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Robert Pattinson To Detonate Panties Without Sparkling

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (33)

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I keep reading that hidden beneath all the white makeup and sparkles, lies a solid actor.

I speak, of course, of Robert Pattinson. The glitterly, monotone vampire who makes teenage underpants burst into flames at the mere mention of his name.

Pattinson has a few projects coming up after the epic belly-gnawing extravaganza that will be Breaking Dawn, and one of the more interesting will be Bel Ami. The film stars Pattinson as a voracious social climber in 1890’s Paris, a man determined to bed his way to wealth and fame. Along the way, he encounters Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci, and Kristin Scott Thomas. All of whom are about 47 leaps up from K-Stew’s Bella… but don’t tell the Twitwits I said that.

The film is directed by first-timers Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, based on the short story by turn of the century Flaubert protege Guy de Maupassant.

Here are the first images from the film. It looks suitably dramatic and full of restrained passion.

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Comments

Nope. He still rocking "The Brooding".

Posted by: admin at December 15, 2010 10:43 AM

Well at least Kristin Scott Thomas speaks fluent French. So far that seems to be the only link between this and the actual de Maupassant story.

Posted by: PaddyDog at December 15, 2010 10:57 AM

I just do not find him handsome at all. I thought maybe once someone got him away from he pale makeup and ruby red lips, I would see it, but nope. Still don't.

Posted by: Melissa at December 15, 2010 11:02 AM

It's not just teenage underpants.

And I will not apologize.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at December 15, 2010 11:09 AM

I love de Maupassant. Love. Why does Thurman get so many period pieces? DANGEROUS LIASONS WAS A REALLY LONG TIME AGO.

Posted by: coveredinbees at December 15, 2010 11:10 AM

I can't speak of his acting ability in Twilight, but I did recently watch Remember Me and he was pretty decent in it.

Besides: historical drama, costumes and Paris? I'm in!

Posted by: Scully at December 15, 2010 11:31 AM

Ooooh, fabric! I'm in!

Posted by: Jami at December 15, 2010 11:51 AM

Okay I definitely read the title as Bel Air and I got really excited because I thought they were making a movie version of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (w/Robert Pattison).

It's pretty clear that finals have been melting my brain.

Posted by: Jacki at December 15, 2010 11:52 AM

Age of Innocence but w/o a truly hot man? Restrain my passion. Blergh.

Posted by: Ms MoMo at December 15, 2010 11:52 AM

I'm just amused because Bel Ami is a brand of young, gay, europorn.

Posted by: Drake at December 15, 2010 12:06 PM

@Anna von Beav Will you at least have the decency to hate yourself for it?

My initial reaction to the header photo was, "Hey that looks Victorian. I wonder what the costumes look like?" and TK did not disappoint. So what period are we looking at here? 1880s? 1890s? What's a woman got to do to get a movie set in the 1870s? I have overskirt needs here people! And a soft bustle! An increase in bumptiousness!

http://www.costumersguide.com/dracula/red6.jpg

I feel so much better.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 15, 2010 12:20 PM

^that was the perfect storm of many of the things I do when I have too much time on my hands at work.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 15, 2010 12:21 PM

Just watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last week. No sparkling, no mumbling attempt at American English--Pattinson is actually halfway decent. So...I'm in.

Posted by: bonnie at December 15, 2010 12:35 PM

Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod are pretty very known and respected theatre directors. (Referring to them as "first timers" may be a little misleading and unwarranted) I'm very excited to see what they've come up with! Although it does look a little stereotypically British and stodgy...

Posted by: Toph at December 15, 2010 12:43 PM

WOW Mrs. Julien! That dress is stunning. I might even attempt to make it. Of course, I'll have nowhere to wear it, but holy dear sweet jesus! it is beautiful.

Posted by: Scully at December 15, 2010 12:52 PM

Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod are pretty very known and respected theatre directors. (Referring to them as "first timers" may be a little misleading and unwarranted)

Good for them. So's my sister (no, seriously). That said, this is an article about a movie on a movie website, and this is their first movie. I think the choice of words makes perfect sense. But congrats on knowing stuff about the theatre.

