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Twilight's star Robert Pattinson drove fans to a frenzy the moment he stepped out of the limo for David Cronenberg's "Maps to the Stars" red carpet at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Tuesday.
In the new movie, Pattinson assumes the role of a chauffeur, who is also an aspiring actor and screenwriter in the dark. The film also stars Julianne Moore and John Cusack.
When asked how he keeps it real, Pattinson said, chuckling: "I don't really."
That's not what Cronenberg said though when asked about his experience working with Pattinson.
"He's a lovely down-to-earth guy and I love working with him on Cosmopolis," said the iconic Canadian filmmaker. "He's a fine, fine actor."
But the star of the show was definitely Moore, who has already received the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as Havana, a needy, vain and temperamental actress who is desperate for attention.
"She is an actress who grew up in Hollywood, who is the daughter of another famous Hollywood actress, and she's desperate to play a role in a remake of a movie that her mother made famous," she explained.
The fearless actress engages in some hilarious scenes, including one where she is shown perched on a toilet while she tells her assistant to buy her a laxative and a long list of other things.
But in real life, Moore couldn't be more different from the insecure diva she portrays.
"My family, I think my husband and my children in my day-to-day life," she said. "I really, I love it, I treasure it and it's a great thing for me."
Cronenberg has another upcoming project, a debut novel entitled Consumed coming out at the end of the month. He might enjoy writing novels, but it is safe to say Cronenberg isn't quite done with films yet.
"It's the collaboration and the one thing you don't get with a novel is you're sitting alone, and here you've got, as you can see, is a great cast," he said. "They're just a wonderful, exciting group of people and we really love working together."
The film, making its North American premiere at TIFF, is one of the 393 films to be screened at the 11-day event this year. A total of 12 Chinese movies will be screened at the festival.
