Robert Pattinson Reveals He Almost QUIT Acting Amid Cinema's Struggles: "It Felt Like Nothing..."

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00:00Robert Pattinson, the star of the upcoming sci-fi film Mickey 17, recently opened up

00:06about the state of cinema and how close he came to stepping away from acting.

00:11Speaking with Vanity Fair in the recent conversation, Robert reflected on the challenging years

00:16of the COVID-19 pandemic and the strikes that disrupted Hollywood.

00:21Pattinson admitted saying,

00:23The last few years for the film industry, starting with COVID and then strikes, everyone

00:28was constantly saying cinema is dying, and quite convincingly.

00:33This sense of uncertainty made him question his career path, nearly turning him off acting

00:38entirely.

00:40The tenant actor further explained how movies started to feel overly studio-driven, leaving

00:45actors and audiences yearning for something more.

00:48Every actor for two years was saying, what is happening, nothing's cool, he shared.

00:53Despite this gloom, Pattinson noticed a recent shift in the industry that reignited his passion

00:59for filmmaking.

01:00Highlighting the last few months, he pointed out a surge of bold and ambitious films.

01:06Robert Pattinson on this new trend in filmmaking sounded optimistic, describing how a new batch

01:12of directors has brought fresh energy to the industry.

01:16He mentioned movies like Our Man, The Brutalist, and Enora as examples of innovative storytelling

01:22that have excited him.

01:24This resurgence of creativity gives him hope that audiences are ready to embrace bold narratives

01:30again.

01:31The Twilight actor also spoke about upcoming projects including Mickey 17, which is helmed

01:37by Bong Joon-ho.

01:38Set for release in March, the film is one of many projects he hopes will benefit from

01:43his renewed enthusiasm for cinema.

01:46As he looks to the future, Pattinson sees plenty of reasons to stay in the game, though

01:50he acknowledged a time when he genuinely considered retiring after completing The Batman

01:55trilogy.