Over the years, Robert Pattinson known for one of Hollywood’s most popular franchises, ‘The Twilight Saga’. While he is preparing for his upcoming film, ‘The Odyssey’, directed by: Christopher Nolanthe actor couldn’t help but reminisce about the days when he played a teenage vampire.
Robert Pattinson comparesThe Twilight Saga ‘ and ‘The: Odyssey: attitude:
While Robert Pattinson has led many films as the ‘good guy,’ in ‘The Odyssey,’ he plays the polar opposite role. While speaking to MTV UK about his latest role, the actor was asked how he felt playing the antagonist in the finale, or the “character that everyone doesn’t focus on?”He shared that there are people who can possibly root for his character in the film. He added, “I think they will be rooting for him. I keep comparing it… it’s kind of like Jacob in Twilight. What is The Odyssey – Penelope can’t really make up her mind between the two men, and I just want to help her make a decision. … It’s like, it’s good. He’s dead, let it go.” He compared his character to what Jacob went through with Taylor Lautner in the popular fantasy series.
About Robert Pattinson’s character:
In ‘The Odyssey’, Pattinson plays Antinous, one of the main antagonists and a suitor of Queen Penelope. Throughout the film, he is one of the men who force her to remarry while King Odysseus is away fighting in the Trojan War.The film is set to have a star cast and will revolve around Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War with his crew to reunite with his wife and son. The cast of the film includes Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, Lupita Nyong’o in a dual role as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, Zendaya as Athena, Charlize Theron as Calypso, Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, Jon Bernthal as Samantha Morton as Circe, Himesh Patel as Eurylochus, Mia Goth as Melantho, Elliot Page as Sinon, Travis Scott as the bard, and many more.