The 26-year-old Briton is banking on a soul-tempering pilgrimage to the world's most arid desert regions - first the Australian Outback then the Middle East - to free him from Edward Cullen's immortal curse.
After five films shot in Twilight's netherworld, the softly spoken Pattinson is keen to immerse himself in material that is a little, well, earthier.
Futuristic thriller The Rover, which starts shooting in South Australia in January, and Mission: Blacklist, based on the true story of US Army interrogator Eric Maddox, would appear to fit the bill.
In Sydney for a fan-oriented event to promote Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Pattinson identified the limitations of playing the same character over and over as the thing he will miss least about the phenomenally successful vampire franchise that catapulted him to stardom.
"Because (Edward) is kind of in stasis, it's difficult to play after a while," Pattinson says.
"You do five movies where your whole motivation is this relationship and it's never, ever going to change.
"You don't die. And you don't get hurt. And you don't age. So you are kind of stuck.
"It's nerve-racking when you go into the fifth movie. You're thinking, 'I don't know what else to do'. You have nowhere to go!"
Thankfully, the introduction of Bella and Edward's child, Renesmee, in Part 2 gave him something to work with.
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