Robert Pattinson says that the premise of "Twilight," the movie that propelled him to worldwide fame, is "strange."
"I mean it's a weird story, 'Twilight,'" Pattinson said during a conversation with Jennifer Lopez for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series. "It's strange how people responded. I guess the books, they are very romantic, but at the same time, it's not like 'The Notebook' romantic."
The "Lighthouse" star, who played vampire Edward Cullen in the franchise, continued: "'Twilight' is about this guy who finds the one girl he wants to be with, and also wants to eat her. Well, not eat — drink her blood or whatever. I thought it was a strange story."
Between 2008 and 2012, five "Twilight" films were released, all based on novels written by Stephenie Meyer. Pattinson told Lopez that he "was very open about how strange I thought it was" while promoting the movies.
He also said that prior to working on the first movie, which was released in November 2008, he had no idea that it would reach the level of popularity that occurred. The 33-year-old British actor said that he assumed "Twilight" would be a small-scale project because of the people involved.
"To me, Catherine Hardwicke, who directed it, had done 'Thirteen' and 'Lords of Dogtown.' They were little movies, and they were kind of hard-core," Pattinson said. "Kristen [Stewart, who played Bella Swan] was in stuff as well; she'd been in 'Into the Wild' and some other things. And it was very indie."
Following the release of the final "Twilight" film, Pattinson pivoted away from major studio films and instead starred in smaller films like "Good Time" and "High Life." His new role as Batman in an upcoming Matt Reeves film called "The Batman" will push the actor back into the realm of blockbuster movies and the spotlight that comes with them.
Watch the full video below (Pattinson talks about "Twilight" at 24:25).
