New HQ Pictures of Rob, Kristen and Friends out in LA

Video from that day was posted here

'The Rover' Still and BTS Picture Now in UHQ + SAFC Article With Comments From Producer Liz Watts

The behind-the-scenes still of Rob, Guy Pearce and David Michôd was posted as MQ here, now in UHQ
The first official movie still was posted in HQ here, now even bigger.




Article from the South Australian Film Corporation with comments from The Rover's producer Liz Watts and an update about the possible release schedule.

The small towns and semi-desert landscape of South Australia’s outback will feature on the big screen as the buzz surrounding Australian feature film The Rover, starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, continues to grow.

The Rover, written and directed by David Michôd and produced by Liz Watts, David Linde, and David Michôd through Porchlight Films, in association with Lava Bear Films LLC, has recently completed its seven weeks of principal photography in South Australia, utilising the unique desert landscape SA offers to provide the perfect backdrop for the film’s storyline.

Set in the Australian desert in ‘a dangerous and damaged near future’, The Rover tells the story of Eric (Pearce) who has left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him when a gang of desperate criminals steals his last possession. Eric sets off on a ruthless mission to track them down, forced along the way to enlist the help of Rey (Pattinson), the naïve and injured junior member of the gang who was left behind in the chaos of the gang’s most recent robbery.

SAFC CEO Richard Harris said “The SAFC was very excited to get behind The Rover, David Michôd’s first film since his critically acclaimed, box office smash, Animal Kingdom. It is the latest example of a project that has chosen to use South Australia’s unique outback locations to dramatic effect."

“SA’s capacity to offer locations both diverse and accessible within cooee of Adelaide and to provide Adelaide Studios as an ideal production base to support the location set, make us an attractive proposition. The Rover production team has tested our capacity to deliver both at the studios and on location and we’ve relished the opportunity to demonstrate our world class capability.

“The ability of South Australia to offer dramatic, unique and stunning landscapes, mixed with towns of distinctive original character, all supported by world class facilities (as those at the Studios) was a major part of our decision to shoot in South Australia. We found the Adelaide Studios incredibly accommodating to our needs- flexible and willing to work with us on different elements of production we needed. They were simply, great”, commented Liz Watts, producer of The Rover.

Shooting a film is never easy, but one of the most important elements of success is the level of support shown by local councils, and how warmly the cast and crew are welcomed by the community.

“For us, our ability to work with locals and townships and location owners in shooting was a really important part of achieving the look and tone of the film that we wanted. We shot in five key areas; around Port Augusta; Quorne and its neighbours, Hammond and Bruce; Hawker; Parachilna and lastly the absolutely unique Marree. Ever since David and I first visited Marree last year in surveys we were keen to include the town in the film, and we ended up spending just over two and a half weeks there with around 100 cast and crew, effectively doubling the population of the town. But the support we found there from the whole community was exceptional. I believe The Rover is the first feature film (since the amazing Back of Beyond documentary was shot there in the 1950s) to shoot in Marree, and we feel pretty priviledged in doing so”, shared Watts.

“We worked with locals in many ways including great locations and their owners, plus cast and extras. For our crew, this film has been a really memorable experience - as it was for our two leads, Guy and Rob” she continued.

Richard Harris also said “our aim is to work closely with Producers to ensure their projects can be realised in SA with minimal fuss and maximum support. Combine this with the film friendly culture of South Australia’s regional and outback communities and the lowest production costs for living and accommodation of any Australian state capital, and it’s clear why shooting in SA continues to be an attractive proposition for projects such as The Rover.”

THE ROVER will be completed in late 2013 and theatrical release timed for first quarter 2014. Australian distributor is Village Roadshow with FilmNation distributing internationally.

