Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe talk The Lighthouse | Film4 Interview Special

[@tracepuckett619]

willem defoe to the oscars: "YER FOND OF ME MOVIE, AINT YE?"

[@Yora21]

Say it! SAY IT!

[@aquariumstatik8497]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK

[@FeaturedPixel]

I SEEN IT

[@aslan9334]

🤣

[@bw-xv2rz]

DAMN YE!

[@Flyclops1]

dafoe: this is how to act r pat: yo this movie was crazzzyyy

[@Konton0178]

The difference in a generation

[@allysonrose4661]

Boomer vs Millenial

[@Night5225]

Dafoe’s eloquence does not imply a lack of connection between Pattinson and the project, though.

[@Konton0178]

@@Night5225 It's more like Patterson's lack of eloquence that gives me that impression.

[@Night5225]

Matthew Mendes but it’s the disparity that makes people make the assertion. Pattinson wouldn’t be criticized for his oratory skills if Dafoe wasn’t also in the same video.

[@Sirrizz]

Im just glad people are starting to realise how good of an actor Robert Pattinson really is. Such an amazing turn around in his career.

[@jimmyjamdrops7326]

What do you mean? The Twilight series is clearly his magnum opus

[@Sirrizz]

@Albert Twangle not to mention the fat bank he earned from them.

[@rshepherd45]

I have to admit, after watching this, I do have a lot of new found respect for him. I thought he was god damn terrible in his earlier stuff, but in this he was really amazing. The chemistry with Willem was next level

[@michaeledwards6683]

Dankinss twilight could be his iron lung, the equivalent of what Creep is to Radiohead (from their perspective that is)

[@michaeledwards6683]

Vincent H. i think you’re assuming too much

[@K.Adler1120]

Someone commented on the trailer that this reminded them of when Spongebob and Mr Krabs go crazy because they think they killed the health inspector and i cant stop laughing about it

[@user-dl8yo3wv1t]

that episode fucked with me as a kid maybe it’s why i love horrifying movies now haha

[@cowwithahat.5359]

The film made me think of, despite there being three of them, the episode where Sponebob and Squidward go out to sea with Mr.Krabs to fish. As the time goes on Mr. Krabs starts going insane and ends ups with being eaten with only his head and arm left. Classic!

[@K.Adler1120]

@@cowwithahat.5359 😂😂😂

[@MissSassie]

Omg YEAH!! 😂😂😂😂 that was one of the best episodes of spongebob ever!

[@angelceballos9385]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@nunya9763]

Willem dafoe is such a humble actor. You can tell he loves what he does.

[@nooneinparticular5256]

Some go into the entertainment business to become famous, and there are some like Dafoe and Bruce Campbell, who got into it, because they want to act.

[@Rildar]

NoOneInParticular I’d love to see a collab between those two!

[@GreenGlo1991]

NoOneInParticular exactly

[@dimitripapadinikolaus]

@@Rildar one, almost kinda, happened in the original spiderman trilogy.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@dimitripapadinikolaus i love his little cameos but wish he was one of the villains in those.

[@realhbk316]

Robert Pattinson was able to hold his own against Willem Dafoe, one of the best in the industry. You can't match up with that level of talent unless you have some of your own.

[@abeltesfaye_]

Agreed!

[@GRAFFDEMON]

Watch Good Time. He's amazing in it.

[@stevob6609]

Probably helped that he's playing a character that's learning from him. Easier dynamic at least. Talented nonetheless.

[@SquashFiend]

Because he didn't like his lobster

[@sirbig8292]

It's always fun to see actors who start with relatively shit movies grow so much. I'd have never thought he'd be such a great actor, back when he became famous with Twilight.

[@noobslayer135]

I am forever fond of Willem Dafoe's lobster

[@BrucknerMotet]

Now, no one will have to say, "Say it!"

[@FunkBastid]

I knew it. Yer fond of me lobster.

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

Ye better be lad.

[@BrucknerMotet]

If, for some strange reason you don't particularly like his lobster, well ... THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH YEE!!!!!

[@Papabandana]

Even as a person allergic to seafood, I will always eat that.damn.lobster

[@elisabethjohnson8596]

I still love the fact that Wake cursed him because he doesn’t like his lobster😂

[@Buritsu]

Greek mythology in a nutshell. You don’t want the God/Goddess that want you? Your screwed!!!

[@smechulockreehimbe6485]

Ye don’t like me lobster?

[@Mayakran]

@@Buritsu I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t pick up on that 🤦🏻‍♀️. It really puts his mercurial, petty nature under a new light, though, lol.

[@alexwalker1608]

The lobster was just an excuse. He had been waiting to say all of that ever since Tommy (not Winslow) killed the seagull. It is also curious to note that the curse was placed on the wrong name. Winslow was a false name, and Tommy thus tricked the old man into misplacing the curse. This adds to the notion that Pattinson's character is, in a sense, Prometheus.

