Robert Pattinson on Cronenberg and Cosmopolis: video interview

Cosmopolis , the latest film from David Cronenberg, opens in cinemas this week, and features a potentially game-changing performance from Robert Pattinson.

The role of billionaire Eric Packer - who's caught in an interminable limo ride across Manhattan in pursuit of a haircut, while his financial empire and personal security face an onslaught of threats - could help Pattinson escape the pop culture shackles of Twilight ’s Edward Cullen.

It’s a brave performance in a brain-bruising movie. We caught up with Pattinson to ask about working with Cronenberg, his future in franchises, and the superhero he’d most like to play.

Watch the video interview below:

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Cosmopolis opens in the UK on 15 June 2012.

Read our Cosmopolis review .

If you enjoyed that video, check out our Cronenberg On Cronenberg: Video Interview .

Matt Maytum
Editor, Total Film

I'm the Editor at Total Film magazine, overseeing the running of the mag, and generally obsessing over all things Nolan, Kubrick and Pixar. Over the past decade I've worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+, and you can often hear me nattering on the Inside Total Film podcast. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.