that has been screened only at film festivals. Both the film and Stewart’s performance received many positive reviews.Critic Bill Goodykoontz from The Arizona Republic said that Stewart “really shines…. She excels at both aspects of the performance, giving Georgia a strength that defies any sort of pity one might feel for her, without letting us forget her vulnerability”

 

2008–12: International success and The Twilight Saga

 

On November 16, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Stewart would play main character Isabella “Bella” Swan in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer‘s bestselling vampire romance novel of the same name. Stewart was on the set of Adventureland when director Catherine Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test, which “captivated” the director.^[31] She starred alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, her vampire boyfriend. The film began production in February 2008 and finished filming in May 2008.

Twilight was released domestically on November 21, 2008.^[32] Stewart’s performance garnered mixed reviews with some critics describing her as “the ideal casting choice” and praising her for conveying “Bella’s detachment, as well as her need to bust through it;” others criticized her acting for being “wooden” and lacking variety in her facial expressions, which they described as “blank”.^[33][34]

She received praise for her role in Adventureland (2009), a comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola, and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg. Critic James Berardinelli of Reelviews said, “Stewart is more than merely appealing in this role – she makes Em a fully realized woman, and some of the most intricate development results from what the camera observes in Stewart’s eyes.”^[35] Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan said Stewart was “beautiful, enigmatic and very experienced”.^[36] and MSN Movies James Rocchi stated, “Stewart’s vulnerable, spooky power is used to nice effect.” ^[37] Stewart reappeared as Bella in the sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, once again receiving mixed reviews for her performance. Jordan Mintzer from Variety called Stewart “the heart and soul of the film” and praised her for giving “both weight and depth to dialogue…she makes Bella’s psychological wounds seem like the real deal.”

On the other hand, Manohla Dargis from The New York Times said Stewart’s “lonely-girl blues soon grow wearisome,” and Billy Goodykoontz from The Arizona Republic stated “Stewart is a huge disappointment… She sucks the energy right out of the film. She reprised this role in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

At the 2010 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Stewart and Twilight co-star Taylor Lautner presented a tribute in honor of the horror movie genre.

In 2009, Stewart starred in The Yellow Handkerchief, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and was released into theaters in 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films. She also starred alongside James Gandolfini in Welcome to the Rileys, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010.

In 2010, Stewart portrayed rock star Joan Jett in The Runaways, a biographical film of the titular band of the same name from writer-director Floria Sigismondi. Stewart met with Jett over the 2008–2009 New Year to prepare for the role; she prerecorded songs in a studio for the film.She received praise for her performance: the Metro Times wrote, “It turns out that Stewart is actually really good at capturing Jett’s icy, tough-but-cool girl swagger, adding the needed touches of vulnerability that transform it into a pretty terrific performance… Stewart is a genuine rock star here.” Also, A. O. Scott of The New York Times noted “Ms. Stewart, watchful and unassuming, gives the movie its spine and soul.” The same year, Stewart was listed as the highest-earning female actress in Vanity Fair‘s “2010’s Top Hollywood Top Earners List”, with an estimated earning of $28.5 million for her movie roles in 2010.

 

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 was released on November 18, 2011. Though the film received mixed to negative reviews, Stewart’s performance was praised. Gabriel Chong called Stewart’s performance “mesmerising” and said that she “makes [Bella’s] every emotion keenly felt that runs the gamut from joy, trepidation, anxiety, distress and above all quiet and resolute determination.”^[46]The Village Voice‘s Dan Konis said Stewart “beautifully underplays” the role.^[47] Some critics found Pattinson and Stewart’s chemistry lacking and said that the relationship came off like a “charade” onscreen, or that none of the three leads was convincing in his or her role.^[48][49]

She concluded the role in the finale, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, in November 2012. The film, despite mixed critical reception, was a box office success, grossing nearly $830 million worldwide, becoming the 40th highest-grossing film,^[50] and the highest-grossing film of the Twilight series. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 48% rotten rating, based on 174 reviews with the consensus stating: “It is the most enjoyable chapter in The Twilight Saga, but that’s not enough to make Breaking Dawn Part 2 worth watching for filmgoers who don’t already count themselves among the franchise converts.”^[51]

On December 6, 2011, Stewart was named number one on Forbes magazine’s list of “Hollywood’s Best Actors for the Buck”.^[4] On January 13, 2012, she became the face of a new unnamed Balenciaga perfume; in June, its name was promoted as “Florabotanica”.^[52]

Stewart starred as Snow White in the film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). Stewart appears as Mary Lou in “On the Road“, the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac‘s cult classic novel of the same name.

