Christina Ricci Warns: Prepare Yourself for Robert Pattinson the Cad
Moviegoers are used to seeing Robert Pattinson onscreen as the most-stand up vampire around. But Christina Ricci warns that’s going to end very soon.
Pattinson and Ricci both completed “Bel Ami” which Pattinson plays a young man rising to power in Paris using the city’s most influential and wealthy women.
“The world is used to seeing him one way, and he’s very, very different in this movie,” Ricci tells PopcornBiz from the Blackberry Torch from AT&T launch party, “But he’s an actor, that’s what it’s about. And he’s really great in this.”
Pattinson, who somehow has managed to stay a faithful and sexless through three “Twilight” films, works his way through Parisian society in “Bel Ami.” At the press conference during the “Eclipse” release, Pattinson gleefully talked about his “Bel Ami” character Georges Duroy who he called “a completely amoral, evil character.”
“He seduces his wife and seduces absolutely every single one of his wife’s friends. Any influential woman he can get he has an affair with,” said Pattison. “And then ends up screwing over the entire society and ends up making millions and millions of francs.”
Pattinson taps into some serious actresses in Ricci and Uma Thurman. His Duroy is such a cad that he not only dumps Ricci once, but several times as he rises to the top.
“We have an on-off relationship through the whole movie and I get my heart broken a few times,” says Ricci.
And does she handle her onscreen heartbreaks with less drama than Pattinson’s co-star Kristen Stewart who famously went through vampire withdrawal during “New Moon” in a big way?
“Yes, I do,” she admits. “But there’s a little screaming, but that’s par for the course for a relationship.”
While filming is complete, no official release date has not been set for “Bel Ami,” — though it looks to hit US screens in the spring of next year.
Folks who prefer the nice Rob won’t have to wait long. Pattinson will be back to his filming his faithful vampire character, Edward Cullen, in the fall for the final two “Twilight” installments.
Robert Pattinson’s Fans Know When to Cool It
“Not really, I mean, everyone did a really good job of containing the paparazzi and the fans were really respectful.”
—Robert Pattinson’s Bel Ami costar, Christina Ricci, at BlackBerry’s launch party for the new BlackBerry Torch from AT&T, when we asked if the constant fan and paparazzi attention affected filming
We’ve seen some, uh, rather intense Twi-hards in our day, so does that mean they’re all tucked away in their coffins until Breaking Dawn?
Added the svelte cutie: “[Pattinson's] fans, in particular, get behind his career. They’re not going to screw up his career by ruining his next movie. They were awesome. They applauded people when we came out of set; they were there and super psyched we were in Budapest or wherever we were.”
We see new pap shots of Rob or Kristen Stewart on set no matter what movie they’re working on, so glad to hear it doesn’t bug the rest of the cast. Probably doesn’t bother Ricci much either because she totally loved working with R.Pattz, and meeting his gorgeous GF.
Totally cool that Rob’s fans are chill, don’t you think?
Christina Ricci stars alongside Robert Pattinson in the upcoming film Bel Ami, and recently gushed about her co-star calling him, “a great guy.”
“He’s such a dedicated actor,” she told OnTheRedCarpet.com about working with the Twilight Saga star. “It’s fun to work with someone who is genuinely not jaded and who loves films.”
The two apparently had a lot of fun on set as well. “He’s so sweet and funny and we make fun of each other and laugh. We’re silly together. We just really had a good time,” Ricci said.
In Bel Ami, a film based off a novel of the same name. Pattinson plays Georges Duroy, a womanizing Parisian. The British actor is a bit of a movie buff according to Ricci. “He’s surprisingly a huge cinephile,” she said.
Check out the interview with Christina Ricci at the the AT&T Blackberry Torch event!
Everybody who was anybody (not at the Lady Gaga concert) was at BlackBerry’s launch party for the new BlackBerry Torch from AT&T last night in Los Angeles.
We had a chance to catch up with one of our fave actresses since forevah, Christina Ricci—who dished to us about her upcoming flick Bel Ami with Robert Pattinson. Like how steamy their loves scenes got and how R.Pattz had a special lady we all know and love come and visit him on set. Let the dishing begin!
“It was really fun, I mean just aesthetically we wore amazing costumes and hair and make up was great,” Ricci told us at the fab party about her new flick. “And working with Rob was amazing. He’s such a great guy, so talented.”
Well, since she brought him up we might as well get the on-set dirt from her:
“He’s just great. We’d just make fun of each other the whole time, like ‘oh my god we’re so goofy’ or ‘my accent is so bad!’”
So exactly how close do Christina and Rob get?
“We are lovers, yeah you know.”
