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Robert Pattinson supports Kristen Stewart at On The Road premiere
An hour ago (Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 10:40 am)
Robert Pattinson was every inch the supportive boyfriend at Cannes Film Festival yesterday, letting Kristen Stewart enjoy the limelight at the premiere of her new film On The Road.
The Twilight heartthrob is normally the centre of attention on the red carpet, but this time he took a back seat to allow his girlfriend to shine.
The pair avoided being snapped together, with R-Pattz facing the cameras alone as Stewart posed with her co-stars including Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen and Tom Sturridge.
Kristen’s friendship with her co-stars was evident at the Cannes premiere of the movie, with the group smiling together as they posed on the red carpet.
The 22-year-old looked every inch the movie star in an embroidered Balenciaga gown with a thigh-high split, accessorising the outfit with a black belt and skyscraper heels.
Afterwards Stewart changed into something more comfortable, donning jeans and a leather jacket after reuniting with Pattinson.
Stewart plays teen temptress Marylou in the adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel, with the risqué role a radical departure from her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga.
In the film Kristen’s character is seen topless, smoking marijuana and indulging in group sex – but the 22-year-old relished the challenges of the role.
Speaking of the sex scenes, she said: ‘Obviously everyone who does scenes like that the first thing you say is: “Oh I felt so safe.”
‘But I love pushing, I love scaring myself and I think to watch genuine experience on screen is so much more interesting. I wanted to do it.
‘The reason I wanted to do the job was because you read something and you’re provoked on some level, and then it’s just taking that further and being able to live it; and I always want to get as close to the experience as I possibly can.’
She also revealed she grew close to her co-stars on set, admitting the experience was a refreshing change from the chaos of filming Twilight.
‘I’m usually pretty self-conscious about running around town with my face hanging out but I didn’t care at all because I was with these guys,’ she said.
‘I got to live more in those four weeks than typically for me in my normal life – like in a lifetime. So it was great.’
On The Road is scheduled to be released in the UK on September 21.
Johnny Depp adopted by Native American tribe during film research
16 hours ago (Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 7:22 pm)
Johnny Depp is going from screen pirate to Native American after being accepted into a tribe in New Mexico while researching a film role.
Depp has been made a member of a tribe ahead of a starring role in a big screen version of The Lone Ranger.
The actor has been adopted by the Comanche Nation tribe, which is based in New Mexico
Depp will play Tonto, the masked Texas lawman’s loyal sidekick, in a film version of the seminal western series. LaDonna Harris, a Comanche and president of Americans for Indian Opportunity, heard about his film role and invited the 48-year-old to join the tribe.
‘I reached out and Johnny was very receptive to the idea,’ she told the website Indian Country.
‘He seemed proud to receive the invitation and we were honoured that he so enthusiastically agreed.
‘He’s a very thoughtful human being and throughout his life and career he has exhibited traits that are aligned with the values and world view that indigenous peoples share.’
Gina Carano: I didn’t know who Steven Soderbergh was before Haywire
18 hours ago (Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 6:00 pm)
Haywire star Gina Carano talks to Metro about martial arts, acting with A-listers and not knowing Steven Soderbergh.
Were you familiar with Steven Soderbergh’s films before he picked you to star in Haywire?
No. When I got the call I didn’t even know who he was. Then someone told me he directed the Ocean’s movies and Traffic. I was like: ‘Oh, OK!’ [laughs].
I loved Traffic; that was a really touching movie.
How did you get into practising martial arts?
I was dating a guy who was my first love and he decided that he wanted to change his life. The next day he walked into a Muay Thai gym. I would go in and watch him train and I eventually ended up training myself seven months later. I think I was about 20 when I started.
What preparation did you have before you started filming?
I was given an acting coach and they also assigned a former secret service guy to me. I had eight weeks of training that was kind of like a boot camp. They went for the brain washing type of thing, I guess, to teach me about the character and the role.
Which actor was the best to do a fight scene with and why?
They were all different. I think if I had done too much of the fighting with only the stunt guys then it would have been too perfect. But each actor that I performed with brought their own unique energy and skills to the fight.
The hotel room fight [with Michael Fassbender] was special. It took two days to shoot and was interesting as there are a lot of cool things you can do in a hotel room when you fight in a dress.
Was it daunting to be doing your first acting job in such circumstances, with such an A-list cast?
It was just like walking into a gym and somebody asking you to shadowbox when you’ve never done it before.
At first you feel a little awkward but the more you do it, the more you feel more comfortable with it. It’s just the challenge of doing something new.
Eddie Marsan: Every drama school I applied to for two years rejected me
18 hours ago (Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 5:36 pm)
Happy-Go-Lucky star Eddie Marsan talks about his new role in Man And Boy, dressing up as an alien and emulating Bob Hoskins.
The character you play in Man And Boy is a bit disturbed. This seems to be a recurring theme in your roles.
With a face like mine, I’m never going to play a character who conquers the universe, I’m going to play characters who are subject to forces bearing down on them. My career’s based on how we are rather than how we wish we were – they get the good-looking boys in for that kind of role.
When did you notice this was happening to you?
When I was at drama school doing Chekhov and all my mates were playing the attractive floppy-haired writers who shoot themselves in the end and I was playing the old bloke with a limp.
Why did you want to become an actor?
I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage – that’s probably the subconscious reason I became an actor.
Were there any actors you wanted to emulate?
Bob Hoskins in Pennies From Heaven made a big impact on me and, as a kid, I really liked Robert Duvall in The Godfather.