[@shinny_grimmy]

There’s a mythological angle, but it’s also closely linked to the theme of male insecurity in this film. The lobster, and Wake’s emphasis on its acceptance, is kind of phallic in nature. As such, Winslow/Tommy’s degrading of it has almost a castrating effect on Wake. Any time a character is intimidated in this film, there is a need to try and assert their male dominance. Consider also the proximity of this speech to the almost make out scene of the film. Plus a Lighthouse is kind of just a massive dick

[@DenkyManner]

Willem Dafoe reaffirming my theory that people with real talent have no bullshit about them. He's not evasive or moody or dark in interviews, there's no pretence. Open about the process, talks about it in ways that shows you he has put a tremendous amount of thought into it.

[@__berichh5375]

I know, love him!

[@kathiavargas4174]

Dont see the correlation between being genuinely talented and being way high up your own ass about, hes humble but it doesnt mean that people who brag about themselves or think highly are not talented

[@SeppukuDoll]

I get what you're saying, but I don't think it's about talent. He's just great at what he does and obviously he put a lot of work into being this good.

[@jfamily5626]

One of best interviews about acting I have seen

[@TheShamansQuestion]

Agree with the sentiment that he's good but have to agree with other commenters here

[@BrettAlanActor]

“You can’t play backstory, you can only play your actions.” This is something that literally every actor must follow.

[@GlennDavey]

"Okay, sure... but like.. how would a small-town boy PLAY those actions, exactly..?" *director facepalm*

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

It's actually also good life advice, if you think about it

[@joekreissl4499]

thats called given circumstances in stanislavski

[@BrettAlanActor]

@@joekreissl4499 well given circumstances are not unique to just Stanislavsky. It’s true for all forms of acting because the “given circumstances” are the irrefutable facts of the play/scene and character.

[@TheEmeraldTrade]

He shouldn’t have spilled his beans.

[@SirMoeThe2nd]

@Leethecomicbookmaker Pfft, more tall tales.

[@SirMoeThe2nd]

@Leethecomicbookmaker 😳

[@rifqihatta]

@@SirMoeThe2nd Pay me no mind, lad

[@jonathanransier8289]

See that's what I mean. That's the trouble with you!

[@gxldboyj6523]

Jonathan Ransier that’s the trouble with YE!!!

[@LifeofMarie267]

All I have to say is this: Wilem Dafoe is a legend and Robert Pattinson is a legend in the making. That is all.

[@IkesPimpHand]

True

[@Red0bullha]

Facts

[@Breadcups]

Anyone else still hear that warning horn in thier head?

[@Bee-wx3xu]

Yes! It's haunting...

[@sharpsh00ter619]

I stopped hearing it sometimes, rewatching the film I realised it was almost always in the background, but I had not noticed sometimes. Didn't think about it afterwards, then I was going to sleep listing to "seaside rain" as a sleep aid, after a while a distant fog horn sounded and I practicly jumped out of bed! Great sound design that definatly got under my skin.

[@s1050]

Why’d ye spill yer beans??

[@dirkthedaring5131]

BBRMMMMMMMMMM... MMMMMMMMMMMM...

[@Gedwyn11]

It’s only in me head?!

[@MatthewMeredith]

The Lighthouse in colour isn’t real. It can’t hurt you. The Lighthouse in colour: 1:57

[@everyfifthsunday]

This comment deserves more likes

[@heroesluver716]

this is so fucking funny

[@theresamaninthewoods9639]

I swear if it was in colour it would’ve ruined everything

[@charlotteparker2051]

FACTS

[@njbrx]

@@theresamaninthewoods9639 it doesn’t look nearly as interesting in colour compared to the version we got

[@Dylan-ey8tk]

A movie like this doesn't need an oscar. Itll be our underground treasure

[@evannesbitt7852]

Like beans ne'er to be spilt

[@kathiavargas4174]

Except its a really fucking known movie

[@kathiavargas4174]

@Black Ice hey man its okay if u wanna act like this is some cryptic type of cinema but a24 is really popular nowadays, i wont pop ur bubble just so that you get to do it :p

[@kathiavargas4174]

@Black Ice a lot of people know about this film, cinema is getting recognized a lot more these days, get over it

[@kathiavargas4174]

@Black Ice You do realize that letting alone this is a a24 movie, the actors in this movie are super famous right?

[@ExMachina70]

I love the fact that Robert ended up being an unexpected gem of an actor.

[@GlennDavey]

The other one too. Girl from vampire movies. Both done alright.

