When teen stars turn serious

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Ten young actors come of age on the silver screen


  • Robert Pattinson in ‘Cosmopolis’ (2012)

    Made his name with:
    The ‘Twilight’ series (2008-2013), in which the former model played sparkly teen vampire Edward Cullen, though he’d already broken a few tweener hearts as the doomed Cedric Diggory in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ (2005).

    Got serious with:
    ‘Cosmopolis’ (2012), in the lead role of Eric Packer, an obnoxious Wall Street jackal taking a long, incident-packed drive through New York as the world goes to hell in a handcart.

    How did it pan out?
    Pattinson has shown solid skills as a dramatic actor, and he seems committed to becoming more than just a vampire pin-up. So if ‘Cosmopolis’ wasn’t exactly a masterpiece, upcoming roles in serious films (including Werner Herzog’s ‘Queen of the Desert’) should sweep away any lingering doubts.

Robert Pattinson films

  • Twilight

    Its character-based index of longing and protectiveness at least provides a viable moodscape.

  • Water for Elephants

    The film offers a life lesson for pet owners: next time your animal plays up, try talking to it in Polish.

  • Cosmopolis

    There’s a consistent air of charged, end-of-days menace running through the film.

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