Pattinson managed to shake off his infamous Edward Cullen image in just four years since his appearance. The actor stood out from the crowd of actors who are still attached to the characters they portrayed in their early careers.
In 2017, Pattinson starred in another arthouse independent film Good Time by Safdie brothers. Good Time was a neo-grindhouse thriller which the actor himself described as a “really hardcore kind of Queens, New York, mentally damaged psychopath, bank robbery movie.”
The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and critics claimed his performance in the movie. Some even said that it was his career’s best film. For the role, he also won his first “Independent Spirit Award” for “Best Male Lead.”
Pattinson in Safdie Brothers’ Good Time, 2017 (IPhoto SOurce: IMDb)
After Good Time, Pattinson quickly followed his indie success with another offbeat, eccentric role in Claire Denis’ 2018 sci-fi horror, High Life (2018), which was to be his last film of 2018.
In 2019, his movie The Lighthouse came out with a bang. Upon its release, it was quickly picked by Cannes Film Festival for 2019 premier. The movie was widely acclaimed for the Pattinson’s and his co-star, William Dafoe’s performance, and the vision from the directorship of Robert Eggers.
Pattinson and co-star William Defoe in The Lighthouse, 2019 (IMDb)
Pattinson’s next two films of 2019, The King and Waiting for the Barbarians, premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival with positive reviews.
After years of avoiding the spotlight and playing smaller studio roles, it now seems that Pattinson is ready to work with the big-budget productions after being courted by two of the biggest names in Hollywood: Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan.
Maybe because it was Pattinson’s versatile resume with smaller budget films that convinced Nolan to sign Pattinson for his next 2020 time-bending event film, Tenet.
This move was a good fit for Pattinson since he was only willing to work with interesting directors with a good story at heart.
During the filming of Nolan’s film, the actor was cast in another humongous role of Batman for Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The movie set to be released in 2021.
Pattinson’s first screen test as The Batman, 2021 (Photo Source: IMDb)
Ironically, the actor has chosen two of Hollywood’s biggest projects back-to-back after avoiding years of the spotlight. This move could turn out in favor of the actor since they will be another benchmark in his resume.
