Robert Pattinson Was there any doubt that he may have lost his pearly-skinned appeal to a younger, hairier, and insistently shirtless rival? Not for all the Team Edward fans who returned for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Extreme hysteria did wane to manageable hysteria: The third installment grossed more, but it had a wider release, which means less tickets sold per theater. Also, its opening, mammoth as it was, paled like Pattinson in comparison... more 

Robert Pattinson Was there any doubt that he may have lost his pearly-skinned appeal to a younger, hairier, and insistently shirtless rival? Not for all the Team Edward fans who returned for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Extreme hysteria did wane to manageable hysteria: The third installment grossed more, but it had a wider release, which means less tickets sold per theater. Also, its opening, mammoth as it was, paled like Pattinson in comparison to "New Moon." No matter -- even as he's deeply involved with the franchise, he continues to dabble in the (cinematic) arts and even earned some praise for an otherwise panned romantic drama "Remember Me." In the books-to-screen works: "Bel Ami" (based on Guy de Maupassant's novel) co-starring Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci, and Colm Meaney, and "Water for Elephants" (based on Sarah Gruen's bestseller) co-starring Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz (the memorable Nazi in "Inglourious Basterds). less