According to Forbes, Stewart was the highest paid actress in 2012, with total earnings of $34.5 million. She earned $12.5 million each for last two installments in the Twilight series, including royalties. She ranked #7 on AskMen‘s list of Top 99 Women for 2013.

2013–present

 

On December 11, 2013, Chanel announced that Stewart was its “new face” for a Western-inspired fashion collection. The campaign has been shot by Karl Lagerfeld and was released online in May 2014.^[56][57] In 2014, Balenciaga released a new fragrance, Rosabotanica, with Stewart remaining the face of the brand.^[58]

Camp X-Ray, her first film of 2014, was premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17.^[59] Her portrayal of a young soldier stationed at Guantanamo Bay was met with positive reviews from the critics. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter called it “her best screen work to date [playing the role of] an inexperienced military guard”,^[60] while Xan Brooks of The Guardian said, “It’s a role that reminds us what a fine performer she was in the likes of Into the Wild and Adventureland.”^[61]

Stewart next appeared alongside Juliette Binoche and Chloë Grace Moretz in Clouds of Sils Maria. The film had its premiere at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.^[62][63] Her performance in the film earned her critical acclaim. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said that “Stewart’s habitual low-keyed style, which can border on the monotone, functions as effectively underplayed contrast.”^[64] Peter Debruge of Variety praised her, saying that “Stewart is the one who actually embodies what Binoche’s character most fears, countering the older actress’ more studied technique with the same spontaneous, agitated energy that makes her the most compellingly watchable American actress of her generation.”^[65] Robbie Collin of the Daily Telegraph praised her, saying “…it’s Stewart who really shines here. Valentine is probably her best role to date: she’s sharp and subtle, knowable and then suddenly distant, and a late, surprising twist is handled with a brilliant lightness of touch.”^[66] For the role Stewart won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first American actress to receive a nomination in thirty years and the second American winner after Adrien Brody, who won César Award for Best Actor in 2003.

 

Stewart appeared alongside Julianne Moore in Still Alice, a drama film that had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Her performance received praise from critics. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called her “wonderfully vibrant and contentious” and said: “Even when Still Alice sometimes slips into sentiment, Moore and Stewart are funny, fierce and glorious.^[69]

In 2015, Stewart appeared in Tim Blake Nelson‘s Anesthesia, an indie drama about a group of New Yorkers,^[70] and costarred with Jesse Eisenberg again in American Ultra (2015), which was filmed from April to June 2014.^[71]

Stewart will co-star along with Nicholas Hoult in Drake Doremus‘ futuristic love story Equals.^[72] The filming took place in Japan and Singapore from August to September 2014.^[73] In 2015, Stewart was confirmed to join Certain Women directed by Kelly Reichardt.^[74] while it was reported that she would star in the Woody Allen movie Café Society, opposite Bruce Willis and Jesse Eisenberg, marking her third collaboration with the latter.^[75] It was reported that Stewart was in talks to join Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.^[76] Stewart reunited with Clouds of Sils Maria director Olivier Assayas to lead his next film Personal Shopper, a ghost story that takes place in the fashion underworld.^[77] It was reported that Stewart is in negotiations to start alongside Chloë Sevigny in an untitled Lizzie Borden project helmed by Belgian director Pieter Van Hees.^[78] Van Hees dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Craig William Macneill will be directing the film. ^[79]

Stewart has intentions to direct a film as she has told Vanity Fair, “I think that I’d be pretty good at getting people on the same plane and on the sort of train.”^[80] At the Sundance Film Festival premiere of her indie drama Certain Women, Stewart was asked how often she gets offers from big movie franchises and she commented that she receives very few such offers.^[81] Stewart was also asked by Eonline if an “interesting and worthwhile” movie would be a superhero movie and she replied “I can’t wait to play a superhero.”

Stewart in is negotiations to star in a biopic about JT LeRoy alongside Helena Bonham Carter and James Franco. The film will be directed by Justin Kelly with production set to start in the summer.^[82][83] On May 2, 2016, it was announced that Stewart will make her directorial debut with a short film titled Water for female-focused digital publisher Refinery29. The short will be part of their ShatterBox Anthology.^[84] In July 2016, it was confirmed that Stewart’s short film will be titled Come Swim in an interview with Philippine Daily Inquirer.

 

Personal life:

Stewart lives in Los Angeles. In 2008, Stewart said that she was in a relationship with Michael Angarano, her co-star from the 2004 film Speak.

