Daisy Gills talks about “The Summer House” and Robert Pattinson
The Director Daisy Gills talked to Hollywood Crush about her short film “The Summer House” and Robert Pattinson who played the part of Richard.
First-time director Daisy Gills said she actually cast Rob because she was recommended him by Campbell Mitchell, who had worked on props for another of his early projects, “The Haunted Airman.” “He said, this guy is amazing, and he’s really nice, and I think he’d be really up for working on a short film,” Gills told MTV News. “I saw a picture of him and I thought, he’s fantastic.”
Up until that point, Rob’s costar Talulah Riley was best known for her work in Joe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice,” and hadn’t yet starred in her big hit, “Pirate Radio” (known as “The Boat That Rocked” in the UK). Gills hired a cast director to find her an actress to play the short’s main character, Jane, and thought Talulah was the perfect fit.
“Talulah was amazing. The thing that I found most amazing about her was her versatility. You could give her a small amount of direction, and she would deliver a completely different but equally wonderful performance. I was like, wow,” said Gills.
But it was the chemistry between the two that really helped the film work. At 13 minutes in length, “The Summer House” follows Jane as she flees to France to stay with her aunt after her boyfriend Richard (Rob) dumps her for another girl. However, he follows her to the summer house to try to win her back and, on the night of the moon landing, tries to make his move. The result of his efforts helps Jane realize that — in Gills’ words — love isn’t black and white.
Gills felt the character of Richard was a struggle for Rob, because he had to play someone so different from himself. “He’s quite a gentle person. He’s a really nice person. And he has to play quite a not very nice character, and I think he struggled with that,” Gills said. “He wasn’t playing a role that he was particularly comfortable with, but he still manages to have a real presence: brooding, slightly menacing. You’re never quite sure whether he wants her because he wants to have sex with her or because he loves her. And I think he delivers that brilliantly.”
After watching the short, we have to agree with her on Rob’s performance, and “Twilight” fans will see a little bit of what would become Edward Cullen in Rob’s portrayal of Richard. But, beyond the great acting, the set and costume design were our favorite parts of the film. The short is based on a short story of the same name, and Gills said they were able to film for free in the summer house that inspired the story.
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3 Members of the Twilight Saga are nominated for Emmy’s
The Primetime Emmy award nominations for 2010 were announced nice and early this morning. Three members of the Twilight Saga cast have been nominated.
Michael Sheen/Aro for his role as UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in The Special Relationship.
Peter Facinelli’s Nurse Jackie has been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Melissa Rosenberg’s Dexter for Outstanding Drama Series
The Emmy’s are due to air on NBC on August 29, 2010, Congratulations and Good Luck to our Twilighters
Tags: Michael Sheen, Peter Facinelli
Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson and Author Sara Gruen at the Benzini Brothers Circus
Some great pictures have been coming in from Wednesdays filming, but most important Sara Gruen the author of Water for Elephants visited the Benzini Bros. circus and Rosie.
Jacob Jankowski was seen running with Queenie in his arms. Later Jacob and August were back on top of the train,
I think these guys like it up there.
Twittered by @Thom_Thumb_: Last day at this set location.. What an amazing experience..
I’m gonna miss it. Looking forward to the parade.