Posted by: TK at December 15, 2010 12:55 PM

It's one of Mina's dresses from the Coppola Dracula movie. Even the petticoats are swoon
worthy: http://www.costumersguide.com/dracula/red6c.jpg

I don't sew, but I do spend a lot of time looking at pretty pictures online.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 15, 2010 1:05 PM

TK I merely mention this little tidbit of information in conjunction with Dustin's post a while back that erroneously credited Julie Taymor with directing SHREK: The Musical instead of her Tony award winning adaptation of The Lion King.

...this is an article about a movie on a movie website, and this is their first movie.

I'd like to know at what point the site will STOP being a movie website. The site now contains posts, header sections even, about television, books, random lists, love and sex. There doesn't seem to be too much that this site does NOT adress, and I appreciate that. I love getting the pajiba slant on just about anything and everything, and that's why I come back every single day to read more. I understand why the overlords are reluctant to approach politics again; the Department of Homeland Security (for which my own sister nearly worked) is an honest to god, terrifying threat. What I don't understand is why we can't all give a little more respect to the theatre. A simple wikipedia search would have told you exactly who Donnellan and Omerod are. It's actually an interesting story.

All this being said, I hope to avoid bringing down the wrath of TK on my head. Really. I have crazy respect for you. I think I just went too sentimental...damn...

Posted by: Toph at December 15, 2010 1:19 PM

I WILL NOT, Mrs. Julien. I MOST CERTAINLY will not. I am too old to feel shame for who I find attractive. (Or at least, that's how I feel today. I have in fact previously expressed my shame at this. So in other words, I probably will, in future. BUT TODAY, I WILL NOT.)

I will, however, love all up on that gown from Drac. GORGEOUS.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at December 15, 2010 1:23 PM

He looks like an anorexic John Belushi.
A hot one. A hot, dirty one.

Posted by: THE Sofía at December 15, 2010 1:25 PM

"I'm just amused because Bel Ami is a brand of young, gay, europorn."

I thought the same thing, and was like, "CALLED IT."

Posted by: Craig at December 15, 2010 1:51 PM

Sparkle Dali Pats + 3 older women in corsets = young, gay, europorn. QED

Posted by: BWeaves at December 15, 2010 2:06 PM

Heeheehee, I also thought of gay europorn. I can only hope this leads to a lot of confused Google searches on the part of Pattinson's Twilight fanbase.

Posted by: The Wandering Parakeet at December 15, 2010 2:13 PM

What is it about a man in a high stiff (teehee) collar that makes my fingers itch to untie (read: tear) the cravat and ...I need a moment.

I think it's the Mr. Thornton Syndrome (from North and South).

No matter what the name for said malady, I'm sufferin powerful bad, Ma.

Re: Pattenson -- he's about 12 but he's very easy on the eyes. I feel kinda dirty now.

Posted by: klingonfree at December 15, 2010 2:39 PM

There's my wandering parakeet!

I wondered where it had gotten to!

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 15, 2010 3:40 PM

Costuuuuuumes. :D Oh and Robert Pattison.

Mrs Julien, ever see the BBC miniseries of Daniel Deronda? The most PERFECT, GORGEOUS bustle dresses!! And I want them all even if I have absolutely nowhere to wear them to.
Interview With The Vampire has some nice bustle dresses too, but that has the rest of the movie to sit through, sadly.

Here's a useful overview of a lot of Victorian-set period movies, paying particular attention to the costumes. Yay. :D

Posted by: Linda at December 15, 2010 5:14 PM

Ha, I read Twitwits as Twit-wits until I realized that it's Twi-twits. Which would make more sense.

Posted by: noonoo at December 15, 2010 5:18 PM

Was there a link lurking there somewhere Linda? I really want there to be.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 15, 2010 5:48 PM

Actually, I thought it was "Twit-wits", as in twits + nitwits, not as in witty. But Twi-twits could also work.

Posted by: MM at December 15, 2010 6:49 PM

What on earth... I thought I'd put the link in.

Oh well, here it is again:
http://demodecouture.com/cinema-overview/cinema-victorian/

There're also pages for other time periods like Regency and Edwardian etc. :)

Posted by: Linda at December 16, 2010 7:47 AM

He still looks like he needs a bath.

Posted by: Carolina Girl at December 16, 2010 9:45 AM

OMG Linda! I am on that website all the time! I can't remember how I stumbled across it, but I love visiting to check on the projects.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 16, 2010 7:18 PM

Just a thought, if you could elaborate more, would be helpful.

Posted by: Mona Laslo at December 17, 2010 3:18 AM