Beginning in 2008, Stewart was in a low-profile relationship with Robert Pattinson, her co-star in Twilight. Stewart acknowledged her relationship with Pattinson in July 2012 after US Weekly published intimate photos of Stewart and director Rupert Sanders.Stewart and Pattinson reconciled after the controversy but the two had split up by September 2014.

In March 2016, French musician and actress Soko confirmed her relationship with Stewart,^[90] but the two split up after a few months of dating. In July 2016, Stewart confirmed that she was in a relationship with her former assistant Alicia Cargile.

 

_ what about the hero Robert Pattison ?

Robert Pattinson:

 

Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model, musician and producer.

Pattinson started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a 2005 fantasy film. He later got the leading role of vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, which consisted of five films between 2008 and 2012 that combined grossed over $3.3 billion in worldwide receipts. Twilight brought Pattinson worldwide fame,and established him among the highest paid and most bankable actors in Hollywood. In 2010, Pattinson was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in The World, and also in the same year Forbes ranked him as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world in the Forbes Celebrity 100.

In 2009, he portrayed Salvador Dalí in Little Ashes. That same year, a documentary film, Robsessed, about the actor’s fame and popularity, was released. He appeared as a troubled young man in Remember Me (2010)and also starred in a romantic drama, Water for Elephants (2011). His performance as a tough, cold-hearted and calculating billionaire in David Cronenberg‘s Cosmopolis (2012), earned him critical praise.He gained critical appreciation for his performances in David Michod‘s futuristic western The Rover (2014), in Cronenberg’s satire drama Maps to the Stars (2014), and in James Gray‘s The Lost City of Z, about an explorer who disappeared in the Amazon while looking for an ancient city.

Pattinson composes and plays his own music. He sang in the Twilight film series and How to Be, a 2008 independent comedy-drama film. He is a supporter of ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes),Parents and Abducted Children Together (PACT), and the GO Campaign, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and funds to help orphans and vulnerable children throughout the world, of the latter he became ambassador in 2015 to help raise international awareness of the non-profit organization.He is a member of International Medical Corpsand has promoted and shared details about cancer through Public service announcements to raise awareness about the disease.

 

2004–07: Career beginnings:

Pattinson had supporting roles in the German made-for-television film Ring of the Nibelungs in 2004 and in director Mira Nair‘s costume drama Vanity Fair, although his scenes in the latter were deleted and only appear on the DVD version.^[36][37] In May 2005, he was scheduled to appear in the UK premiere of The Woman Before at the Royal Court Theatre, but was fired shortly before the opening night and was replaced by Tom Riley.^[38] Later that year he played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For this role he was named that year’s “British Star of Tomorrow” by The Times^[39] and had more than once been hailed as “the next Jude Law“.^[34][40][41]

In 2006, Pattinson appeared in The Haunted Airman a psychological thriller, aired on BBC Four on 31 October, and he earned favourable reviews.^[42][43][44] The Stage praised his performance by saying that “(he) played the airman of the title with a perfect combination of youthful terror and world weary cynicism.”^[45] On 19 February 2007, he appeared in a supporting role in a one-off television drama based on the best-selling novel by Kate Long, The Bad Mother’s Handbook.

2008–13: Breakthrough with The Twilight Saga and widespread recognition:

In 2008, Pattinson landed the role of Edward Cullen in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer‘s best-selling novel of the same name. According to TV Guide, Pattinson was initially apprehensive about auditioning for the role of Edward Cullen, fearful that he would not be able to live up to the “perfection” expected from the character.^[48] The film was released on 21 November 2008 and turned Pattinson into a movie star overnight.^[49] Although the film received mixed reviews, critics praised his and co-star Kristen Stewart‘s chemistry in the film.^[50] The New York Times called Pattinson a “capable and exotically beautiful” actor^[51] and Roger Ebert said he was “well-chosen” for the role.^[52]

His other release of 2008, How to Be, was a low-budget comedy drama film written and directed by Oliver Irving.^[53][54] It screened at number of film festivals, earned mixed reviews from critics.^[55][56] Pattinson then starred as Salvador Dalí in the film Little Ashes, a Spanish-British drama directed by Paul Morrison.^[14] He also starred in a short film The Summer House directed by Daisy Gili.^[57] This short film later re-released as a part of an anthology film titled Love & Distrust, comprising five short films following eight individuals from diverse backgrounds on their quest for true contentment.^[58][59]

He reprised his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which was released on 20 November 2009. The film earned a record-breaking $142,839,137 opening weekend and an overall run of $709,827,462 worldwide.^[60] Though the film received negative reviews, film critic Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune said that Pattinson was still “interesting to watch” despite the bad makeup.^[61] Bill GoodyKoontz from the Arizona Republic said that “Pattinson’s actually not in the film that much, but he does his best when he’s around”^[62] and Michael O’Sullivan of the Washington Post noted that his acting was “uniformly strong”.^[63]

