Robert Pattinson reveals he questioned his career for two years after a lack of “cool” scripts.
the “Mickey 17” star shared Vanity Fair that between the pandemic and the SAG strike, he began to wonder if film really was dying.
“It’s strange because the last few years for it film the industry, starting with covid and then strikes, everyone kept saying cinema is dying. And quite convincing. I was literally almost turned off, Pattinson says of acting. “It was actually getting a little worrying.”
He continued, “Then when you look at the last few months, there’s a plethora of very ambitious films. I feel like the things that are going to be nominated for the Oscars this year are going to be really interesting, and it seems like suddenly there’s a new crop of directors that audiences are also excited about.”
Pattinson listed his favorite recent movies, including The Norwegian Oscar entry “Armand” with Renate Reinsve in the lead roleBrady Corbet’s lively “The Brutalist” and Sean Baker’s “Anora”.
“I saw this Norwegian movie ‘Armand,’ which I thought was amazing. My friend Brady Corbet’s movie “The Brutalist.” “Anora,” Pattinson said. “You can even see in terms of the script. I mean, every actor for two years was like, ‘What’s going on? Nothing’s cool.’ Not saying everything that came out wasn’t cool, but it was actually very studio. I don’t know what was going on in Saturn’s return or whatever, but now there are really cool parts. (.. .) Hopefully ‘Mickey’ will come out in a period of enthusiasm for cinema.”
Pattinson recalled how his own approach to choosing scripts has changed over his career spanning two decades.
“I remember when I was younger, there were two scripts that I didn’t even audition for because I thought the part is too good and I’m not good enough to do it,” he said. “Now I think if you think the part is too good, that’s the part you should 100 percent get and really, really fight for. The more you feel, if you screw up, it would be like a travesty – it’s the the part you should go after.”
Pattinson has previously said he may retire from acting after completing the planned “The Batman” trilogy with director Matt Reeves. “The Batman” was released in 2022, and its sequel is expected in theaters in late 2026. Reeves’ iteration of the comic book superhero also has expands to the Max series “The Penguin”.
“I might really retire at the end of them,” Pattinson said the state of his career after three Reeves films, adding that acting as a whole, “Not in a million years did I think I’d still be doing this when I got my first job. I can’t believe this is still going on.”
