If there’s one thing Hollywood films and royal weddings have in common, it’s to sacrifice reality in the name of fairytale. Eyes meet across a crowded room; will they? Won’t they? Of course they will and they’ll live happily ever after. To the media (and indeed, to most of us) the prince and his bride aren’t people, they’re characters in a story. In the world of the modern fairy tale how can romance possibly fail?

So, subscribing to that logic let’s take a moment to drag a few other modern love stories into a real world where – without a script – they’d probably fall apart. On hand with expert advice: relationship psychologist, Jo Hemmings.

Edward Cullen and Bella Swan (Twilight)

While it might be the archetype of 21st century fairytale romance, the story of a 104-year-old killing machine who falls in love with a 17-year-old girl devoid of personality is also the most contentious.

The reasons are many, but beyond having nothing in common and an age difference mathematically akin to a 60-year-old going out with someone who’s 10, there’s also the issue that Edward Cullen is presented as condescending, misogynistic, overbearing, violent and joyless while Bella is disturbingly submissive.

Jo says:

“If he’s possessive and controlling then he’d have to have a submissive partner who’d buy that because if she rebelled against him in any way then there would be friction between them. The only way that sort of relationship works, where you’ve got one very dominant partner, is for the other one to, invariably, be much weaker and accepting.”

Can a relationship possibly survive without chemistry? They appear to have none.

Jo says:

“It’s the four Cs. When you meet someone there’s chemistry and compatibility, without which your relationship won’t survive. And then down the line you have compromise and communication. Once you’ve got the two fundamentals – which you have to have to make a relationship work – if you can’t compromise or communicate properly that starts to erode the relationship, the compatibility and the chemistry starts blurring and they can’t endure to maintain a relationship. So, basically, to answer your question: no.”

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“It was amazing finishing out in the Caribbean. It was like, ‘Why couldn’t we have been shooting in the Caribbean the whole time?’ I would have done another five.” Robert Pattinson on filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn reshoots in St. Thomas over Easter. Much of the film franchise was shot in and around Vancouver, Canada.

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Dear Ted:
Please say it is so…Robsten are finally out and proud? I never thought I’d live to see the day. Rob in particular seems a lot more at ease answering questions and showing his lady off to the world. So my question to you is, What the hell happened? Why are they suddenly not hiding their relationship anymore? And can we expect to see more PDAs as Breaking Dawn approaches. Or is this just another Robsten setback?

Dear Ted:
I’m noticing a trend and it is misunderstood English boys, between Robert Pattinson and now Alex P. They say something, and we (Americans) hear something else. Whether it’s very dry humor or blatant cursing, their comments definitely get lost in translation. Should these guys from across the pond wise up about American language, or do Americans need to broaden their horizons?
—bubbleyumsteph

Dear Meeting Half Way:
Probably a mix of both. But regardless, you would never hear Pattinson blurt obscenities in a magazine interview the way Pettyfer did. He was clearly doing it to stir s–t up and draw some more attention to himself, and he succeeded. Agreed that those foreign boys can be a bit misunderstood, but really, it’s still English. Some people are just raised sans manners.

Dear Smitten:
Oh, you can expect loads more PDAs as Nov. 18 approaches! We all enjoy it, and so do they. We’re happy to see them in love and not shy about it, but let’s not force anything just yet. You know they like to mess with us when we get too snoopy.

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Imdb.com is reporting that Gouchy Boy has been added to the cast of Cosmoplis. Gouchy is a veteran TV actor/musical artist from Montreal with film credits in 2008′s Max Payne and 2006′s The Last Kiss. He will play the role of Kosmo (Kozmo) Thomas whom Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) meets during the funeral procession for their friend, Brutha Fez.

This bit of casting looks great but, as always with imdb.com, we’ll list it as ‘rumour’ until we get confirmation from Cosmopolis production.

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Rob enters the room with a happy and kind disposition, but the sharp-eyed can notice his subtle shield. It’s almost invisible, but it’s there, and who can blame him? The harassment this young 24 year old has suffered for the past three years could send anyone to the psych guard. He puts his best face forward with the media and he dissembles with a beautiful smile, but in any case he doesn’t welcome everything that fame has brought with it.

