Robert Pattinson weighed in on continued criticism of the vampire fantasy franchise "Twilight" in a recent interview with GQ Spain.

It’s even rarer for that to happen twice, and yet, for Robert Pattinson, it did. Pattinson starred as Edward Cullen in the four Twilight films adapted from Stephanie Meyers' works, then later played Bruce Wayne,

Twilight star Robert Pattinson has a response for anyone who still wants to tell him that the franchise “ruined the vampire genre.” In an interview with GQ Spain, the soon-to-be Mickey-17 star shared how he deals with this opinion almost two decades after the first film arrived.

Robert Pattinson has had it with the Twilight haters. “I love that people keep telling me, ‘Man, Twilight ruined the vampire genre,'” Pattinson said in an interview with GQ Spain, as translated by The Hollywood Reporter. “Are you still stuck on that shit? How can you be sad about something that happened almost 20 years ago? It’s crazy.”

Robert Pattinson laughed off any continued hatred against the “Twilight” franchise in a translated interview for GQ Spain. The actor debuted as the vampire Edward Cullen in 2008’s “Twilight,” which launched a $3.

To Robert Pattinson, Twilight is ancient history. "I love that people keep telling me, 'Man, Twilight ruined the vampire genre,'" the actor and former heartthrob at the center of the Twilight universe recently told GQ Spain. "Are you still stuck on that s---? How can you be sad about something that happened almost 20 years ago? It's crazy."

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