[@brettyarnall8322]

Really forgot Pattinson was a Brit, his accent in the lighthouse is now blowing my mind

[@terrimy3402]

Listen to his accent in good time

[@Bearick]

British actors are so good at doing accents... and then there is American actors lol

[@cuso0531]

@@Bearick and then there are* American actors

[@IsThatBarrak]

@@cuso0531 Oops messed that up

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

Take a pill. Cosby

[@PERCANGLE412]

Willem a damn perfectionist. The last monologue you know he had to just be choking on that dirt but powers through. Basically was chewing on that shit by the end

[@gmanisa3]

Matthew Mack crumbled chocolate cake? He enjoyed it too much 😜

[@PERCANGLE412]

gmanisa3 no shit though like that gummy worms in mud desert from when we were kids. Yummy yummy

[@Monk0405]

And that’s coming from a man who won an Olympic Gold Medal with a broken freakin’ neck!

[@PERCANGLE412]

@@Monk0405 always love when cultured people come in with these 😂

[@thirstysquidward3554]

@@PERCANGLE412 intensity integrity and intelligence

[@kyrie8675]

Willem Dafoe seems like such a sincere guy.

[@dillonyoung5502]

Yeah thats called acting. He is def a genuine artist though.

[@jessica5497]

@@dillonyoung5502 no, thats not "acting" and anyone who says that knows nothing about the job, really. We all have our personas, in this he is not different from you. But i agree, he's a amazing artist

[@Azazreal]

Im so happy that Robert Pattinson continues to get roles that allow him to show his acting chops. Twilight has been such a stain against him that he had to work uphill but by god has he done it. Fantastic actor, cannot wait to see what he becomes as he continues to gain experience

[@Palmieres]

The guy from the 50 Shades movies is going through the same situation. He's actually quite a decent actor but those movies will forever follow the poor man. The female actress did wonderfully in the Suspiria remake, so it just proves they were in bad movies, not necessarily that they're bad actors.

[@JeanBakula]

@@Palmieres Pattinson was offered the Fifty Shades role and turned it down. He says Jamie Dornan is a friend.

[@79dmcjr]

It wasn't a stain against him at all. I don't know why people say that. Just because you may have thought so, he's been in amazing, critically acclaimed work for years. He just shunned the block buster. He shunned it. It's not like he couldn't have gotten any role he wanted. He's fucking amazing. Why do people keep saying the same shit just because some 20 something yr old dude hated twilight because it was a YA fantasy movie based on a teenager girls fantasy novel?

[@whimsinator2982]

Twilight is good though. It’s no Oscar winner but it isn’t a bad film. Incels ruined it

[@79dmcjr]

@@whimsinator2982 I like to watch them. I always thought they were entertaining.

[@shaunusmaximus7248]

The Lighthouse is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Robert Pattinson has come such a long way since Twilight and has matured as an actor. And Willem Dafoe's monologue/curse without blinking his eyes is some of the best acting I've ever seen. Robert Eggers is a brilliant director. He has The Witch under his belt, and now this. This guy and Ari Aster are ones to watch In the future!

[@erinsr02]

Shaunus Maximus Ari Aster and Rober Eggars both releasing an amazing movie in the same year was the most powerful thing I’ve ever seen.

[@maropenaflor2546]

100% agree

[@erinsr02]

Vincent H. Absolutely, I made my own comment on how I think it’s one of the best years for movies and is certainly one of my favorites. We have the Lighthouse, Midsommar, Parasite, Uncut Gems, Booksmart, and movies I haven’t gotten to see yet but have heard so much about like 1917, Little Women, and plenty more I know I’m forgetting. Just such an amazing year for film.

[@saralekics5888]

you said it man!!!

[@telmanbaghirov8222]

Bagel OW how dare u not mention joker

[@angelurbina8158]

Robert Pattinson: _Is this stuff actually happening? Like... or, is it a magical island..? Like, is, hmmm... also, uh... Whose perspective is the story been told from? Is this even happening?!_ Robert Eggers: _Yes._

[@earlygraduate702]

I don’t care but anything else all I knew was that the mermaid was real

[@funkyfranx]

Not important, but he said, ‘Is it a magical island?’

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

Perhaps he has The Bends?

[@ammaranwer867]

Lol

[@GlennDavey]

"okay you know what, I'm not going to think too much about this, I'll just practise these lines and if it feels right I'll do it that way, because who tf knows what's going on"

[@der4815162342]

the academy deserves a razzie for not nominating those two for all them oscars

[@rhov1422]

Markus Edelmann Let Neptune strike them dead.

[@themadtitan7603]

Facts.

[@odgarig8601]

Meanwhile Joker got 11 nominations for some reason lmao. Gotta attract them viewers somehow i guess.

[@Rhinocerosface]

It’s not horror even the director doesn’t look at it as a horror

[@lostblue5651]

I hate academy since 2002, when naomi watts wasnt even nominated for best actress after her stellar performance in mulholland drive

[@gonzacollao]

There's something so compelling about Willem Dafoe's talking, he seems like such a nice likeable guy. Such a talented actor, same with Robert, his acting career is brilliant. I loved this film so much!