In 2009, Pattinson presented at the 81st Academy Awards.^[64] On 10 November 2009, Revolver Entertainment released the DVD Robsessed, a documentary which details Pattinson’s life and popularity.^[15] His next film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was released on 30 June 2010, earning $698,491,347 worldwide.^[65][66] The film received mixed reviews, Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised Pattinson’s performance, stating that “(he) makes you forget the white makeup and weird eye contact lenses – to focus on a character torn between his love for the human Bella (Stewart) and the knowledge that she’ll have to let go of her beating heart if she’s to stay with him forever.”^[67] Will Lawrence of Empire Online praised the performance of three leads of the film by saying that “All three corners of the love triangle look sharper than before: the most accomplished actor, Stewart, still lip-biting, Lautner still pec-flexing, and Pattinson not fully shaking that fiery-eyed pout. But all have grown into their roles, cutting loose in a film that (thankfully) sidesteps the melodrama of its prequels.”^[68]

Pattinson executively produced and starred in the film Remember Me, which was released on 12 March 2010.^[16] Though the film received mixed reviews, some critics praised his performance. Jake Coyle of The Associated Press said that “The young actor has an unmistakable screen presence. However in Remember Me, he pours it on thickly and self-consciously. With low eyes, sleeves rolled up just so and cigarette drooping artfully from his mouth, Tyler (like Edward Cullen) is a reluctant romantic.”^[69] Ian Nathan of Empire Online stated that “this is the best thing he’s done.”^[70] and Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised his and co-star Emilie de Ravin‘s chemistry in the film, stating the “scenes between Pattinson and de Ravin exude genuine charm.”^[71]

In 2011, he starred as Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants, a film adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel of the same name.^[17] The film received mixed reviews, but Pattinson’s performance was praised. Film critic Richard Corliss from Time praised Pattinson for being “shy and watchful” and said that he “radiates a slow magnetism that locks the viewer’s eyes on him”, ultimately calling him “star quality”.^[72]Mick LaSalle from the San Francisco Chronicle stated that Pattinson succeeded at holding his own at the center of a major feature and was “endlessly watchable”.^[73] Peter Travers of the Rolling Stone said he “smolders” in the film^[74] and Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said that “Pattinson is entirely convincing as Jacob”.

 

Pattinson reappeared as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, which was released on 18 November 2011 and earned $705,058,657 at the box office.^[76] The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 24% of critics (of the 188 counted reviews) gave the film a positive review, and the site’s consensus reads, “Slow, joyless, and loaded with unintentionally humorous moments, Breaking Dawn Part 1 may satisfy the Twilight faithful, but it’s strictly for fans of the franchise.”^[77] He played Georges Duroy in a film adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami, and the film had a world premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.^[78] It was released on 12 February 2012.^[79]

Pattinson starred in the film adaptation of Don DeLillo‘s Cosmopolis, directed by David Cronenberg.^[80] The film competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.^[18][81] Though the film was well received, Pattinson’s performance was praised. Justin Chang of Variety wrote, “An eerily precise match of filmmaker and material, Cosmopolis probes the soullessness of the 1% with the cinematic equivalent of latex gloves. … Pattinson’s excellent performance reps an indispensable asset.”^[82] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph stated that it is a sensational performance from Robert Pattinson, “yes, that Robert Pattinson – as Packer. Pattinson plays him like a human caldera; stony on the surface, with volcanic chambers of nervous energy and self-loathing churning deep below.”^[83] And Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly stated, “Pattinson, pale and predatory even without his pasty-white vampire makeup, delivers his frigid pensées with rhythmic confidence.”^[84]

Pattinson one last time appeared as Edward Cullen in the final instalment of Twilight saga, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 which was released on 16 November 2012, and has grossed over $829 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the Twilight series.^[85][86] At Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 48% rotten rating, based on 174 reviews with the consensus stating: “It is the most enjoyable chapter in The Twilight Saga, but that’s not enough to make Breaking Dawn Part 2 worth watching for filmgoers who don’t already count themselves among the franchise converts.”^[87]

In late 2013, he appeared in a black and white short film with model Camille Rowe, as the new face of Dior Homme Fragrances.^[88][89]

2014–present: Recent and upcoming projects:

 