Did you ever think you’d make a living out of acting when you were young?
Not at all. I left school with no qualifications, did an apprenticeship as a printer, then went to drama school – although I’d been rejected by every drama school I applied to for two years.
I wasn’t one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than going to the right parties and getting the right agent. Eventually, after ten years, it paid off.
What kept you motivated?
I was never rich, I had a trade as a printer and worked in shops. I never had money so wasn’t any worse off. I just enjoyed acting and kept doing it.
Who has taught you the most in the industry?
Mike Leigh taught me about making choices – as an actor you choose between being honest and clever and with Mike it’s always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
You’ve said some social realist drama is patronising – in what way?
There are people such as Shane Meadows, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach who make films about working-class people that show human beings in difficult situations. There’s now a group of film-makers who make what’s described as social realism, where they have one innocent character on a council estate and everyone else around them is dysfunctional and disorganised – as if everyone who is working-class is from a Hogarth painting.
I find it offensive because growing up on a council estate, I was surrounded by inspirational people who had the intelligence, creativity and perseverance to make something of themselves. But showing characters like that won’t win the film-maker awards for their social conscience.
They’re not interested in self-sufficient, hard-working, working-class people. The ego of the film-maker wants to take credit for rescuing the character in the film. Those social-realist film-makers want to show working-class people on crack so they can save them.
Are there too many films like that?
Yes. When I see films like that I think: ‘No one rescued me.’ And no one needed to rescue me or my friends. I come from a council estate in Tower Hamlets and by no means am I the only person who has done well – one of my friends is head of year in a great school in Twickenham, another is a writer, another is an artist, a musician.
Do you get offered a lot of those films?
Yes and I turn them down.
Is it because the film-makers are of a different social class to the characters the films are about?
In general, this country is less egalitarian and less of a meritocracy than it was 20 years ago – and that’s happening throughout all our industries. Private education can give you confidence, which is marvellous; a sense of entitlement isn’t. If you’re confident, then it helps you live up to your potential but if you believe because you went to a certain school it means you’re entitled to have a particular career you’ll fall flat on your face eventually.
What’s the worst job you’ve had?
When I was a struggling actor I worked for a party company. One of my friends from school was working for an advertising agency and I turned up to one of his company’s parties dressed as an alien to collect tickets on the door. He said: ‘You’re not doing that, you’re having a drink with me,’ and I sat by the bar with him all night. I got sacked for not doing my job.
Which film do you get recognised from the most?
Happy-Go-Lucky. People shout ‘En-ra-ha’ at me quite a lot.
Man And Boy, part of the short-film collection Boys On Film: Cruel Britannia, is out now on DVD.
The Dark Knight Rises posters shows Batman, Bane and Catwoman in action
18 hours ago (Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 5:25 pm)
Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale and Tom Hardy get soaked in a brand new poster for The Dark Knight Rises.
Hathaway looks super tough as she strides through the rain wearing her skin-tight catsuit.
The star, who plays Catwoman and her alter ego Selina Kyle, is also seen in another poster perching on top of a Batpod while wearing a mask over her eyes.
Batman and Bane also get in on the action and are pictured braving the rain with other posters showing the Caped Crusader perching on top of a building while his nemesis stands on a Tumbler.
Hathaway said of her character in Total Film: ‘It’s an incredible role. It’s one of the most famous comic-book characters for a woman. But, also, it’s Catwoman In this franchise.
‘It’s hard to talk about Selina Kyle because she’s intensely private and mysterious. She has her own ethics, which can involve doing things other people might consider questionable.’
She also praise director Christopher Nolan saying: ‘Chris is so intelligent and his instincts are dead on. He understands lighting. He understands pace. He understands writing. He understands costumes, for God’s sake!’
Meanwhile Tom Hardy, who plays Bane, said acting with a mask on his face wasn’t too much of an ordeal.
‘It’s not as bad as you might think,’ he said.
‘You just put it on. Work out where you drool goes. That’s it. Mask work is good fun. This one wasn’t painful; there was the stunt mask and there was the up-close on for the sexy glam shots.’
When asked by Total Film how he bulked up, he quipped: ‘Eating entire villages of chickens.’
He added: ‘When I started I was about 160-something pounds. When I was done I was 190. You lift weights. You eat. You lift some more weights. You don’t run anywhere because if you do cardio, you drop weight. So it’s really good for heart attacks!’
The Dark Knight Rises is out on July 20.
Freerunner is so bad you’d rather jump over some dustbins yourself
18 hours ago (Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 5:23 pm)
DVD review: If you thought Battle Royale could be improved with parkour and Danny Dyer then you would probably be the director of Freerunner.
If you thought Freerunner might be an awe-inspiring documentary on the urban discipline or even a cheesy sports flick in the so-bad-it’s-amazing cult category, prepare to be disappointed.
The warning here comes in the opening credits ‘with Danny Dyer’.
Set in a fictional US city called, sadly, Metro City, it sees a cluster of youthful freerunners kidnapped and tagged with exploding collars in a plot that’s part Battle Royale, part wannabe District 13 and a lot of bilge.
Complete with incessant breast shots that even the grubbiest tweenager would find gratuitous, this is essentially unwatchable despite a few cool stunts.
You’d be better off watching the iconic BBC trailer, starring parkour pioneer David Belle, on repeat for 90 minutes; or just attempting to forward-roll over some rubbish bins yourself.
