Robert Pattinson: Over Night Sex Symbol



From MTV.com :

Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt And More Overnight Sex Symbols

'Twilight' has catapulted RPattz into the stratosphere where he joins some other beefcake breakout stars.

Every now and then, a movie comes out that transforms a male actor into someone to be desired, adored and often watched for decades to come. We're experiencing such a phenomenon now with Robert Pattinson, who has essentially starred in one wide-release movie and had "Twilight" transform him from "Who's that?" to "Hottest Man Alive" overnight.
But where does RPattz go from here? Will he launch a decades-long career? Work with directors like Spielberg and Scorsese? Or will he become another Hollywood cautionary tale? Below are a handful of beefcake breakouts transformed by one major role, whose careers could perhaps give guidance to the Sparkly One. (Gozde: Oh no! MTV did not just call Rob "Sparkly One"!)



James Dean
Arguably the greatest male cinematic sex symbol of all time, actors like Pattinson and James Franco continue to owe a huge debt to the lived-fast, died-young legend. When 1955's "Rebel Without a Cause" hit theaters, it made Dean an overnight sensation that was like RPattz's "Twilight" success times 10. Decades later, Hollywood continues to wonder what sort of career Dean would have built had he lived past age 24; the ultimate cautionary tale for young Hollywood sensations, Dean will always be a reminder of the dark side of sudden fame.

Daniel Craig
There was a time when everyone thought he was the wrong choice as Bond, but now it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role. Heralding the return of the manly man, Craig is undoubtedly a star — and "Casino Royale" is the film that made his roll of the dice pay off. But with "The Golden Compass" and "The Invasion" also on his recent resumé, RPattz needs to choose his non-franchise scripts more wisely.

Taye Diggs
Although he'd made appearances on a few TV shows and had a stint on "Guiding Light," 27-year-old Diggs was blessed with a great showcase role as strapping young Jamaican lothario Winston Shakespeare in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back." While audiences watched Angela Bassett fall for him, so did Hollywood — and two decades of movies and TV have followed, leading up to a current recurring role on "Private Practice." RPattz might see Diggs as a cautionary tale, however, because his career path has yielded far more clunkers ("House on Haunted Hill," "Malibu's Most Wanted") than classics ("Go").

Other sex symbols they talk about are: Brad Pitt, Robert Redford, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey but no comparison with Rob in those paragraphs. You can them over at MTV :)

Thanks to our lovely Laura for the James Dean picture

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

i don't see Rob becoming that. he already has quit a few movies in the works. he is going to be big! not someone that we all just say...oh he was the twilight guy....he is going to make great movies! that is because he wants to do ones that mean something to him and challenge him :)

Karina said...

He needs to be very careful, but he's a smart kid and seems more interested in longevity than superstardom. That works in his favor, as well as his interest in more independent fare.

He can be the next brad pitt though--he has the same visceral reaction that Brad had a couple decades ago in thelma and louise.

The main thing Robert needs to do is win over male moviegoers the way Brad and Johnny Depp were able to do with their role choices. Robert can turn around the sparkley rainbowbrite vampire tag he has right now with a few good roles.

kchambers77 said...
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kchambers77 said...

go was a classic? and if you have never seen giant with james dean, elizabeth taylor and rock hudson you really need to. he was such a great actor.

Anonymous said...

Wow these are killer pictures, I have a new found respect for this guy!

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

Rob will be around for as long as he chooses to...
He has said he wants to own his own production company by the time he's 33...bet he does!

solas said...

GOlden compass? I am confused.

skorpia said...

Robs gonna have a better career than James,taye and Brad. Brad cant act (he has no depth). His roles are so easy,Tays too. I can see Rob going all out for juicy meaningful roles.I've never been this excited for a stars career or looking eagerly forward to going to the movies. Go ROB!

twmmy said...

Sparkly one ? What about How to be ? What about Little Ashes ? He did these films too ! And they are good, by the way Little ashes is an artistic film, it has no big fame, but it is good !

Haystackhair said...

Solas, me too? WTF?
And Rob has already done some great roles. BMH, LA, HTB? Helloooo?

solas said...

Haystack, I am wondering if this sentence from the article: 'But with "The Golden Compass" and "The Invasion" also on his recent resumé, RPattz needs to choose his non-franchise scripts more wisely.' was just poor use of grammar. By putting 'RPattz' (how I hate that nickname for him!!!!) after the phrase of movies on 'his' resume, the writer made it seem as if Rob had done those movies (Golden Compass and Invasion), when actually the 'his' of 'his resume' was referring to Daniel Craig. Perhaps the writer was TRYING to say that Rob ought to pick movies more carefully than Daniel Craig did?
(I personally don't think it much of a problem; Rob seems to be careful and thoughtful with what he chooses to do, although there are always surprises, sometimes good, sometimes not; he had no idea how Twilight would take off, yet I am glad he did choose to do it!)

 
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