In May 2014, two of Pattinson’s films had their premieres at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.^[90] First, Pattinson starred in David Michod‘s futuristic western The Rover,^[91] alongside Guy Pearce and Scoot McNairy.^[92][93] The film had its premiere out of competition at the festival.^[94] For his performance of a naïve simpleton member of the criminal gang, Pattinson received rave reviews. Scott Foundas of Variety said that “Pattinson who turns out to be the film’s greatest surprise, sporting a convincing Southern accent and bringing an understated dignity to a role that might easily have been milked for cheap sentimental effects.” He further added that “(it is) a career re-defining performance for Pattinson that reveals untold depths of sensitivity and feeling.”^[19] Todd McCarthy, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that “Pattinson delivers a performance that, despite the character’s own limitations, becomes more interesting as the film moves along.”^[95] Jessica Kiang in her review for The Playlist, noted that “(Pattinson) turns in a performance that manages to be more affecting than affected.”^[96]

Next, he reunited with Cronenberg in Maps to the Stars, a satirical drama described as a darkly comic look at Hollywood excess.^[97][98] The film competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.^[99] In the film, he played the role of Jerome Fontana, a limo driver and struggling actor, who wants to be a successful screenwriter.^[100] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph summed up his performance as “winningly played.”^[20]

In 2015, two of his films were premiered at 65th Berlin International Film Festival in February. First he appeared in Werner Herzog‘s adaptation of Gertrude Bell‘s biopic film Queen of the Desert alongside Nicole Kidman and James Franco.^[101][102] Pattinson appeared as T. E. Lawrence aka Lawrence Of Arabia in the film, which Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent described as “comic and a very long way removed from Peter O’Toole. He plays Lawrence Of Arabia as a sharp-tongued, sardonic figure who can see through the pretensions of his bosses and colleagues.”^[103] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter called his role “brief but significant” and concluded that “the easy camaraderie in his scenes with Kidman is appealing.”^[104] Sam Adams of Indiewire said that, “Robert Pattinson gets relatively high marks for his brief turn as the bonafide T.E. Lawrence.”^[105]

Next he starred in Anton Corbijn‘s Life as Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock; the film deals with the friendship between actor James Dean and Stock.^[106][107] Critical reception for the film was mixed but Pattinson received appreciation for his portrayal of a photographer. Guy Lodge of Variety called his performance a “sly turn”,^[108] Little White Lies said that “Pattinson’s performance is as crisp as the white shirt and black suits his character always wears. This is a camouflage for his own problems that slowly unfurl, adding colour and improving the film.”^[109] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter noted that Pattinson “gives arguably the most fully rounded performance.”

In late 2015, Pattinson appeared in Brady Corbet‘s directorial debut film The Childhood of a Leader, alongside Bérénice Bejo and Stacy Martin. In the film, he played the dual roles, first a brief but crucial role of Charles Marker, a reporter in Germany during World War I and latter as an adult version of the leader. He received praise for his performance, which Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called “elegant” and Lee Marshall of Screen International described as “excellent”.

In 2016, Pattinson appeared in Paramount Pictures and Plan B Entertainment‘s adaptation of The Lost City of Z, directed by James Gray. Premiered at New York Film Festival, the film stars Pattinson as British explorer Corporal Henry Costin. Matt Neg of NBP described him as “one of the better actors working today”. While Keith Uhlich in his review for Brooklyn Magazine called him “subtle scene-stealer”.

As of November 2016, Pattinson has several projects in various stages of production. He has completed Safdie Brothers Good Time as a bank robber Connie Nikas, and David Zellner‘s western-comedy Damsel. In addition, he will star alongside Sylvester Stallone and Rachel Weisz in Olivier Assayas‘s Idol’s Eye and is set to appear as an astronaut in Claire Denis‘s Scifi film High Life.

Personal life:

 

In 2008, Pattinson became romantically linked to co-star Kristen Stewart.For a long time, the two did not explicitly confirm a relationship, but paparazzi photographs and eyewitness accounts drove intense media and fan speculation and attention.^[186][187] However, Stewart officially acknowledged her relationship with Pattinson for the first time in July, 2012, when Us Weekly published photos of Stewart showing affection with her Snow White and the Huntsman director, Rupert Sanders, with what the Huffington Post called an “affair with…Sanders”.The day that the photos were released, Stewart issued a public apology to Pattinson at People Magazine, saying, “I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected. This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.” After dodging the question repeatedly, Pattinson confirmed in an interview with Esquire UK in July 2014 that he and Stewart had split in 2012.There had been prior speculation that the couple broke up in May 2013, when Pattinson was seen removing personal items from Stewart’s home.

In September 2014, Pattinson started dating London-based singer, songwriter and dancer FKA Twigs. In April 2015, it was confirmed that Pattinson and FKA are engaged.