Paris Hilton may have got the Cannes paparazzi in a tizzy ever since her arrival here, but we must admit we ourselves are slightly more excited about the latest celebrity in town: Robert Pattinson. The Twilight star is here to do some promotion on the second movie in the series, New Moon, as well as talk up all his other film projects. He will shoot romance Remember Me this summer, following a stint in Italy wrapping up filming on New Moon. The female lead has yet to be cast, but Robert says, "The girl needs to be inspirational. I have no qualms saying she [ie the character] is a genius." One new announcement is his lead role in Bel Ami -- hang on, isn't that a French gay porn company? Actually, in this instance it's an adaptation of a story by French writer Guy De Maupassant, and Robert says "It's a totally amoral character." Sounds fun. Last night Robert went to the party for fashion label DSquared, but only stayed five minutes. This news comes as great relief to heat, as we were invited but didn't go as we were just too knackered and had to get up at 7am to see the new Quentin Tarantino movie starring Brad Pitt.
heat's film editor Charles Gant is at the Cannes Film Festival.
RPattz is in Cannes. Swoon