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Men in dresses tailoring, body-guard in mirrored sunglasses and earphones. The sky above Mahhattan is a gray and, during the two hours of Cosmopolis, will turn increasingly to black.

Eric Packer, golden boy of finance, enter into a limo and its driver, face sculpted by man of the Russian intelligence services, informs him that traffic was paralyzed for the visit of President of the United States. But he is not interested now just needs a good haircut, and the only barber in a position to satisfy the other side of town. (...)

Transpose into a Hollywood movie one of the most visionary novels of Don DeLillo - written in 2001, is a prophecy of Occupy Wall Street and everything that we are living - was an impossible task that only a director like David Cronenberg's brave could succeed. And just as brave as a director David Cronenberg was reminded of entrusting the starring Robert Pattinson.

It is true that Pattinson is not only Twilight, the saga will end November 14 with Breaking Dawn - Part 2: between one episode and others, has also starred in Remember Me (2010), Like Water for Elephants (2011) and the recent Bel Ami - the Story of a seducer. But it is clear that a character like this can do for him the difference between staying anchored to the fangs of the vampire Edward Cullen and be admitted into the club of actors to Serie A.

In Cosmopolis - premiered at Cannes - Pattinson keeps the pallor that made fall in love all over the world, girls and boys grew up, the romantic air of Edward, however, has disappeared. (...)

There has been an idea of why David Cronenberg has chosen him?
"Honestly, no. But I have never asked: I am just glad he did. "(...)

In Cosmopolis sex scenes are quite explicit: it has proved embarrassing?.
"More than anything I was nervous about the actresses. When a man gets undressed feels maybe stupid, but basically having fun. I think for a woman is something different, more problematic. "

In real life, is more sweet or passionate?
"Passionate, I hope." (...)

One of his best friends, the British actor Tom Sturridge, is expecting a child by Sienna Miller. Want to become a father?
"Sure. I do not know just yet, but definitely yes. "

Have you already made ​​plans with Kristen?
"Not yet. We have nothing planned. "

He feels ready to go live with her?
"(He hums, to mask the embarrassment) I'm ready for anything."

Full interview on newsstands May 23 (tomorrow!)

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Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce are in negotiations to star in Michod's follow-up to acclaimed Australian crime-drama "Animal Kingdom."

CANNES -- Glen Basner's FilmNation Entertainment has acquired the majority of worldwide rights to The Rover, from Animal Kingdom writer-director David Michod.

The filmmaker's script is based on a story he conceived with fellow Aussie Joel Edgerton (Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby). Michod is set to begin shooting in Australia late this year, with Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce in negotiations to star.

FilmNation acquired the rights from David Linde's Lava Bear Films and Liz Watts' Porchlight Films. Tony Metzger, president of Lava Bear, will oversee the production for the company. The film also will be produced in association with Blue Tongue Films, the directors collective of which Michod is a member.

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The Rover is set in the Australian desert in the dangerous and dysfunctional near-future. The lead character Eric sets off to track down the gang of criminals who stole his car and is forced to enlist the help of Reynolds, the naive simpleton of the gang left behind in the bloody chaos of the gang's most recent escape.

"I loved Animal Kingdom and am thrilled to collaborate with such an exciting talent as David Michod. The film represents another big step for FilmNation as we continue to invest in high caliber films. The Rover is going to be one kick-ass flick," said Basner.

FilmNation will represent U.S. rights with UTA Independent Film Group. Territories excluded in the FilmNation deal are the U.K., Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Benelux, Scandinavia, Greece, Indonesia, the Middle East, Poland, Croatia/Slovenia, Romania/Bulgary/Hungary, Serbia and Turkey.

"Daivd Michod has an incredibly unique voice and style that has already been acclaimed around the world. The Rover continues this style of combining powerful imagery with a story that draws you in from the opening scene. We are very pleased that FilmNation has joined us as our partner in both the U.S. and other places around the globe," Linde said.

The deal was negotiated by Linde and Adam Rymer at Lava Bear, Basner and Alison Cohen at FilmNation. The producers were represented by attorneys Nina Stevenson and David Boyle.

Ellison allowed that, yes, she has been media-shy, but says she's been busy making movies. (She's got at least a dozen in development.)

Benaroya, who co-produced “Margin Call” last year, is fully financing “Kill Your Darlings,” a $4 million thriller with Daniel Radcliffe and Michael C. Hall about young beat poets Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac and a murder.

And he’s also financing the $11 million “Hate Mail,” with Scarlett Johansson, Robert Pattinson and Philip Seymour Hall (sic). And he executive produced “The Paperboy,” also screening in competition in Cannes.

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An early Cosmopolis review has come out via Studio Ciné Live‘s Fabrice Leclerc. Directed by the iconoclastic David Cronenberg, who adapted Don DeLillo’s novel, and starring Robert Pattinson, Cosmopolis is definitely one of the most eagerly anticipated films at the Cannes Film Festival 2012.

The headline of Leclerc’s brief, three-star (out of five) Cosmopolis review reads: "A Cronenberg as brilliant as he is taut." Leclerc then begins his review by explaining that Cronenberg and DeLillo are "manufacturers of fantastic, unhealthy, and at times somber environments, of the science of language, and of totally chaotic characters. And of controversy as well."

Referring to Cosmopolis as a "ghostly and hypnotic" tale, Leclerc adds that Cronenberg had adapted to the letter DeLillo’s "ultrarich prose, filming with an incredible creativity this stifling and disturbing airtight environment."

As for Robert Pattinson, Leclerc says he’s "impeccable" until Cosmopolis‘ last segment, when, "lost in a verbal torrent," Pattinson "seems, all of a sudden, to be no longer in control."

Leclerc wraps up his review with the following: "As always with Cronenberg, there are no half-measures, no second gateway, no escape. Cosmopolis is to be experienced in full or not at all. Take it or leave it."

Cosmopolis, which is in competition for the Palme d’Or, opens on May 23 in France, June 8 in Canada, and June 15 in the UK. In Portugal, Cosmopolis comes out on DVD/Blu-ray on August 31. August 2012 is the rumored Cosmopolis US release date.

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TEEN CHOICE 2012 will once again celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live Sunday, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
“The Avengers”
“The Hunger Games”
“Mirror Mirror”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1”
“Wrath of the Titans”

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Robert Downey, Jr., “The Avengers”
Chris Hemsworth, “The Avengers”
Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”
Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Choice Male Hottie
Justin Bieber
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder

TeenChoiceAwards via @Twilight

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The 65th Cannes Film Festival may be taking place on the French Riviera, but the Stars and Stripes will be everywhere. A number of U.S. films will be heading overseas to compete for the Palm d'Or, the festival's highest prize.

Robert Pattinson, 26, stars as a Wall Street banker in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, shot primarily in the back of his character's giant white limousine — where Pattinson's banker has a tryst with 48-year-old French actress Juliette Binoche. Pattinson then does Efron one better.

"There's a scene where I'm seducing (another woman) naked, while having a prostate exam in the back of a limousine. People don't really see that very often in movies," Pattinson says with a laugh. "You do what you can to surprise people."

The red carpet lineup also will feature Twilight's golden couple, Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. This time they are going head-to-head, with Stewart starring in the competition film On the Road.

"I'm already making excuses," Pattinson jokes about their friendly festival competition.

But for these two weeks, it's not all about winning the contest, but enjoying the glitz in the South of France.

"There is really something glamorous about Cannes," Pattinson says. "It's the bow ties and the way the festival holds onto the glamour. People really make an effort."

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