RICH 'N' RUTHLESS: Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis

Updated On Sept 07, 2012 07:38 pm IST
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Moving far and away from his dreamboy image of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson is now seen playing a cold and evil businessman Eric Packer in the film Cosmopolis. Whet your action appetite with a sneak peek at the film. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 07, 2012 07:38 pm IST

Moving far and away from his dreamboy image of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson is now seen playing a cold and evil businessman Eric Packer in the film Cosmopolis. Whet your action appetite with a sneak peek at the film.

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In David Cronenberg's adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel, Pattinson plays Eric Packer, a 28 year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilization ahead of this one. He watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 07, 2012 07:38 pm IST

In David Cronenberg's adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel, Pattinson plays Eric Packer, a 28 year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilization ahead of this one. He watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king.

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Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 07, 2012 07:38 pm IST

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.

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Packer starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Packer starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination.

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Chocolat star Juliette Binoche plays Didi Fancher in the film. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Chocolat star Juliette Binoche plays Didi Fancher in the film.

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The other significant woman in the film is Elise Shifrin, played by Sarah Gadon. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The other significant woman in the film is Elise Shifrin, played by Sarah Gadon.

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As Packer is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan's exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric's bet against it. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 07, 2012 07:38 pm IST

As Packer is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan's exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric's bet against it.

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Director Cronenberg revisits subjects that fascinate him: how the organic and the psychological are inextricably intertwined, society's anxieties and phobias, and letting repressed impulses and paranoia run wild. Cosmopolis is a culmination of his masterpieces that addresses the alarming global financial crisis of today's world. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 07, 2012 07:38 pm IST

Director Cronenberg revisits subjects that fascinate him: how the organic and the psychological are inextricably intertwined, society's anxieties and phobias, and letting repressed impulses and paranoia run wild. Cosmopolis is a culmination of his masterpieces that addresses the alarming global financial crisis of today's world.

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