Robert Pattinson Was The Wrong Choice To Play Edward Cullen In The Twilight Saga. Prove Me Wrong.
Robert Pattinson should have never been cast as Edward in the Twilight movie saga. There, I said it.
Bring on the hate mail!
I’m sure he is an outstanding, cool, super-nice dude IRL, but Edward Cullen, he is not.
Edward is dark, brooding, mysterious, gorgeous — and so they cast Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter?
I mean, I know Cedric is supposed to be good looking, quite, and charming — but to me — in a completely different way than that of my favorite vampire.
I just simply don’t know what they were thinking with their choice in casting the character of Edward Cullen.
Maybe it was a budget thing? I just don’t know.
In the book, Edward is strong, graceful, “absurdly handsome.” All NOT qualities for which I would necessarily have chosen Robert Pattinson.
To me, the Edward in the Twilight MOVIE saga comes off as a bit whiny and disgusted, lanky and constantly repulsed. He has more the appearance of a sick puppy than the gorgeous, mysterious vampire from the book.
Maybe I’m just old-school, and like my vampires like Louis in Interview With a Vampire. Now THAT was a gorgeous, mysterious predator. He was strong, not only of person, but of demeanor.
And, before you try and tell me that Edward Cullen ISN’T a predator — he is a vampire. That’s what they do. He may be a “vegetarian” vampire, but he is a vampire, nonetheless.
I don’t know who I would have chosen to play the lead in Twilight, the movie, but it would NOT have been Robert Pattinson. He is not MY Edward.
I also think that Kristen Stewart was the wrong casting choice for Bella, but that’s a whole different article.
