Robert Pattinson’s acting career has diverged far from Twilight in the nearly two decades since the modern-day vampire romance was first released. Yes, you heard that right, it has been 20 years since Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book hit shelves and had Tumblr in a chokehold. Three years after the book climbed the bestseller lists, Robert Pattinson starred in the book-to-screen adaptation as the sparkling, yet sensitive vampire Edward. Many movies and years later, Twilight still remains one of the Mickey 17 actor’s most well-known films, and there’s one thing about the series that shocks him to this day.
In the years since the Twilight Saga ended, Pattinson has become somewhat of an indie darling. He’s recently been doing press for his new film alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love, which premiered earlier this month on the 2025 movie schedule. But even while promoting a new film, The Devil All The Time actor can’t escape his vampire roots, and he told Extra it still baffles him to hear that there’s still a highly active Twilight fanbase:
