Robert Pattinson Laughs Off His Dodgy Accent In ‘The Devil All The Time’
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Robert Pattinson has been straying away from his infamous character as Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise by taking on significantly different roles.
This year, Pattinson starred as Neal in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet alongside John David Washington. Though his role was charming in the sci-fi flick, his follow-up movie The Devil All The Time on Netflix takes a different turn with the revolting persona that is Reverend Preston Teagardin.
A distinguishable trait about his character was Pattinson’s questionable Southern accent. Many took to Twitter to express their reactions to hearing the actor’s voice in the film. One user hilariously described that Pattinson was speaking in “cursive.”
In an interview with Insider, the film’s director Antonio Campos revealed that the actor had kept his accent a secret until the cameras were rolling. Pattinson had dropped the idea of using a dialect coach and opted to create his own style of speaking for the film.
This resulted in Pattinson delivering a one-of-a-kind accent that left an impression on most viewers. It was especially memorable during his “delusions” speech and his scene with Spiderman star Tom Holland, who had practiced his Southern accent with a professional mentor.
Now, Pattinson has divulged the idea behind his dodgy accent in a recent video call with Netflix Film Club.
“Some people like watching skateboarding videos where they can do the tricks and other people like watching the ones where they fall off and crash. I think I’m more of the ‘watching people fall and crash’ type of person and I want to be that kind of actor,” he said, laughing when asked about his choice in the film.
Pattinson detailed that he found a specific tone after wandering around the city while learning his lines. He was tickled by certain pronunciations and recorded himself on the phone repeating the lines to make himself laugh.
The actor admitted that he did the accent because it was simply “coming from somewhere,” even if it doesn’t make sense to people. Watch the full interview below.
Is this not five thousand times more interesting than if he had prioritized accuracy? https://t.co/28JbsjYLKg
— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) September 18, 2020
[via Insider, cover image via IMDb]
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