Robert Pattinson Filming High Life in September/October

I hope that’s Andre Benjamin as in Outkast!  I see there’s no mention of Patricia Arquette though. Also, I’m loathe to promote filming schedules, but I’m guessing that the “3 weeks in Germany” might pertain only to the role they casting.  In any event, I’m still loving the look of this new cast!

 

Source

Thanks @LaBinoche

Robert Pattinson #HighLife updated to “filming”

 

IMDbPro updated overnight and now shows High Life as “Filming”.

 

We posted late last week that they had also updated to include Juliette Binoche in their cast.  Whether they are on set is another question, since we know Robert likes to keep filming under wraps of late – not that I blame him.  In any event – I’ll keep you updated with any changes.

Juliette Binoche joins Robert Pattinson in Claire Denis’s #HighLife

According to a recent interview in Madame LeFigaro:

Puis elle retrouvera deux réalisatrices, Claire Denis, pour un film de science-fiction avec Robert Pattinson, et la Japonaise Naomi Kawase. Avant cela, il y aura eu la sortie d’Un beau soleil intérieur (2) de la même Claire Denis, dans lequel elle rayonne. Juliette Binoche, ou l’exigence de la grâce.

Translation:

Then she found two directors, Claire Denis, for a science fiction film starring Robert Pattinson , and the Japanese Naomi Kawase. Before that, there will be the release of A beautiful sun inside (2) of the same Claire Denis, in which it radiates.

No information as yet on whether she is replacing Patricia Arquette or it’s a different role.  Will update as more information comes to hand.

Source:  La Binoche

Thanks Sue and Posh for the heads up.

UPDATED: 9 July 2017

IMDbPro has added Juliette Binoche to the cast.  You’ll see it still includes Patricia Arquette.  This is turning out to be a fabulous cast.

 

The Pattinsonaissance is in full swing for the first 6 months of 2017

Here we are at the end of the first 6 months of 2017 and boy what a 6 months it’s been for Robert. We started off 2017 with Queen of the Desert, The Childhood of a Leader and The Lost City of Z being screened and were anticipating Good Time and Damsel.  Both the latter films were included in Most Anticipated Lists for 2017.  As was High Life, but we learnt early on that the film wasn’t being shot until at last August 2017.  But let’s get down to what has been new in the past 6 months.  Dior unleashed a new campaign in January – Dior Homme Sport.  Then Robert surprised us by attending Albane Cleret’s “A Club” New Year’s Eve Dinner on 13 January 2017 where he was pictured with Sidney Toledano. February saw Xavier Beauvois share photos of Robert visiting the set of  Claire Denis’s film “Let the Sunshine In” and well the sunshine always shines when Robert’s around. It also gave us The Lost City of Z premieres at Berlinale and the UK – meaning photocalls, press conferences and red carpet goodness.  It also unleashed new photoshoots, like Francois Berthier at Berlinale and the Berlinale Portrait.  March was relatively quiet, but I guess it was the calm before the storm, although we did get confirmation that Robert was doing music for the Zellner Bros’s Damsel thanks to Metro UK.  It also gave us Uncle Karl unleashing his photographs from a new Dior campaign – Black Carpet Collection. There was also a hint that Good Time could be at Cannes and A24 did update their website to include the film as “coming soon”. But just as March was leaving, L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in London let us know that Robert and Sam Bradley stopped by for a bite to eat and were gracious enough to take a photo with the restaurant staff. This takes us to April where Robert surprised us and a lot of people by turning up to a very sneaky premiere of The Lost City of Z in LA and also a Q&A. Josh and Benny introduced us to Connie Nikas for the first time as a treat for the film being selected “in competition” at Cannes. Robert popped up at a birthday celebration in LA and posed for a photo with film producer David Gorder and then literally popped up at Pop & Sukee Spring Soiree.  We were also teased about that new photoshoot by Torbjørn Rødland which I’ll talk more about shortly. Dior also treated us to a new photo – Robert wearing sunglasses is always a treat. I often say that Rayban missed out on having one of the best spokespersons – their loss. April finished off with the exciting news that Robert indeed is singing on the soundtrack of Damsel and Robert attending the birthday celebrations for Jaimie King (still admit I have no idea who she is). This now takes us to May. What can I say about May. We had so much goodness just in this one month – not only because it was Robert’s birthday, but Robert attending Cannes with Good Time, receiving critical acclaim for his performance and amazing photoshoots. But before we get to that, I uncovered BTS shots of Robert as Connie Nikas that American Liberty Bail Bonds had sitting on their website. Crash Magazine gave us the photoshoot we had been teased with in April by Torbjørn Rødland. The news hit that Robert was involved in a new movie by Joanna Hogg that would be co-produced by Martin Scorsese called The Souvenir. And then we had Cannes – photocalls, press conference, red carpet premiere, interviews, photoshoots and well just all round goodness.  Robert also confirmed that he would be doing future projects with Ciro Guerra, Antonio Campos and our very own David  Michôd. Robert also attended the premiere of Joaquin Phoenix/Lynne Ramsay “You Were Never Really Here” whilst in Cannes. Fabulous times just in the last week of May which filtered into June, giving us more new Dior/Cannes goodness and another new photoshoot. Not to mention Robert on the cover of Gala France (which as Posh pointed out was one of the few times that there was a male on the cover), Cahier Du Cinema and CinemaScope.  New photoshoots – ParisMatch,  NY Times and Victoria Stevens, not to mention brand new interviews. Also, as an aside, Good Time popped up as a last minute inclusion at the Sydney Film Festival – the positive reviews and accolades continued for his performance as Connie Nikas. We found out that Robert turned up to watch his longtime friend Tom Sturridge on Broadway in his new play “1984”  and have dinner with Bret Easton Ellis. Connie Nikas leads us out of June and we have so much to look forward to in the next 6 months. Bring it Robert – bring it.

