Q: It’s been a really wide range of parts for you, lately. In “Remember Me,” you’re this tough New York businessman.

A: Yes, this powerful, Donald Trump type. I’m very hard-nosed, separated from my wife — we’ve already lost one son to drugs, and I’m estranged from my other son, who’s played by Robert Pattinson. . . . It’s good. He’s very good in it, too. I’m so fond of Rob — this young fellow in the vortex of fame.

Q: You’ve mentioned being impressed by how Rob Pattinson’s handling his fame. But you really had two waves of it, first with “Remington Steele” and then with the Bond films. Were the experiences very different, coming a decade or so apart?

A: “Remington,” that was just the golden opportunity to create a career and an American life. And it wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t taken the leap and mortgaged my house for 2,000 pounds and caught a cheap flight out on Freddie Laker. That was the start. And Bond, Bond always came in and out of my life with drama.

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From The Telescope:

After being portrayed as the No. 1 hottest vampire around, Robert Pattinson made a surprising, yet refreshing new turn in the movie “Remember Me,” a romantic drama set in the city of New York.

Pattinson plays Tyler Hawkins, a troubled 21-year-old who has issues with his father, Pierce Brosnan, and a past that keeps catching up with him. Tyler meets Ally Craig, played by Emilie de Ravin, who lost her mother when she was 10 and lives with her protective police father, played by Chris Cooper. The two leads fall in love, then have a falling out, all while Tyler tries to restore his family and prove that he is capable of loving someone.

While the movie had its twists, some parts of the movie were as predictable as a drama and cliché as a romance. It will, however, make people realize that they need to keep their loved ones as close as possible.
Pattinson played the challenging and complicated Tyler Hawkins very well. At first, people would immediately see Pattinson and think Edward Cullen from the movie “Twilight”, but as the movie progressed, the Edward Cullen that made Pattinson the heartthrob he is quickly fades away and all that can be seen is Tyler Hawkins. It was refreshing to see this new acting side of Pattinson.

While his accent did seem to go in and out a few times through the movie, he proved to people that not only can he play a 107-year-old vampire in the hit “Twilight” series, but he is also capable of taking on tough roles that require him to take his acting to the next level.

While Pattinson stole most of the show, there were two characters who were close to Pattinson’s acting ability.

Ruby Jerins plays Caroline Hawkins, Tyler’s 11-year-old artistically talented little sister. Jerins’ plays the character of Caroline with a lot of wit and likeability. Every time Pattinson and Jerins were in a shot together, it was extremely hard to focus on Pattinson when there was an 11-year-old telling him he smells like Listerine and beer.

Another character who matched Pattinson on the big screen was Pattinson’s sidekick Aidan Hall, played by Tate Ellington.

Ellington offered the comic relief the film needed. When a scene was too dramatized by Pattinson, Ellington came to the rescue throwing out witty comments to lighten the mood and make people laugh. Every dramatic actor should have an Ellington by their side.
While there were other big names in this movie, Pattinson, Jerins and Ellington stole the movie . Pattinson’s counterpart, de Ravin, turned out to be a good fit for Pattinson in a movie crucial to his acting career.

With Pattinson in a new light, and a few actors on the rise, “Remember Me” turned out to be a very memorable movie that will have people wanting to hold on to their family and loved ones a little tighter.

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The movie was so great I went twice!  Brought 2 friends for each show…not more than 40 peps in both though, but then again, the weather was really dangerous to drive in…50 mile hour winds and torrential down pours…but that wasn’t going to stop us!…I braved the 1st day of filming in NY  and witness the fan attack…I could brave anything!  Sorry pic is so blurry.

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On paper, it was a surefire weekend winner. A “Twilight” star and a “Lost” star in the male and female leads, respectively. Chris Cooper and Pierce Brosnan supporting the starring duo of Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin. A dramatic story where Twilighters finally get to see RPattz stretch himself.With all of that going for it, “Remember Me” still clocked in an opening weekend box office gross of $8.3 million, which was only good enough to land the number four spot on the charts, behind “Alice in Wonderland,” “Green Zone” and “She’s Out of My League.” I’m here to try to figure out what happened.

Was “Remember Me” on your radar, Twilighters? Were you excited for it? Those who saw it: did you enjoy the movie? I’d really like to hear from you readers on this. Let us know here in the comments section (remember: you can sign in with your Facebook ID), on Twitter or by sending us an e-mail at tips@mtvmoviesblog.com.

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From EW.com:

For the record, I swear I will never again write the word “RPattz.” Blame it on the dizzying effects of the storm that turned the East Coast upside down on Saturday, ripping giant trees out by their roots. But you know what I mean: Depp, Damon, DiCaprio, and Pattinson all wanted you to choose them this past weekend, offering a quartet of movies that, taken together, might be read as the resting pulse of serious, mainstream American cinema. Which is why I’ve always had a particular fondness for springtime wide releases: They’re so content to be what they are. There’s no pretense, no great expectations. Spring movies don’t rattle their chains and bellow like summer joy-ride blockbusters; they don’t hustle for prestige (with the best of manners, of course) like autumnal Oscar bait. What you see is what you get.And by that measure, Alice in Wonderland, Green Zone, Shutter Island, and Remember Me comprise a pretty classy assortment pack. (For the mainstream comedy alternative, add She’s Out Of My League.) Here’s Tim Burton’s family fairytale made by one of the medium’s most inventive visual stylists, starring one of the medium’s most interesting chameleons; Paul Greengrass’ distinctive action pic, incorporating essential information about current events; Martin Scorsese’s lavish construction of a big old spooky junky thriller; and dewy romantic mush that ends with the kind of howling tonal misstep that makes bad movies interesting.