[@brycebaxter3625]

And the Oscar for most notable acting snub goes to..

[@PayneToTheMax]

I really wish we could stop caring about the Oscars so much, they're entirely founded upon industry politics and circlejerking above anything. The real best films & actors are highlighted elsewhere in legitimate critics' circles in their year-end lists...

[@BibleStorm]

@TRISTAN SHORT the oscars are literally a big payoff

[@icyyoopy3020]

TRISTAN SHORT I’m sure more people have heard about this movie than parasite.

[@graysonsteinmetz]

Icy Yoopy I doubt it.

[@criscrosxxx]

@@icyyoopy3020 no

[@tamayako2000]

That monologue felt like Dafoe telling Pattinson "THIS is how you act, son, and you'll do well to remember it" I also find it funny/adorable that Pattinson has this intense, almost angry face(do yall SEE those eyebrows), but he's so soft-spoken and even trips over his words sometimes.

[@zachsutton9866]

Look Willem Dafoe was inhuman in this movie... But Robert Pattinson was spot on perfect that ending of him screaming was something special and horrifying

[@jackmcfarlane7173]

I like Robert Pattinson, man. He always does the best with what he's got, and he really appreciates weird shit. And if there's anything I have a weakness for, it's weeeeird shit.

[@claytongoode5715]

If there's one filmmaker who would be able to make At the Mountains of Madness, it's Robert Eggers

[@hoxton_hummingbird]

Damn.. atMoM in black &white and with time correct dialect... Count me in!

[@FramesPerSecond]

Del Toro was really close to making an adaptation but financing pulled out close to shooting. James Cameron was going to Produce too.

[@DerAykac]

@@FramesPerSecond It always saddens me to think about all the cool stuff Del Toro was denied to create.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

He definitely seems to understand descending madness. Him and Ari Aster both. I got the same vibe from Hereditary, 'this guy knows how to show people slowly losing their fucking minds'.

[@matthewdonaldson9807]

Clayton Goode it would be a dream if Eggers, Del Toro, and Ari Aster all worked together on making At the Mountains of Madness. It’s just a shame Del Toro couldn’t finish it, he seemed like he really cared about the source material.

[@louisoddie4667]

dafoe talking so passionately about acting is so great to watch. Seeing him talk about his process of acting with that smile and lift in his voice, he’s properly beaming, watching someone talk about something they love so much is such a lovely thing to see

[@daimeepier]

This movie is so brilliant. I bought it and watched it 3 times and have no one IRL to discuss it with! I'm obsessed with it. Willem Dafoe deserves every award there is.

[@standard03]

Get someone to watch it with for your fourth time! I've also seen it three times now, twice in the theater, all with different people. Lot of fun to talk about

[@ivancedrickbrionesastete4401]

Yess, I lack of friends with good taste in cinema 🙄😔

[@Dylharrison]

Im in the same boat honestly

[@EyesSewnShut]

Same lol no one appreciates my horror tastes.

[@tiatorus]

SAME

[@lightbearer.94]

Dafoe should’ve won an award for his role in this film. Dafoe was possessed in the scene where he’s delivering the curse not even blinking not once!! quite academy worthy acting right there.

[@_chickenhead]

2:20 his smile is so contagious

[@samthefireball]

his smile always reminds me of ram dass's

[@amarson2322]

that looks like Joker

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

imagine Pattinson as batman and dafoe as joker... jesus christ

[@kota3214]

That would be amazing

[@LanaaAmor]

Holy shit! They better do it!

[@knightmare1047]

That's what I'm talking about!! The chemistry would blow us away!!

[@grimmywizard]

Holy shit mate that's exactly what I'm thinking. Willem is insane

[@knightmare1047]

C'mon make it happen WB!! LETS GO!!

[@tonywords6713]

Bonus footage looks wrong in color

[@b-b8704]

I want to see that cistern shot in color! It must exist!

[@theglitch1815]

b-b it probably doesn’t exist in color bra cause the movie was shot on black and white film. They have no color prints

[@b-b8704]

@@theglitch1815 yeah I understand, but you know how sometimes there are photographers on set, taking still shots, that's what I was thinking.

[@ZitëGheiste]

This movie took me by surprise. It felt like Robert and Willem made the whole thing in a weekend but at the same time feels like a full team production. Its genius 👏

[@manasr1099]

Man this movie messed my head for 3 days. I had to watch frozen after watching this movie to balance my mood

[@emmalicciardello1]

lmaoooo i stayed up all night after watching it and had to watch the little mermaid pt 1 and 2 afterwards

[@adahbombdon1512]

It wasn’t that dark

[@hyena_4740]

@@adahbombdon1512 the ending was.

[@jackjjorgensen2501]

Reading this reminded me of Frozen from 2010. Another amazing underrated movie

[@shenraj885]

i really want to watch it but im scared i wont be able to sleep if i do- i don't deal with horror very well- is it about paranormal stuff? or is it more like one flew over the cuckoos nest?