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New Video of Rob Out in LA Yesterday - April 10th

Werner Herzog Talks About Rob

Werner Herzog, Queen of the Desert director, talked about Rob in a recent interview



Google translate and @ourlilinfinityy

How do you assess the creative power of the teen star Robert Pattinson, with whom you will work soon?
He's a really intelligent person. Writes well. Knows exactly what he's doing. He also knows that he has to escape the short-lived teen star phase.

original source (in German) | via ourlilinfinityy

New Pictures and Video of Rob, Kristen and Friends Celebrating Her Birthday Last Night - April 9th

Another picture of Rob last night was posted here

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Guy Pearce Talks About Rob on Ten News: 'He's Really Extraordinary'

ETA: Added another interview - under the video.

Starts at 1:00




ETA: Added another interview with Guy Pearce from The Sunday Morning Herald

Guy Pearce has given a glimpse of what to expect from The Rover, the futuristic film he finished shooting with Robert Pattinson in outback South Australia last month.

Director David Michod's keenly-anticipated follow-up to Animal Kingdom is "an unusual story" set in a world gone wrong in the near future.

"It's a military state now, it's every man for himself a little bit, it's a very bleak kind of world," says Pearce, who's about to reach cinemas as the villain in Iron Man 3.

In The Rover, the Australian star plays the title role, a damaged man named Eric with nothing left to live for. Trying to track down a dangerous gang, he meets a young stranger, Rey (Pattinson), and they forge an uneasy alliance.

"[He's] somebody he has no interest in," Pearce says. "He's purely using him to get where he needs to go. So through this bleak ... world, there's a little connection that's kind of made, which on some level you might think would be a positive thing for this character.

"But on some level it actually makes things worse for him - to really believe that there's some sense of love in the world or any sense of humanity or compassion. So it's a pretty bleak story."

As filming finished in the small town of Marree, almost 700 kilometres north of Adelaide, Pattinson said he wanted to be part of The Rover because "it was a startlingly original script, and it was one of those parts where you read it and you think, 'I'd love to do this, but I know I'm never going to get it'."

To play Rey, the Twilight star was dressed as unkempt and unshaven, with make-up to discolour his teeth.

Pattinson says his character, an American who has come to Australia with his brother (played by Scoot McNairy), is "the kind of person who has been brought up to believe they're incapable of living independently. Someone has always been looking after him."

The two central characters, Eric and Rey, have a shifting relationship that Pattinson described as "strange and disturbing."
It's a film, expected to be out later this year, that seems to have echoes of the classic post-apocalyptic Australian film Mad Max.

''Not as camp though,'' says Pearce, was also in Animal Kingdom. ''Mad Max is great, don't get me wrong. But it's heightened in a way, whereas this is pretty earnest.''

Thanks to @Drawde_C :)

New Picture of Rob - April 9th

source | via @sparkybitchface

Guy Pearce Talks About Rob and 'The Rover': "OK, he is just going to be fantastic"

Herald Sun

The two actors have just spent seven weeks together in the South Australian Outback, filming director David Michod's hotly-anticipated follow-up to Animal Kingdom, with Pearce waxing lyrical about his co-stars "beautiful face".

"The best thing about Rob is that he is a really great actor," says Pearce.

"Watching the rushes back, you go: 'OK, he is just going to be fantastic'."

Guy Pearce says his co-star in The Rover Robert Pattinson is a 'great actor'.

The Twilight star plays white trailer trash from the southern states of America in the futuristic western, set in an apocalyptic near future where society has broken down in the wake of a severe financial crisis.

"He plays (the character) slightly backward, emotionally useless and really vulnerable," says Pearce.

"He's got this beautiful face so you are completely entranced by that face no matter how ugly he makes himself or how wounded he is, or how manky his haircut."

Sunrise
Guy talks about The Rover at 3:25 - "It's a very dark film and Robert Pattinson and I got to do some really interesting stuff together"



The Morning Show
Guy talks about Rob and The Rover at 5:18 - "It was a pretty heavy experience"

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New HQ/Untagged Pictures and Video of Rob Leaving A Private Party at 'The Larchmont' Last Night

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ETA2: Added video at the bottom of the post

Pictures of Rob leaving a private party at 'The Larchmont' restaurant in the Larchmont Village with Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Florence Welch and friends in Los Angeles - April 5th

New HQ/Untagged pictures of Rob out in LA

Leaving the Chateau Marmont - April 4th, 2013