The reason for the meeting is for promotion of his new movie WFE, a film that he’s satisfied with. Practically, all he can talk about is the elephant Tai, with whom he filmed several scenes. Was it hard working with animals?, did his perception of the circus change as far as the treatment he animals receive in circus?
“I don’t know much about the subject, but I know circus have a bad fame. None of our animals came from a circus. I know how hard it is to train them and how they can get hurt. The horses on our set took months in learning new tricks, so if anything happened to any of them, there was no back up, so a new one would have needed training. I understood just how dangerous it is to keep a circus. To me, working with the animals made everything easier. You have an elephant in the scene and she may do whatever she wants to do, so that makes your reactions all natural. All of a sudden you have a huge face and trunk in front of you, but nobody expects a perfect shot because we know it’s a wild animal, so whatever happens, happens. It’s not like the elephant has to hit her mark, so that relaxed me.”

Was any beast scary?
“Yes, the zebras. They’re a lot smarter than horses, and you cannot control them. They will break lose even if you tie them down. They’ll drag themselves until they break free, and if they can’t break free they won’t stop kicking violently until they do. One escaped and started chasing me one day. I managed to get away from it. Then I found out that Chris actually put himself in front of the animal to protect Reese, and I thought “How silly to risk your life like that”, but then he confessed me that he couldn’t move because Reese was holding him in front of her like a human shield. I thought it was hilarious how everyone on set thought he was a hero” the actor shares amused.

“I’m quite a coward”
Robert Pattinson (24) takes a break of playing a vampire and discovered his heart for animals on set of his new movie.

You play a young vet who works for a travelling circus. Why did this role attract you?
“I liked just rolling around in the dirt the most. (laughs) My character in the ‘Twilight’ movies is so obsessional. I always have the same expression, I’m not allowed to change my face and never sweat. If I just have a tiny bead of sweat, suddenly five makeup artists bustle around me.”

Was it difficult shooting with animals?
“It’s probably similar to shooting with babies, they don’t adhere to stage directions either. Elephants do whatever they want. Whenever I had unexpectedly a trunk in my face, I had to improvise spontaneously. ”

Are you afraid of the wild animals?
“Oh yes, especially of the zebras, because they are so unpredictable. Once a zebra ran towards us and I ran away in panic. Later I heard that everyone made fun of me. Christoph Waltz always joked that he throw himself in front of Reese to save her life, while I apparently disappeared behind a caravan like a coward. (laughs)”

You’ve also filmed several scenes with a dog. Is that why you now have your own dog?
“Yes, after the shooting I directly adopted my four-legged friend from the animal shelter. He was going to be put down the next day. He’s a mongrel and I’m still looking for a name. The poor was completely confused at the beginning: One day still in the shelter, the next day he’s already in the privat jet from Vancouver, where I’m shooting ‘Breaking Dawn’ since 6 months, to LA and now lives in the ‘Four Seasons’. (laughs)”

The dog has indeed taken over your heart at first sight. Do you also believe in love at first sight with women?
“Yes, because I’ve always noticed at the first meeting if a woman is something special. I absolutely believe in the big love – it’s such a great feeling! When you’re in love with someone, you want to show her all the time, that she’s the best in the whole wide world.”

Who did you have a crush on as a teenager?
“I was head over heels in love with Kate Moss.”

Why do you actually never talk about your relationship to your co-star Kristen Stewart?
“I’ve never had the need to reveal my love life. I cured of that already when I was 12. At that time I asked a girl out and the other day everybody was whispering and laughing in school. What a fuss! It was so childish and embarrassing, so that I’ve never spoken to that girl again. (laughs) The more people know about you, the more they also speculate about the rest. That also has a devastating effect on the stock exchange. (laughs)”

Do you understand that many people envy your great life?
“Just because they don’t know it in detail. My life is actually pretty boring. I work all day, live in hotels, sit in airplanes or sleep in the car.”

