Robert Pattinson shines a light on his struggles with the horror genre after revealing how one required viewing for an upcoming project had him taking drastic actions at home to stay calm. The actor earned global recognition for the role of brooding vampire love interest Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise, and later earned acclaim for his roles in The Lighthouse, Tenet, and The Batman. Joining forces with Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, Pattinson leads Mickey 17‘s cast as the тιтular spacefarer subjected to lethal tasks while the vessel he serves on produces duplicates of him each time he dies.

As Pattinson spoke to GQ about Mickey 17 alongside Bong, the actor admitted that he doesn’t find much enjoyment from horror and that he had lost his taste for the genre despite his early embrace of unsettling media. While Bong suggested that this could be attributed to major life changes, Pattinson stated that this had been an atтιтude of his for a while, explaining how a recent movie that he was requested to watch for an upcoming project had him arming himself due to how unnerved he felt. Check out Pattinson’s full recollection below:

I used to watch a lot of dark stuff when I was younger and think “yeah, this is cool.” And now, I’m too sensitive. It’s strange, you’d think it would go the other way round. As you get older, you become less frightened of these [films]. I can’t watch horror movies anymore.

I did get very frightened [recently]. I had to do a meeting with the director, and he’d done this horror movie, and I watched it, and I kept thinking that someone was breaking into my house. And so I was sitting on my sofa with two kitchen knives waiting for the person to come in. And then I fell asleep with them basically in my neck on the couch. It was probably a squirrel.

What Robert Pattinson’s Comments Mean For His Upcoming Project

Has The Actor Unveiled An Unannounced Role?

For those familiar with Pattinson’s filmography, him being unnerved by horror may come as somewhat of a surprise. While his vampiric role featured some elements of horror, it was his post-Twilight career that allowed the actor to show his range and take on a variety of roles that touched on macabre and darker themes, such as his portrayal of the rapidly slipping Ephraim Winslow in The Lighthouse and despicable Reverend Preston in The Devil All The Time. Even his portrayal of Batman was a harder-edged isolated outsider who had his own demons and morally dubious moments when fighting crime.

Pattinson is returning to the horror genre with Possession, the remake of Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 movie to be helmed by Parker Finn, which depicts the breakdown of a marriage devolving into something far more sinister and unearthly. While Pattinson is set to produce the film, it is unclear whether he will take on a role in the movie. However, given him directly watching a horror movie under the request of a director and his involvement, it is possible that he may have been cast. Given its infamous status, Possession is likely the movie that left Pattinson armed at home.

Our Take On Robert Pattinson’s Horror Thoughts

The Actor Is Dedicated When He Has A Project In Progress

Pattinson is no stranger to memorable interviews, be it his honest thoughts on the Twilight franchise, wild stories that may or may not be true, or his love for Final Fantasy VII‘s Aerith. His willingness to take on varied roles has left many eager to see how he’d approach the genre. Though Pattinson‘s upcoming horror movie role may not be confirmed, and he may not have a pᴀssion for horror, it is clear from his dedication to the upcoming project that he would give it his all.

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