                         

Claire Denis Talks Robert Pattinson & High Life with Cahiers Du Cinema

Cahier du Cinema’s Cannes Special issue includes an interview with Claire Denis by Jean-Sébastien Chauvin.  Jean-Sébastien asks her about High Life and this is what Claire had to say:

Translation by PAW (I’ve just amended slightly):

A sun, waiting for an interview   with Claire Denis by Jean-Sébastien Chauvin

Jean-Sébastien Chauvin: What about your science fiction project?

Claire Denis: It’s a SF project, but in my own way, very software (laughs)! (…) I’m starting the preparation in a few weeks. It’s an English-language movie that will be filmed in Germany. …

Jean-Sébastien Chauvin:  When you talk about SF software, it immediately evokes New Rose Hotel by Abel Ferrara

… It takes place in space, not on Earth. This is a project I have had in my mind for the last fifteen years. At the time I thought of Vincent Gallo to play the leading role but the producers are often afraid of him. One day Robert Pattinson contacted the person who was doing the English casting. I was intrigued but I thought he was too young. Every time I went to London to meet some actors, he was there. His desire to work with me has never faltered.  And now he is a little less young and it’s perfect.

Jean-Sébastien Chauvin: He is one of those actors whose intelligence one feels when they act.

Claire Denis: Yes, absolutely. He has a lot of humor too. I thought it was so strange that this young man wanted so much to work with me when he could do whatever he wanted. I was almost embarrassed. But his unflinching desire and our mutual recognition have done their work.

 

More details on the plot of Robert Pattinson starrer High Life

I was hoping with the announcement that Claire Denis’s film Un Beau Soleil Intérieur will be the opening night film at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight that we may find out some more information about High Life.  Here’s what she had to say during her latest interview.

#Quizaine2017 : #UnBeauSoleilIntérieur de #ClaireDenis sera le film d’ouverture de la 49ème Quinzaine des Réalisateurs #Cannes2017 pic.twitter.com/qZ5Fr7yH47

— cinemacanalplus (@cinemacanalplus) April 20, 2017

Translation via PAW

Journalist: (…) the shooting of her new movie ‘High Life’ is scheduled for 2017 in Cologne, with Robert Pattinson and Patricia Arquette, her first science fiction movie in English language.

Claire Denis: It’s a film that takes place from Earth, outside the solar system. I imagined that a woman would be fatal to a man. A woman who is fatal ( irresistible woman), not a pin up. But she is fatal to him because she does something that is going to be fatal to him.

If you want to see other plot details, please head to our High Life film page here.