Do you do something about arranging your hotel room a bit more personal?
I always have my guitar collection with me. Unfortunately I can’t practise until late at night, the shooting start too early. And I always take my own TV with me, the ones in the hotel suck. Meanwhile I own around 5,000 DVDs – from which I haven’t seen 4,000. That’s an advantage when you spend much time alone in hotels: I’m becoming a real movie connoisseur. (laughs)”

Fate has bitten him. He is wrong beautiful. Sleepy eyes. Angular head. Tousled hair. Stubble beard Hilfiger vampire. Living lips. An innocent, shy, romantic smile. Perfect!

Robert Pattinson (24, “ Twilight ”saga), the man with whom every woman wants to have breakfast. A mix of Hugh Grant, James Dean, and Jesus Christ biertrinkendem vampire.

Hotel de Rome. Roof terrace. Bodyguard. Assistants – and image. He is tall, shy, open, relaxed, friendly, humble, loves to laugh and has a warm, careful voice. He drinks Coke.

He is wearing an outfit of “Hugo Boss”: “It was hanging as a gift in my suite – and my clothes were dirty.”

IMAGE: Describe yourself?
“I do not even know who I am. Earlier, before I became famous, it was easy. Now it’s hard. If you still have to talk about yourself, your character is exhausted. I am me. “

He came with Air Berlin from the Caribbean – no private jet. He will travel with hand luggage: backpack, bag and guitar. He smokes is allergic to hashish, and earned 27 million dollars last year. His life’s dream and nightmare.

“. I’m afraid to buy me a house because it would then be besieged” His success is his prison, he is on the run – before millions of fans.

His latest film “Water for Elephants” is a true mirror of his soul (last premiere in Berlin, Germany). Story: A young vet loses everything. He jumps on a circus train – and will grow up painfully. His love Reese Witherspoon. His opponent: Christoph Waltz!

A kind of “Gone with the Wind” on rails: “I felt in the movie so well, because I myself could be. I had a little talk – but much respond. I felt almost naked soul. “

BILD: How do you live?
“I wake up and fall asleep. My most important friend is my alarm clock. I read books on my Kindle and my second iPad “

BILD: Do you believe in fate?
“I think I am already, makes everything easier – you can do what you want.”

BILD: What does happiness mean to you?
“Simple things. I’m easy to make happy. A pizza and a six pack of beer are enough. “

BILD: What is your most important possession?
“I do not own anything. I always wear my Gibson electric guitar from 1963 with me. I love to lose my phone. Then you are so free! “

PICTURE: No truck?
“Sometimes I am obsessed. I heard and collect things – but I’m not a house. I put everything in storage houses. “

BILD: What makes Rob unique?
You need to look at him only “director Francis Lawrence laughs:” He has a secret, something magnetic. Only a camera can detect it and there are people who radiate suddenly laughs “Robert Pattinson – about themselves

BILD: Are you single or in love?
He laughs even more. His big blue eyes look at me. His teeth dazzle: “Well, yes, I am single but I am also in love.”

PICTURE: With whom?
He laughs, I laugh, we laugh, “I sometimes feel like a native in the jungle.Such a question is like a photo of your soul. I let me steal my soul. “

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Actor Robert Pattinson stars Water for Elephants, which shows a different facet of his popular character Edward in the Twilight series, working with Reese Witherspoon and photographer Rodrigo Prieto.

Thu, 28/04/2011 – 11:53
Like many successful franchises actors like Daniel Radcliffe, Pattinson wants to leave behind the image of Mexico has hecCiudad .- Robert Pattinson has become one of the most sought after actors of his generation. Through its participation in two of the most successful film franchises in recent years (Harry Potter and Twilight), his fame has grown at exponential.

However, the popularity of his most famous character, the vampire Edward, has put limits on the acting (as we still have to cover two more installments of the same.)

Opens Friday in Spain Water for Elephants, an actor’s effort to demonstrate a wider range of acting that deliveries youth poupulares vampires and werewolves.

