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

da 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 fan of the vampire series) may find it surprising that anyone could miss out on their beloved saga, they'll probably be even più 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 detto 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] te do need to read the book to get it," Pattinson detto 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 più 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 più nerve-wracking now."

What successivo on the agenda for R-Pattz? Leggere "Breaking Dawn," for one. Back-to-back filming for the final two Film 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 detto 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 più 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 più grown-up," he detto during a separate panel. "Also I think it's just a più accessible storyline. The sort of Amore triangolo thing -- being torn between two innamorati doesn't really happen when you're eight. So yeah, I guess it's a bit più grown-up in that respect."

Also somewhat più 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 detto at an "Eclipse" press junket. "We were on superiore, in alto 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 baciare in there."