[@heyitsnasira]

The "Alright have it your way" is by far one of my favorite comedy moments on screen from 2019. Horror and comedy are a thin line and boy does this movie jig over it plenty 😂

[@thecinematicmind]

This is an actual *HORROR* film.

[@mhd1442]

It's both a psychological horror and a dark comedy!

[@XDarkBrotherhoodHD]

no way its horror, doesnt need jumpscares and ghosts for that

[@XDarkBrotherhoodHD]

no way it means to me, horror isnt about being scary, the entire movie was unsettling to me and once you figure out the true story to the film, it actually is kinda scary to think about. It can still have humour, its my favourite HORROR film next to The Shining

[@jarg8]

No it isn't. It's a great film that transcends genres by fusing a plethora of them together to create something dense, ambiguous, and meticulous.

[@kylekondit9709]

It's not that scary but the film is a master peice imo

[@RyanKaufman]

Willem acknowledging the language and its elevation is one of several reasons why I love him. He's not just an actor, he's very aware and very intelligent. He's also very down to earth and appreciative of the people and the world around him. Robert's acknowledging of the perspective of him and Willem regarding the film is also very interesting. For me, it's obvious the film is a purgatory sort of landscape. The end of which collapses upon Robert with the seagulls and his carrion self. But it's not *inherent* to the film in that if you see otherwise you're not wrong at all.

[@em38817]

I would love to see Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson work together again, their acting is mesmerizing. Credits to the director as well he is a beautiful creator. Looking forward to more of his movies!

[@themadtitan7603]

Yep some of the of the best film dynamic I've seen all 2019.

[@em38817]

The Mad Titan You have great taste!

[@sherlockfan2000]

Em Cruz-That would be great, can you imagine if Dafoe wound up playing the Joker to Robert Pattinson's Batman, that would be amazing.

[@L.K-19]

I feel Willem Dafoe would be a perfect Joker I’ve been stressing this since Spider-Man And now that Robert Pattinson is named the new Batman this is the perfect chance for a new and different take on Joker with great chemistry and roles that can truely stretch acting talent

[@SuperThales99]

Dafoe is such a lovely person, you can tell he loves the acting

[@PaoloReaper]

Willem is so articulate and clear about the way he sees and approaches acting. As an aspiring actor I just can't get enough of this. Fantastic film and performances. What a treat!

[@SexyTookie]

"as an aspiring actor" Oh brother 🙄

[@PaoloReaper]

@@SexyTookie Tough path, I know

[@Mikidy]

@@PaoloReaper I know you'll make it friend. Can't wait to endlessly speculate which badass I see on screen and stage is you.

[@PaoloReaper]

@@Mikidy Thank you so much for your words, friend! You are a great person and I love you for it

[@egrace3738]

Yes, I agree. Robert Pattinson is someone I am keeping my eye on. He and Willem Dafoe are absolutely deranged---just awesome performances

[@clingclanglarry3327]

Willem Dafoe was snubbed for Best Supporting Actor. Shame on you, The Academy!

[@danijelseep225]

The academy has snubbed this man for the past 30 years.. he doesn’t need one at this point

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

@james cowboy well his performance doesn't get publicly acknowledged either

[@editnosmirc4489]

Supporting? Nah, best lead actor

[@nativeofvenus]

He deserves an Oscar for the curse monologue alone

[@noisez13000]

not even nominated. oscars are a joke.

[@officialrez496]

My boy Robert Pat dropping a gem @ 8:40 how he finds his character when reading a script

[@americanpsychokeysersozety8527]

Alright... Have it your way.. I like your cooking.

[@testcalibre2507]

I say this whenever I have argument with me wife

[@americanpsychokeysersozety8527]

@@patrick_btmn WITH *YE*

[@jvee1]

Yer*

[@jeffreypeterson2]

the theater and myself actually had an audible chuckle during that xD it was so interesting going from a terrifying monologue to a genuinely funny moment

[@fabio78]

Damn ye! Let Neptune strike ye dead Winslow! HAAARK!

[@kimberley-7797]

I love Dafoe’s accent in this film

[@MrTlong2010]

5:30 I love the lighting in this shot.

[@_________________________x567]

This is with no doubt my favorite film. It is a piece of art. I love its dark atmosphere, the mythological background and the Lovecraftian ambience. A true masterpiece.

[@papaslider6079]

Can we talk about how according to KZbin, The Lighthouse is considered a science fiction film? Because if any film could be the furthest from science fiction, it’s this one.

[@justdrop]

I don't know, I think the power of the light being transformative, the mermaids whether real or imagined, krakens, and the transformation of Proteus could fall under sci-fi since we don't categorize things under mythology.

[@papaslider6079]

justdrop Mermaids, Krakens, and all that would fall under fantasy.

