Robert Pattinson has confronted tons of intense challenges all through his profession, from brooding vampire romances, psychologically complicated roles, and even donning a cape for The Batman, however nothing appears to have unnerved him fairly just like the surprising horror of an impromptu dance scene. Whereas filming his 2025 film launch Die, My Love, the actor discovered himself in a scenario he desperately needed to keep away from—freestyle dancing–with fellow forged member Jennifer Lawrence, and it didn’t go effectively.
In a current episode of GQ’s Epic Dialog on YouTube, Robert Pattinson chatted with director Bong Joon-Ho–who he collaborated with on the upcoming Mickey 17. He shared that he had really begged director Lynne Ramsay to both minimize or choreograph a specific scene as a result of he was actually frightened about it. However Ramsay and Lawrence, each of whom can dance fairly effectively, weren’t having any of it. Because the Tenet actor remembered:
I did this film with Lynn Ramsay, and she or he’s a extremely good dancer, and Jennifer Lawrence, a extremely good dancer. And so they simply discover it really easy. And so they’re like, ‘Simply dance. It’s simply music enjoying, simply dance.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m telling you I’m gonna have a psychological breakdown when this occurs. We have to both choreograph it or minimize it.’ And so they’re like, ‘No, simply dance. Cease being a bit of freak.’
Sadly for the Excessive Life star, his fears have been solely justified. When the day of filming arrived, panic set in:
And it got here to the day, and I used to be sweating a lot. The insides of my trousers, with sweat, have been moist [laughs]. That’s a bit of exaggeration.
Exaggeration or not, the picture of a flustered Pattinson flailing on the dance flooring, drenched in nervous sweat, is one which followers received’t quickly neglect.
The Good Time alum has finished every little thing from loopy stunts to intense psychological roles, however it looks like dancing on digital camera is his largest problem. He’s talked about earlier than how awkward he feels in the case of shifting round whereas appearing. Followers in all probability bear in mind his fairly stiff promenade dance in Twilight, which completely grew to become an web meme.
However within the upcoming book-to-screen variations Die, My Love, there was nowhere for The Satan All The Time star to cover. Primarily based on Ariana Harwicz’s novel, the movie explores an unraveling marriage, with Pattinson and Lawrence enjoying a pair whose relationship is examined by infidelity. The story leans closely into uncooked feelings, which means the London-born actor had no selection however to push by way of his dance-floor anxiousness.
Regardless of the sweat-drenched expertise, Pattinson is not slowing down. With Mickey 17 set to launch in theaters on March 7 and an upcoming The Batman sequel within the works, it’s clear he has no scarcity of bodily demanding roles forward. Actually, his newest feedback about The Batman Half II have me actually hyped. Let’s simply hope there aren’t any shock dance numbers!
As for the Twilight star’s newest work, Mickey 17, has screened for critics and first reactions are calling it a superb sci-fi flick value catching as soon as it hits theaters. I for one, am very pumped.