Robert Pattinson found himself "lost in a whirlwind of madness for three days" on the set of a film, until Zendaya came to his rescue. During a March interview with French magazine Premiere, the 38-year-old actor reminisced about preparing for a pivotal shooting day alongside his costar in the forthcoming flick, The Drama, helmed by Dream Scenario screenwriter-director Kristoffer Borgli.
"We had a scene together that left me utterly baffled," Pattinson said of his 28-year-old costar. "I was frantically searching for its deeper meaning, to the extent of penning page after page of textual analysis... I even ended up phoning Zendaya the night before we were to film that particular scene."
He went on, "I unloaded my doubts onto her, rambling on for two hours, yadda yadda yadda, and after a little while, with remarkable calmness, she finally made me see the light: the line simply meant what it said, with no concealed meanings whatsoever."
Prior to that revelation, the British thespian added, "I was completely unhinged for three days straight.... I have a tendency to bash my head against walls. Occasionally, for absolutely no reason at all."
Produced by Ari Aster, The Drama also stars Mamoudou Athie and Alana Haim. According to IndieWire, this romantic comedy-drama revolves around a couple whose love life takes an unforeseen twist just before their wedding. Distributed by A24, the film's release date is still pending.
In his Premiere interview, Pattinson elaborated that overanalyzing scripts is somewhat ingrained in his filmmaking process, touching upon his past roles in The Rover (2014) and The King (2019), among others. "I often trip over the significance of things," he joked. "To the extent of going overboard, attempting to solve puzzles that aren't really puzzles."
When quizzed about portraying characters with a "victim complex," he mused, "My character in Twilight had a hint of that... I ponder where it stems from. An unconscious thirst for punishment? A suppressed masochistic urge?"
"To counterbalance that," he added, his next role might embody "a character who exudes self-confidence."
Meanwhile, Pattinson is stealing the spotlight for his title role in writer-director Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi satire, Mickey 17, which is currently showing in theaters. Among his forthcoming endeavors are Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love, costarring Jennifer Lawrence, and Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey, where he will once again share the screen with Zendaya, alongside Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong'o, and Anne Hathaway.