When you look it at it that way: Cool! (And no one is angling for an award!)

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While it might have initially seemed like Robert Pattinson’s latest movie, ‘Remember Me,’ would be generating controversy and debate over whether it proves that the ‘Twilight’ star has real acting chops, it has actually caused a big stir among critics and audiences because of its incredibly dramatic (and some feel overwrought) final minutes.

Its big twist seems to be overshadowing the rest of the picture for some and is undoubtedly drawing attention away from the fact that, despite its low 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film features solid performances from Pattinson and co-star Emilie de Ravin (‘Lost’).

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From the Los Angeles Times:

“Remember Me,” Robert Pattinson’s attempt to branch out from his trademark lovelorn-vampire role (to a lovelorn regular-guy role), was only a modest performer at the box office this weekend, earning $8.3 million. But the film offers several notable attributes; in addition to Pattinson’s first turn as a  leading man in a mainstream release not titled “Twilight,” it’s a mid-budget drama in a time when such films are an endangered breed. And it came from Summit, a company that has flirted with a number of genres, but never this one.

24 Frames: A lot of people look at this film and say “Rob Pattinson, Summit, of course it got made.” But you toiled for a long time to get it off the ground.

Nick Osborne: It’s not an easy movie to get going — it’s a dark love story set in New York, and we kept trying to get it set up at studios and no one was interested. Eventually it got to Allen [Coulter, the director], and he had interest, but we still had trouble finding an actor. There are simply very few actors in that age range who could pull a role like this off. And I was on IMDB Pro one day and put in “male stars 18-27,” and he literally came up as No. 2. And we called Summit and they said, “Actually, we really like the kid, we’re doing a movie with him.”

So this was before the ‘Twilight’ phenomenon took hold?

NO: It was right around the time of Comic-Con, when they started to realize how big a movie they had on their hands.  But we needed to get Rob interested too. He had read a lot of scripts. He was at the Oakwood Apartments and he would drive to the In-N-Out Burger every day and read scripts in the back of his car. And he eventually read ours and said he wanted to do it. Then we had to put together a budget that made sense [about $16 million] before we could get going.

You were able to keep the budget manageable because of the tax credits you received for shooting in New York. But from reading some of the accounts it sounds like the city posed some other issues given a star of Pattinson’s popularity.

NO: It was a crazy shoot in many ways. There was fan interest and paparazzi in every outdoor location, especially places with young people and tourists like Central Park and Washington Square Park. We were a small movie so it caused us some problems. The more seasoned paparazzi know  in New York [because of the local laws] they can get close to the star and you can’t do anything about it. It’s almost like a constant negotiation — “If we give you this will you move back?” It was kind of insane. We had crew members who worked for 30 years who said they had never seen that amount of crazy. And there are Rob and Emilie [de Ravin] trying to do this intimate, dramatic scene.

Did it finally calm down?

NO: It was definitely a relief when we went to the stage the last two weeks. We shot in east Brooklyn. But even outside of Manhattan it could be tough. There was a beach scene where Rob and Emilie kiss, and as we’re shooting it we see this paparazzi suddenly coming out of the water. He had swam around for hours with the camera over his head to get a shot.

What? Like some kind of paparazzi mermaid?

NO: It was pretty incredible. But then he got his shot and he made a lot of money off it, so I guess it was worth it.

Do you think the fan frenzy ever gets to Pattinson?

NO: I have a great respect for him. The attention he’s gotten over “Twilight” is incredible and he handles it with such grace. I’ve never seen him in a bad mood about it. The paparazzi do get to him a little, I think, going back to Britain has been a lot easier for him. He told me a story the other day that he was in a pub and after two hours of sitting there the bartender said, “You know, you look just like the kid from ‘Twilight.’ ” And then the bartender said, “Oh my God, you are that kid.”‘ And then they kind of walked away. [We] Brits are like that. [We're] more self-effacing. A Brit sees a famous person and he almost crosses the street.

Did you see anything from Emilie or Rob that gives you the sense they have seriously bright acting careers ahead of them?

NO: They both take their craft so seriously. There’s a soulfulness to them too. And I think Rob really wants to be a serious actor. The other stuff is just part of the job.

Obviously Pattinson’s presence helped push this particular film through some development hoops. Do you think better days lie in store for the genre?

NO: Straight-up dramas are tough. You still hear from studios they don’t want to do it that much. And when they do it’s for a reason. “Dear John” is based on the brand of Nicholas Sparks. “Last Song” will be helped by that too. I love dramas. But critics are harsh. It’s almost like when  you try to do something serious they bring out the guns even more. But these movies will get made. Every market has a vacuum at some point, and then they need to fill it again.

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