'Twilight' and 'New Moon' star Robert Pattinson to star in 'Breaking Dawn'?

May 17, 8:37 PMTwilight ExaminerAmanda Bell

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Marc Malkin, a slightly less lascivious member of the team over at E! Online, has just addressed the question of whether Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Robert Pattinson will be joining the cast of the fourth film (which we hope is going to be made).

Malkin says (video available below) that he doesn't see any reason why Pattinson would not join the cast.

What with the promise of continuity in the series, impending fortune as a result of his work in the series, and continued interest in both him and the film by Twilight fans, Malkin opines that Pattinson would, like his co-star Kristen Stewart apparently, not have any reason to ditch out on the last film.

Some of Pattinson's fans, however, see the equation a little differently. Some fans of his are not Twilight fans, per se. Instead, they grew to love Pattinson for his work on films like The Bad Mother's Handbook, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and The Haunted Airman and more recent films like How To Be and Little Ashes. One such group is the IMDb message board frequenters. These commenters cover all aspects of Pattinson's work in their discussions, but they aren't all Twilight fans.

That said, while Malkin's comments are hopeful and encouraging to Twilight fans to want to see Robert Pattinson continue his role as Edward Cullen in what we hope to be The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, other fans of the actor tend to think that Pattinson would do well to abandon the Twilight ship after his contract is up with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

In the past few days, we've discussed a number of films that have become associated with Pattinson's name in one way or another (see here). It is these sorts of films that groups who don't wish to see Pattinson in Breaking Dawn think he should tackle next.

On the other hand, Twilight fans may, as Malkin indicates, have the upper hand. With Pattinson's new (but firming) relationship with the Twilight studio Summit Entertainment at hand (especially with his recently confirmed involvement in another Summit project, Remember Me - which has a newly announced release date of February 12, 2010), even if Pattinson had lost interest in making the film, his relationship with the studio might win out. This is not to say, however, that Pattinson has lost interest or that he will with making Breaking Dawn, but it is purely a hypothetical for the sake of discussion.

So, I ask you. Do the reasons stated by Marc Malkin pass muster for you, or do you think that it'll take more than just these to keep Pattinson on board? Are there other reasons that you can think of why he'd do the film? Comment below and let us know!

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