“I thought there was something very attractive and touching about this story. But even before reading the script or the book, Francis Lawrence, the director, said he wanted to have a meeting with me and took me to the elephant sanctuary where he lives ‘Tai’ (the elephant who plays ‘Rosie’ who has an important bearing on the tape). I think he did with every intention for any actor who knows ‘Tai’, immediately accepted the job, “the actor said in an interview given by 20th Century Fox

Water for Elephants is located in the Depression era in the United States and presents the story of ‘Jacob’ (Pattinson), a veterinary student who loses everything when her parents die in an accident. Devastated, she leaves her hometown and joins a circus, getting jobs caring for animals while they are in love with ‘Marlena’ (Reese Witherspoon), the main attraction of the circus and wife of ‘August’ (Christoph Waltz) The charismatic but abusive and volatile driver circus.

The friendship of ‘Marlena’ and ‘Jacob’ is being developed while building a relationship around ‘Rosie’, an elephant that was brought to halt the decline of fortune in the circus.

“I honestly believe that I have more affinity with animals than with people. What I like to work is that animals do not know if you’re the star or just an actor. You can make long shots in which only react to what the creatures with which you work. It’s like working with a baby and all is good with babies, “said Pattinson, on its work with circus animals, which is constant throughout the film.

About people with whom he was so happy to work, the actor mentions Rodrigo Prieto, renowned Mexican photographer in Hollywood (Brokeback Mountain, Alexander, 8 mile), whom he considers a great talent, since the challenge when mount, dismount and shoot a circus is not easy.

“Rodrigo Prieto’s work was amazing. We took some huge risks. The initial decision which will install the circus is amazing. Literally there are 300 extras who get off the train and assemble the tents and it was all filmed in one take. The director, Rodrigo wanted to film the scene at dusk so we had to be very accurate, “said Pattinson, who emphasizes the aesthetic details of his latest project.

Robert says that beyond the complexity of interacting with animals and characters from a circus, the main challenge of playing ‘Jacob’ had to do with showing emotions without words. “Much of the character’s emotional journey is raised during the first two minutes of the film but without much dialogue. I was quite worried about it, but Francis was very good to relieve the tension, “the actor recalled.

The story is about a young man who, after living a tragedy, joins a circus as an animal caretaker.
Another support for the young actor was having two Oscar winners, like fellow table: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds). Reese had worked in the film Vanity Fair, and denied the rumors about his bad relationship.

“Vanity Fair was my first job in this race, had no experience as an actor and got the job by accident so I was absolutely terrified. Reese went to my trailer before filming began and said, ‘Do you want to review your dialogue and talk about the scene? “She was incredibly famous and was not obliged to do that. It was nice working with her on this occasion, “said Pattinson.

The actor knows that going through a good run in his career and his name on a poster can bring thousands of teenagers into theaters, but wishes to make clear that it expects to be appreciated for his talent as an actor, beyond its physical appearance or status as a superstar.

“I do not really think much about fame. One hopes that people will love you for who you are rather than how you perceive. But from the beginning, I never saw myself that way. It’s weird, because before I never got Twilight heartthrob roles. It’s funny when the world suddenly turns and are seen very differently, “said the actor, recently named one of the most beautiful people by People magazine.

On the future, Pattinson said his interest is in film production “and have more to say about the preproduction of the film in which I appear.” Anticipates that work under the orders of David Cronenberg after finishing Twilight in something “completely different” and then wants to enter the field of leadership “I have a few things in mind,” he said.

Robert Pattinson in private

• The actor said that invests part of his free time playing with his iPhone.

• Another of his major hobbies is music, “I love playing. I was in New Orleans the other day playing the piano with the renowned Jazz Band Preservation Hall and thought, ‘Why not dedicate myself to this? ”

• Pattinson said she cried on the last day it was the elephant ‘Tai’ in the filming of Water for Elephants and when he saw the movie March of the Penguins the next day.

• His favorite snacks are pretzels and M & M’s.

• “I miss football. The Arsenal is one of my favorite teams. Strange light in England, the light in London is different to anywhere else in the world, “said the actor on his homeland.

• On his relationship with the animals mentioned: “I had a dog for 18 years. His name was ‘Patty’ and it was great. I just got another dog a couple of days in Louisiana (where he is filming Dawn).

• It was interested in politics: “I think it’s something I could do. I like to just set up a democracy. ”

• On his physical appearance recalled: “At the beginning of the last movie of Twilight was training very often, because I had many shirtless scenes. But as soon as I finished doing those scenes, I stopped and I never went to the gym. “