Whereas Robert Pattinson has had a protracted and assorted profession in Hollywood up to now, he’ll seemingly at all times be identified at the beginning for his work on the Twilight films. Plainly’s even the case for Bong Joon-ho, who directs Pattinson within the new movie Mickey 17. One can think about that the director had many questions for the actor earlier than casting him, however apparently probably the most necessary was, simply what’s his actual pores and skin tone?
In a brand new video for GQ, Bong Joon-ho and Robert Pattinson hilariously mentioned the correct pronunciation of the phrase “magenta,” but additionally talked concerning the actor’s pale Twilight look. It appears Bong was curious whether or not Pattinson was really so pale. Take a look at the clip beneath.
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Robert Pattinson’s lack of ability to pronounce “magenta” however, that is truly a very fascinating dialog as a result of it exhibits the extent of element that Bong Joon-ho considers when casting his films. He seems to be legitimately concerned about Pattinson’s pores and skin tone and the way in which it modified drastically between two films. He stated…
The primary time I noticed you was in Twilight and your pores and skin tone there made me realy curious what your precise pores and skin tone was. However then, within the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time, your pores and skin tone was completely completely different. So I puzzled which of the 2 was nearer to your precise pores and skin tone.
Clearly, when filming the Twilight film, they went with the pretty conventional pale vampire look (with the occasional sparkly pores and skin). However that doesn’t imply the look was completely executed with make-up or coloration correction. Perhaps a part of the explanation Pattinson joined the Twilight forged was as a result of his pores and skin was already so pale. It’s attainable that his pores and skin tone was extra unnatural in different movies.
It’s not only a semantic query. An actor’s pores and skin tone when mixed with how a director plans to shoot a film goes to influence issues like lighting and make-up selections. Perhaps getting an actor with a specific pores and skin tone is essential to casting the function within the first place. Even when not, it doubtlessly impacts different parts of the filmmaking.
It appears Bong Joon-ho wasn’t completely positive what Robert Pattinson’s pores and skin tone was till the primary time the 2 met to debate the movie. The director stated…
And so after we met for the primary time in LA. for Mickey 17, I bear in mind seeing you proper if you walked into the cafe, and I assumed, ‘Okay, that’s it. That’s Mickey’s pores and skin tone.’
As any individual who has seen Mickey 17, I can’t say I used to be significantly targeted on Robert Pattinson’s pores and skin tone. As an alternative, it was Pattinson’s nice efficiency in an excellent sci-fi film that I appreciated, and others virtually definitely will as properly.