[@huntergreen5571]

Papa Slider those clearly were visions or dreams, which isn’t sci-fi. This was a movie about going mad, not about mermaids.

[@papaslider6079]

Hunter Green I know that, I’ve seen it plenty of times. I was just correcting the other guy. I don’t think it’s a fantasy movie either. But to say that krakens and mermaids are sci-fi is just wrong.

[@ivosamuelgiosadominguez6649]

Well, y'know, people who aren't huge on Speculative Fiction (Horror, Fantasy and Sci-Fi) tend to lump it all in the same bag. But yeah, it isn't Sci-Fi. It's really just horror with fantasy (maybe). Gothic horror, the Edgar Allan Poe kind.

[@hrmzk]

I always admired Willem’s acting, but this movie really put him on a whole another level of greatness! And Robert wasn’t bad either! Great film, haunting, insane, it’s really an experience!

[@lukasskywalberg4253]

Willem is simply a world class actor, we know that! Have to say that Pattinson is doin an amazing job turning his career around, soon to be in TENET, Batman, the devil all the time! Im not sayin he’s the new dicaprio, but it reminds me of early 2000 when Leo started to act in more heavy films like gangs, catch me, the aviator, departed etc

[@jarpyr6791]

Lukas Skywalberg Pattison has had the best acting turn around I’ve ever witnessed. So many good and at least interesting films after twilight. Keep in mind, even when filming Twilight - he’d state his dislike for it in interviews.

[@ripoffsasuke]

watch Good Time, he’s great in it

[@baronvonpiano7625]

I knew that was him in the Tenet trailer!

[@editnosmirc4489]

@@lothbrok2770 how? Lol

[@Moveplaylift]

The Rover with him and Guy Pierce is very underrated too

[@dude86]

Masterpiece of a film. The cinematography and both performances were just mesmerizing. Williem dafoe is always a delight to watch, especially when he’s playing a mad man

[@voodoo_soup]

My favorite thing from these promo interviews is listening to Willem talk film, and hearing how much he loves doing it. That’s why he raised the bar for this movie so much, because he cares about good storytelling. He was born for this role

[@Kittyluver_08]

Robert Pattinson is still gorgeous as ever!

[@rigilchrist]

I loved this film and I think Willem Dafoe is one of the greats. I love to hear him talk about acting. Such a thoughtful man and a great communicator.

[@StardustSynchron]

Remember watching this the same week as Parasite. Was the best week for movies ever for me. Just back to back bangers

[@precarious333music]

Easily one of the best films ever made. True art. Willem Dafoe is a national treasure.

[@eddiezorro1]

Willem Dafoe also Robert Pattinson Deserve an Oscar! "WOW" what a Movie.

[@andrewhayden9896]

honestly one of the best movies ive ever seen. It really clicked with me because I've thought of wild and dark stories like this, and no other director has come close to capturing how I would do a movie in my head. But Robert Eggers has!

[@homemadebalognasandwitch8677]

Honestly one of the best horror films I’ve seen in a really long time. If a movie like this can leave me thinking about it for days after I saw it, then it’s an amazing film. I wish there were more movies like this

[@jazmynm3433]

This movie is so good it makes me want to cry how good it is , I feel bad for the people who couldnt fully enjoy it

[@johermeah2785]

Lol

[@GlennDavey]

Is it the photography, or the acting and script, or all of it? Because I'm attracted to the setting and the photography, but I'm wary of the story, having not seen it. Sounds like you'd recommend tho

[@nickpenaranda725]

@@GlennDavey the story is good. It has connections to one another

[@paulfurse4228]

Willem Dafoe in my eyes could quite possible be the best actor of all time, couldn't see De Niro, Pacino pulling that role off in a million years really good film.👍

[@jaystafford1314]

I can see de Niro pulling this off

[@shiddyangler]

Between Aster and Eggers, we’re in for a long time of incredible pieces of fucked up art. Can’t wait to see more!

[@voizcrack]

They're both literally the deep web of hollywood

[@EvoBioChemical]

yoo true

[@pumitriii6160]

Aster won't be doing horror for a while tho 💔

[@ThisIsCreation-FollowOnTwitter]

Aster is good. Eggers is on a whole other level.

[@PugsyP]

Think this bliws midsommar out of the water

[@SaraStar7373]

willem has such an energy about him, so loving and playful and in awe of his craft. it's so clear to see, when he acts and when he does stuff like this, he's really *in* it for the love of it and so wise about it

[@jontip]

Brilliant film, especially if you appreciate Jung teachings and the superego. Robert’s acting is truly wonderful, he’s developing marvellously. However it’s Willem’s performance that leaves me in awe, it is utterly captivating, bordering on genius. I’d be surprised if either actor failed to get an Oscar nomination for this work.

[@darrahlane5975]

They weren't even nominated... just sad.

