Yeah, I've never seen the appeal of Pattinson, clearly not my type. I also think if he had the chops he would have gone on to a bigger career. He was in two high profile franchises, people have managed to launch from less.
The Fall was a mixed issue for me. On the one hand, I hated the subject matter and couldn't see how anyone in his life didn't find his black hole emotionlessness creepy. But on the other I did like the writing and I liked the role for Gillian Anderson rather a lot. So I ended up watching all 3 seasons. I think they wrote themselves into a corner with it so the ending of the series was quite anticlimactic.
For 50 Shades I think fans clearly wanted someone with more charm, which is why Matt Bomer was who they were campaigning for (assuming Pattinson himself didn't take it). And they originally had Charlie Hunnan who was more of a middle ground (and also, given our earlier conversation, a sign of how casting people in gay roles had far less effect in the UK than US). But I don't see that 50 Shades has done anything for Dornan's career though it may have helped Dakota Johnson, who everyone seems to agree was the only redeeming part of the films.
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Date: 2017-06-14 04:12 pm (UTC)The Fall was a mixed issue for me. On the one hand, I hated the subject matter and couldn't see how anyone in his life didn't find his black hole emotionlessness creepy. But on the other I did like the writing and I liked the role for Gillian Anderson rather a lot. So I ended up watching all 3 seasons. I think they wrote themselves into a corner with it so the ending of the series was quite anticlimactic.
For 50 Shades I think fans clearly wanted someone with more charm, which is why Matt Bomer was who they were campaigning for (assuming Pattinson himself didn't take it). And they originally had Charlie Hunnan who was more of a middle ground (and also, given our earlier conversation, a sign of how casting people in gay roles had far less effect in the UK than US). But I don't see that 50 Shades has done anything for Dornan's career though it may have helped Dakota Johnson, who everyone seems to agree was the only redeeming part of the films.