Actor Robert Pattinson shared that he began to worry about the future of cinema after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent strikes, as people began to claim that cinema was dying.
“The last few years for the film industry, starting with Covid and then the strikes, everyone was constantly saying cinema is dying. And quite convincingly,” Pattinson said, adding, “I was literally almost turned off. It actually started to get a little worrying,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Regarding recent releases, Pattinson mentioned, “I saw this Norwegian movie Armand, which I thought was amazing. My friend Brady Corbet’s movie The Brutalist. Anora. You can even see in terms of script,” and expressed his hope that his upcoming sci-fi film Mickey 17 “will come out in a period of enthusiasm for cinema.”
“I don’t know what was going on really, what happened in the Saturn return or whatever it is, but now there are really cool parts everywhere,” he shared, according to the outlet.
The acclaimed star had previously stated that he “could genuinely be retiring by the end of” Matt Reeves’ DC Comics trilogy, adding that he “didn’t in a million years think I’d still be doing this when I got my first job” after gaining fame for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005, nearly two decades ago, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