[@nf5011]

I have little familiarity with the teachings of Jung (Ego and Superego) and Freud (the power of the sexual urge on one´s mind) as my grandfather was a psychologist and we talked often and yes by the end i was mesmerized by the movie and how i believe (like you) touched on so many topics/layers of the mind, the conscious, subconscious and even the unconscious one ! Then, as i do with things that find amazing and inspiring, went on a interview binge and find out that Robbert Eggers wife is a psychologist herself and that he likes (Eggers) to see his movies with her wife colleagues as they can see a lot of stuff most people miss. So maybe we are on a path here mate, maybe all of this didn´t happen, and was all in a poor´s man agonizing mind..

[@tylerschmitt8039]

Boy you’re gonna be surprised..

[@Jared_Wignall]

The film only got nominated for Best Cinematography. The Academy Awards used to be a ceremony that used to honor the very best. Nowadays its political and if a film gets honored with many nominations that it deserves it's pretty much a miracle. While it would have been cool for Pattinson and Dafoe to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, as well as other major awards like Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, the fact this film only got one nomination at the Oscars, will probably reflect how this film will be remembered. I'm sure many films that will win major awards won't be remembered as well as others that didn't receive an award or even a nomination. Some that will be recognized will be looked at as just a favorite of the moment with little to no longevity, while others will be remembered for years to come. I believe The Lighthouse falls in the latter category.

[@RomanHoltwick1]

A lot of jungian symbolism there! A truly archetypal story! :)

[@AirlinerGold]

Still in awe of their performance! Incredible! Robert was like a young Daniel day Lewis

[@FunkBastid]

Willem Dafoe clearly loves this movie, and gives some great advice on acting here.

[@l0kumidit641]

"Damn ye! Let Neptune strike ye dead, Winslow! Hark! Hark, Triton. Hark! Bellow, bid our father, the sea king, rise from the depths, full foul in his fury, black waves teeming with salt-foam, to smother this young mouth with pungent slime, to choke ye, engorging your organs till ye turn blue and bloated with bilge, and brine, and can scream no more. Only when, he, crowned in cockle shells, with slithering tentacled tail, and steaming beard, takes up his fell, be-finnèd arm, his coral-tined trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest, and plunges right through your gullet, bursting ye, a bulging bladder no more, but a blasted bloody film now, a nothing for the Harpies, and the souls of dead sailors to peck and claw and feed upon, only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the dread emperor himself. Forgotten to any man, to any time, forgotten to any god, or devil, forgotten even to the sea, for any stuff, or part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul, is Winslow no more, but is now itself the sea!"

[@kreedsutherland4207]

Love ya work.

[@VegaNorth]

...Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

[@unbiasedcritic3075]

“ okay have it your way .... I like your lobster” lmaooo

[@darrellgarrett72]

Willem Dafoe is a Master at what he does!! And he never disappoints!!

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

I imagine 'cod it's freakishly weird.........and I DO mean weird.

[@hanbanan4]

Robert and Willem both deserved Oscar noms for this film and I will die on this hill.

[@itsmike7711]

To further deligitimize the integrity of the Oscars, it's criminal that Willem Dafoe's performance wasn't even recognized/nominated.

[@lliatto]

I'm genually happy for Pattinson, he's getting so much more recognition for hes work.. and honestly he deserve it now

[@Lovebatsinthebelfry]

Best film of 2019, hands down

[@TopCatsBack]

Love Bats in the Belfry 2020 ?

[@elfsieben1450]

"Portrait of a Young Lady on Fire" is on par, but apart from that you are right. Having said that, 2019 brought us a lot of movie gems!

[@connermoss1994]

Such a classic Film, Pattison is the future. Some legend in the making for sure. Dafoe was otherworldly in this for me. The curse has to be the best speech Ive seen on Film. Beautiful. Im a serious film fan and I have to say this is officially my favourite Fim. A pure masterclass.

[@DerHerrMitR]

My prediction: Pattinson is gonna do with Batman what Ledger did with Joker.

[@unholyallen9572]

High hopes, says I

[@thekillnoobwtf]

I'm hearing good rumors that the new Batman is gonna be mainly a detective story and not that action oriented so i think they are gonna use the talent he has very good.I would love a somewhat horror movie of Batman with a good mystery in it. Like the fist story's of the Bats and seeing Pattinson in this movie, it's solidified that idea that he can pull it off.

[@calelsun]

Knock on wood!! Do it now lol! But yes I feel the same way, ledger was hated on so badly prior to release

[@nooneinparticular5256]

Hope it doesn't kill him, tho.

[@littledevil8884]

YEAS

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

Anyone that's ever worked in an isolated situation with a horrible boss, this movie just hits home in a way that few other movies EVER will

[@abrokenframe1]

One of the best movies ever. Man... what about Willem Dafoe performance ? Not Just the best of 2019, but probably a TOP 5 performance of all time. He is the master of acting.

