Anna Kendrick on Robert Pattinson Hysteria & Impending StardomIf you're
Anna Kendrick, you've got to be pretty excited right about now. Your second tour of duty in the
Twilightfranchise is coming out in a week, and you get to enjoy everything that
comes with being involved in a phenomenon without the terrible scrutiny
faced by its two leads. But more importantly, your role in George
Clooney's next movie is receiving unilateral praise, and the film
itself,
Up in the Air, is already being called one of the
year's best. And for the capper, there's a good chance that come
winter, at the age of 24, you'll have your first Oscar nomination.
You're no longer just the girl whose face was licked by Robert Pattinson.Here 's the budding star on her proximity to the supernovae that are
Robert and Kristen, that infamous photo, and the sneaking suspicion
that things are about to change.
Does your relationship with George Clooney in the film have any romantic undertones?No, thatΆs actually one of the things I love about this script and this
role. My character is a young woman, but there is never a romantic plot
for her, and there is never a romantic interest with George. George has
his own love interest, and the role really could have been for any
general age, it just happens to be a young woman. SheΆs not romantic in
any way, just smart and driven.
Is it true that you beat out people like Ellen Page and Emily Blunt for the part?I donΆt know anything about that. I know it was printed, but certainly I donΆt know anything about that.
What was your reaction when you got the role?I had already signed up to do
Scott Pilgrim, and I was
so worried about scheduling problems and letting anybody down that my
immediate reaction was this overwhelming anxiety about not being able
to all the things I was signed up to do at the same time. So, it should
have been this really overwhelming thing and immediately my brain goes
to, how is this going to work and who am I going to piss off?
How do you spend downtime between movie shoots?Basically, I watch a lot of movies too. IΆm trying to kind of get
all of the classics under my belt. IΆm a big fan of staying at home and
watching movies.
Do you think your supporting role in Twilight can result in backlash from fans of more serious fare?I understand a certain amount of backlash to something thatΆs really
popular. I think particularly this being popular with young women, it
takes a certain amount of flack. I mean, I can tell you a lot of the
actors in
Twilightare incredibly talented. It might be something thatΆs driven toward
young females, but it has no bearing on anybodyΆs acting chops.
ThereΆs a picture online of Robert Pattinson kissing you. Do people tease you about that?I have seen fans comment on places that post them, but no one in
person has ever said anything but nice things to me about being in
Twilight.
The fans, when you are removed from them and theyΆre on the internet,
can seem a little scary and overwhelming. Even at the premiere, which
was loud and massive and crazy, once you got up to the fans to start
signing stuff, they were really warm and respectful.
Is that part of your job a source of anxiety?Premieres are always interesting. Every time I sort of convince
myself that itΆs going to be fun, I get a little nervous right
beforehand even though itΆs coming from a good place. Having that much
energy thrown at you is really intense and just a little jarring.
Can you even begin to fathom what Rob is going through?Yeah, I went Comic-Con and I have never seen anything like it. For whatever reason Rob and
Twilightkind of flipped the switch in peopleΆs heads, and all they can do is
scream. It is really intense but I kind of wanted to see what it was
like for myself. I kind of needed to know first-hand because IΆd seen
these videos from the first Comic-Con they did. I just figured it was a
once in a lifetime kind of thing, so I had to see for myself. And it
was every bit as intense and terrifying as I thought it was going to
be.
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