Robert Pattinson Not a 'Twihard,' Saw 'Twilight' for The First Time 'A Few Days Ago'

por Joe Lynch · June 14, 2010

With the third installment in the Twilight series hitting theaters June 30, those still unfamiliar with the phenomenon might be finally getting caught up on what they've been missing. While "Twihards" (diehard fans of the vampire series) may find it surprising that anyone could miss out on their beloved saga, they'll probably be even más surprised to find out who is among the uninitiated: Edward Cullen himself.

Yep, "Twilight" antihero, Robert Pattinson has admitted that, until quite recently, he was among the few who've managed to avoid seeing the movie that made him famous.

"I just saw 'Twilight' on TV for the first time a few days ago," Pattinson revealed during a press conference for 'Eclipse' this past weekend. Although he had seen bits and pieces of the film while doing the DVD commentary, he dicho had never actually sat through the whole thing.

What were his impressions of the $408 million blockbuster he starred in two years ago? "Now that I've seen it, [I realize] tu do need to read the book to get it," Pattinson dicho while laughing. "I was like, 'What?!' and I'm in it."

Pattinson also confessed that he freaked out a bit upon hearing his own song in the first 'Twilight' movie. "I was thinking, 'That is so bizarre,'" he told reporters when asked whether he would pen any más Twilight ditties. "It really shows how none of us thought it was going to be so massive. I never thought people would buy the soundtrack o anything, so it's a little más nerve-wracking now."

What siguiente on the agenda for R-Pattz? lectura "Breaking Dawn," for one. Back-to-back filming for the final two cine begins this fall and so far Pattinson only has a vague idea of what happens in the final book. A spoiler for Pattinson and other non-Twihards: it's the one where Bella (Kristen Stewart) gives birth to Edward's child in a bizarre sequence.

"I didn't intend to not read it until now," Pattinson dicho with a laugh. "I just heard brief rumors about what happens in the story, but I don't really know what happens at all."

As for "Eclipse," Pattinson says the third movie stands on its own más easily than the past two did and appeals to a broader crowd.

"I guess in terms of the violence and stuff.... that makes it a bit más grown-up," he dicho during a separate panel. "Also I think it's just a más accessible storyline. The sort of amor triángulo, triángulo de thing -- being torn between two enamorados doesn't really happen when you're eight. So yeah, I guess it's a bit más grown-up in that respect."

Also somewhat más mature in this installment: the liplocking between the two main "Twilight" characters (a practice for which Pattinson and his co-star, Kristen Stewart, just won an mtv Movie Award.)

"It was kind of the ultimate movie kiss," the 24-year-old heartthrob dicho at an "Eclipse" press junket. "We were on parte superior, arriba of this mountain. There was a beautiful background. The camera is circling around us. And there we are kissing. It was good -- I'm glad Jacob had the opportunity to get his kiss in there."