[@FramesPerSecond]

abrokenframe1 of the decade maybe not of all time.

[@sonicbroom8522]

This is LITERALLY 10 minutes of both actors spilling their beans

[@liviu4804]

Seeing Robert without a 'stache feels ... disproportionate.

[@nooneinparticular5256]

He doesn't sparkle, either.

[@longfade]

Kind of like seeing Timothy Olyphant after Deadwood minus the mustache. Or Burt Reynolds. Just doesn't look quite right.

[@TheProphegy]

With a mustache he reminds me of Casey Frey. Lol.

[@lars4108]

@@TheProphegy you gon make me act up aha

[@rileybobbert6527]

disproportionate? is that even the right word? the proportions are off? him with a mustache is a proportion?

[@05Rudey]

The film that got me respecting Robert Pattinson as an actor. Dafoe has been among my favourites since Platoon and he has got better with every film since.

[@neondemon7617]

Such a bonkers film that i need a second viewing to take it all in tbh.what i do know is the leads are sensational.pattinson especially is superb.

[@mhyrr999]

Willem's face and voice have so much expression - it blows me away.

[@erinsr02]

This past year has genuinely been one of my favorites when it comes to movies. We have this masterpiece, Midsommar, Uncut Gems, Parasite, OUATIH, Booksmart, and many more I’m forgetting right now and even more that I haven’t had the privilege of seeing yet.

[@CommanderCodyChipless]

God I love Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson they have both surprised me with performing a movie like this and more fantastically doing it together and killing it. The Lighthouse easily in my top movies

[@meowmix6401]

This movie was art

[@muhammadengelbrecht343]

Really underrated movie , unbelievable acting , some of the best ever

[@wendel6]

Just finished watching this movie.... just AMAZING! Quintessentially brilliant!

[@UTUBE4GAMEZ]

"I like you're cooking" was the best punch-line, it was so funny how two were drunk

[@NoxForest]

love this film and the witch. eggers is a legend in the making. Dafoe and pattinson are great actors.

[@BelearicBanana]

We all love to see Rober Pattinson become his best self ! Amazing doggo

[@alexoceallaigh4240]

I live for these Film4 Interview Specials. They're the best.

[@lanadani123]

I just discovered this movie, and it was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve already watched it three times, I hope people finally start to realize what a great actor Robert is!

[@darkautumnstories5834]

Good for Robert for doing a great job in getting away from that "Twilight" stigma. A lot of actors play a part, in a movie and its sequels, and can never really shake off always being seen as that character.

[@teethcoat4274]

I nominate it be called "Star wars" syndrome

[@dannydimes3350]

William Dafoe as Thomas Wake is top 5 for me, literally could not imagine someone performing that character any better, i can’t praise the acting in this movie enough

[@maureenwagg5305]

Seriously Oscars?! Are you out of your mind?? Don't pass this movie up because it's the best of all the films of this year. THIS is acting at it's finest. Brilliant film. Wake the hell up Oscars. This wins best actor, best supporting actor, best script, best director and best picture. This is the movie of the year...and YES, damnit...I LOVE Willem Defoe's lobster.

[@CaffeyAaron]

In another universe, this would’ve been one of the greatest Batman/Joker duo’s in cinema history..

[@jungobungo327]

I’m curious if they got along on set. I’ve seen multiple interviews with both of them saying they work differently from one another. Maybe that immersed the negativity between their characters in the script?

[@BxBnd]

They got along fine but it's interesting because they didn't get to know each other until press for the movie. Shooting conditions were so horrid that they'd just go home lol plus willem lived separate, in a fishing cottage closer to the island

[@nf5011]

Dafoe said in an interview how their relationship on set "mirrored" the one in the script. Plus the weather and the almost Kubrick way of framing and shooting the movie i bet my life there were some tense moments ! haha but they are both profesionals and delivered one of the best movies ive ever seen..

[@MissElisabelle]

It seems like they didn't really developed any kind of relationship, they just kept it professional. And when Dafoe said that Pattinson works differently because he is in a different stage of his life, he is playing a different role and he accepted that, makes me believe that there probably were some tense moments.

[@hectorwilson663]

I mean there’s probably a reason they did the interview so separately. Also tough to shoot, physically and mentally no doubt. Can’t imagine a bonding experience for some people

[@madam-mint]

Yeah, I feel like it could go to either extreme. That kind of thing can either bring you super close together or drive a wedge between you, because man oh man. That’s a lot of tough crap they had to deal with.

[@theoamentas12345]

Willem DaFoe genuinely seems like such a wonderful guy, the way he talks about his work I could imagine nothing more inspiring to a younger actor to have him run through lines with you. The fact too that he doesn’t dumb himself down and isn’t cagey with his methods and ideas, and his enthusiasm too! a straight up Good Guy