20 Years Later, Robert Pattinson Unpacks Twilight’s Pop Culture Takeover
Two decades after the Twilight novels ignited a global craze, The Batman star Robert Pattinson weighs in on the saga’s lasting cultural impact—and how it still shapes his career.
Robert Pattinson is still fielding Twilight questions, nearly 20 years after the books first hit shelves, and he sounds equal parts amused and grateful about it. He brought it up while promoting his next movie, Die My Love, and yes, the guy knows the vampire thing never really left.
He talked to Extra's Mona Kosar Abdi at a New York premiere event for Die My Love alongside his co-star Jennifer Lawrence. And because time is a flat circle, the conversation swung back to Twilight. Pattinson did not dodge.
"That's amazing. I mean, I can't believe the legs, the cultural legs that that movie's had. I mean, it's just mind-blowing to me, but it's so cool. There's so few things from that period which we still talk about. I get asked about it every single day, which is amazing and, you know, I have such fond memories about the whole thing. I'm just so grateful for it."
For context, Pattinson has put together one of the sharpest post-franchise careers around: Good Time with the Safdies, The Lighthouse with Robert Eggers, and The Batman with Matt Reeves. Still, Twilight keeps hanging around in the culture like glitter on a black shirt.
And because the timeline here is a little odd: he was at a New York premiere event for Die My Love, but the film itself is dated for November 7, 2025. So, early buzz now, release later.
- Twilight run: Five films from 2008 to 2012, with Pattinson as Edward Cullen.
- Franchise numbers: About $401 million spent across the series; roughly $3.346 billion earned worldwide. That is blockbuster territory, period.
- Career pivot points: Good Time (Safdie brothers), The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers), The Batman (Matt Reeves) — all critical favorites that helped reset the narrative around him.
- Die My Love details: Stars Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence, with LaKeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte, and Sissy Spacek in the mix. Currently slated for November 7, 2025.
Bottom line: Pattinson gets asked about Twilight every day because the thing just refuses to fade, and he seems perfectly fine with that. When your early franchise pulls in billions and spawns a decade of memes, it sticks. And now he gets to bring that attention into a very different kind of movie next year.