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"Good Time" was filmed 'guerrilla style' among real people on
the streets, meaning it was vital the camera-phones did not
start firing, said Pattinson, who plays a man trying to get his
younger brother out of jail after a botched bank heist.
"I was really practicing ways to kind of disappear," he told
Reuters in an interview.
"It's crazy. I have never been on a shoot where not a single
cellphone picture (was taken) on the entire shoot."
The anonymity was important as the crew were using real
locations, without cordoning off the public.
"We were shooting in an emergency room in a hospital with no
permission. It's amazing what you get away with without asking
permission. You just go in, do it and you've got it," Pattinson
said.
Co-directors, brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, said Pattinson -
who has sought out a strong of challenging art-house projects
since soaring to stardom in the Twilight movies - had approached
them after seeing their previous film "Heaven Knows What".
"He said: 'I'll do whatever you are doing next, whether it's the
catering or playing a part in the movie!'" Josh Safdie told
Reuters, relishing the ease by which the young movie makers had
managed to land the biggest star they have ever directed.
Critics at Cannes said the movie could cement Pattinson's
position as a grade-A actor as well as an A-list star.
"Wrath of the Twilight brigade be damned: Good Time gives Robert
Pattinson easily the best part he’s ever played," Tim Robey
wrote in The Telegraph.
(Writing by Robin Pomeroy, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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