Relax Twi-Hards. She means they are lovers onscreen for Bel Ami!
“There’s some naughtiness,” the adorable Ricci said with a smirk when we grilled her on whether we get some good love-scenes, adding there are “lots” of them.
Natch we had to ask the question on all of our minds. Is Rob a good kisser?
“Um yeah,” Christina smiled. “He is pretty much awesome.”
One lucky girl who gets to experience Rob’s smooches on a pretty regular basis is Kristen Stewart. As we told you, Kristen traveled to Budapest after her birthday to be with Rob during filming.
“Yeah she visited,” Christina said. “I love her, she is totally sweet. And he is great!”
Although Ricci says she’s never seen a Twilight film, she totally gets the cult appeal.
“I understand where they’re coming from,” confessed the lovely CR. ” He’s an awesome human being. He’s so funny and quirky and weird.”
Who is ten times more excited to see Bel Ami now?! Glad we now get a chance to watch two of our faves together!
At last night’s Blackberry Torch launch in L.A., Christina Ricci couldn’t contain her feelings for her Bel Ami co-star Robert Pattinson. “We would just goof off and laugh while we were working—he’s a sweet guy and super funny…and a really good kisser!” she told us. And what was her favorite part of filming? “The costumes, the makeup and… Rob!” But Ricci admitted she hasn’t even seen the films that are responsible for his fame. “I was waiting for [The Twilight Saga films] to be on TV because the theaters were so crowded, but there’s no excuse!” Ricci also said it’s easy to understand why Kristen Stewart, who stopped by the set several times, is so smitten with her Twilight and real-life co-star Pattinson: “He’s so charming and such a smart guy. He’s so super organized and in charge of his career. He was actually giving me advice!” the veteran actress said.
After three Twilights, Bella Swan is still a virgin. Which is one more virgin than you can expect to find in Robert Pattinson’s forthcoming, sex-filled period piece Bel Ami, co-starring Uma Thurman.
“It’s about a character called Georges Duroy, who is a broke ex-soldier in Paris in 1890. Basically, he has no drive. He’s just jealous of everything. I quite liked the story,” Pattinson says, describing his role as “a completely amoral, evil character.”
Despite the European period setting, he also believes the themes are universal.
“Kids nowadays, everyone feels entitled. You see someone who wants to do a job, but they don’t want to do an entry level job. ‘I want $100,000 a year as soon as I’m out of the gate.’
“That’s exactly what this guy is like. But he’s completely talentless. The only thing he does is, by accident, he finds this guy he’s in the army with in a brothel, and this other guy wants to impress him, so he gives (Georges) some money and invites him around.
“It ends up being like he invited the devil into his house. (Georges) seduces his wife and seduces all his wife’s friends. Every single influential woman he can get, he has an affair with. And he ends up screwing over the entire society and making millions and millions of francs “¦ It’s a story about how the s—s can completely win sometimes, just by doing absolutely nothing and stabbing everybody in the back.”
Thanks to Collider.Com we have the still from yesterday and a brand new still from ‘Bel Ami’ in HQ! Check them out in our gallery and some info on the film below!
The first official images from Bel Ami starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci and Colm Meaney have been released and we’ve got them in high resolution after the jump. The film which also stars Philip Glenister and Holliday Grainger was shot on locations in and around London and Budapest during an eleven week shoot. Shooting wrapped on April 22nd.
Directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, the film is an erotically charged story of ambition, power and seduction. Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson), travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) is Madeleine, Kristin Scott Thomas (Nowhere Boy) is Virginie, Christina Ricci (Monster) is Clotilde, Colm Meaney (The Damned United) is Rousset, Philip Glenister (Life on Mars) is Charles and Holliday Grainger (Scouting Book for Boys) is Suzanne.
The screenplay is by Rachel Bennette from the novel by Guy de Maupassant. Uberto Pasolini (The Full Monty) is the Producer and Simon Fuller is Executive Producer. The Director of Photography is Stefano Falivene (Carmel); Attila F. Kovacs (Sunshine) is Production Designer; Costumes are designed by Odile Dicks-Mireaux (An Education); Hair and Make-up is by Jenny Shircore (The Young Victoria) and the Editor is Masahiro Hirakubo (The Duchess).
We now have our first promotional still of Robert in Bel Ami from the Protagonist Pictures website. It also appears that Bel Ami will be shown at Cannes 2010!
Christina Ricci Warns: Prepare Yourself for Robert Pattinson the Cad
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After three Twilights, Bella Swan is still a virgin. Which is one more virgin than you can expect to find in Robert Pattinson’s forthcoming, sex-filled period piece Bel Ami, co-starring Uma Thurman.
