{"id":1522013,"date":"2026-07-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=fc49c2963951651d39dd110ba0f3f6b4"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:17:59","slug":"robert-pattinson-says-his-the-odyssey-character-is-like-jacob-in-twilight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1522013","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pattinson says his &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; character is &#8216;like Jacob in &#8216;Twilight&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/07\/ecdaf5ee30409308f7312339b58c0fb3.png\" alt\/><figcaption>Robert Pattinson attends the world premiere of 'The Odyssey' at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 6, 2026, in London, England. (Eamonn M. McCormack\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Robert Pattinson may be Edward Cullen, but he says his character from <em>The Odyssey<\/em> is more like Jacob Black.<\/p><p>Pattison referenced <em>Twilight<\/em> in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dad0ZCtOjXM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ALj4JuwJr9DeJPDJznMehut\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MTV<\/a> on the red carpet at <em>The Odyssey<\/em>'s U.K. premiere.<\/p><p>The actor famously played the perpetual teenage vampire Edward in all five of the <em>Twilight<\/em> films. He evoked the franchise that made him into a star when he was asked if it is fun to play a character that everyone isn't rooting for.<\/p><p>\"I think they will be rooting for him,\" Pattinson said. \"I keep comparing. It\u2019s kind of like Jacob in <em>Twilight<\/em>.\"<\/p><p>Pattinson plays Antinous in Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of Homer's epic poem. His character pursues Penelope after her husband, Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, fails to return home almost a decade after the Trojan War. Eventually, Penelope assumes Odysseus must have died during the treacherous journey.<\/p><p>\u201cWhat <em>The Odyssey<\/em> is about, Penelope just can\u2019t make her mind up between the two guys,\u201d Pattinson said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m just trying to help her make a decision.\u201d<\/p><p>Pattinson then looked right into the camera before he said, \"It\u2019s like, it\u2019s fine, he\u2019s dead. Get over it.\u201d<\/p><p><em>The Odyssey<\/em> has a star-studded cast that also includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Charlize Theron. It opens in movie theaters on July 17.<\/p><p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Pattinson attends the world premiere of &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 6, 2026, in London, England. (Eamonn M. 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