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Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt And More Overnight Sex Symbols

29 September 2009 2:52 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

'Twilight' has catapulted RPattz into the stratosphere where he joins some other beefcake breakout stars.

By Larry Carroll

Robert Pattinson

Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage

Every now and then, a movie comes out that transforms a male actor into someone to be desired, adored and often watched for decades to come. We're experiencing such a phenomenon now with Robert Pattinson, who has essentially starred in one wide-release movie and had "Twilight" transform him from "Who's that?" to "Hottest Man Alive" overnight.

But where does RPattz go from here? Will he launch a decades-long career? Work with directors like Spielberg and Scorsese? Or will he become another Hollywood cautionary tale? Below are a handful of beefcake breakouts transformed by one major role, whose careers could perhaps give guidance to the Sparkly One.

James Dean

Arguably the greatest male cinematic sex symbol of all time, actors like Pattinson and James Franco continue to »

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Bad Accents In Film

22 September 2009 10:42 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

How many times have you sat down to watch a film and no matter how hard you try you can’t ignore that actor who ruins everything by putting on an atrocious accent.

Let’s take a look at some notorious crimes in the history of movie accents:

Nicolas Cage As Captain Antonio Corelli

In Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001)

Nicolas Cage puts on a comical Italian accent and ruins any romantic feelings the film was trying for. He seems to have taken lessons from Mario and Luigi in to how to deliver the most stereotypical Italian voice ever. To be fair the film was boring anyway so credit to him for at least making it funnier in places.

Heather Graham As Mary Kelly

In From Hell (2001)

Apart from the fact that she looks to clean and well groomed to be an east end prostitute in Victorian London, Heather Graham delivers »

- Alex Wagner

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Sean Connery Tops Poll for Worst Film Accent

31 August 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

In a poll by Empire magazine, fans voted Sean Connery for having the worst film accent of all time. "Whether he's a Russian sub captain (The Hunt For Red October) or even an English king (First Knight, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), always that baritone Highland burr remains," said the magazine. Coming in second is Dick Van Dyke for his awful Cockney as the chimney sweep in Disney's 1964 "Mary Poppins," starring opposite the properly-accented Julie Andrews. Actors who did not make the list were Tom Cruise for "Far and Away" and Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Blood Diamond." Top 10 list: 1. Sean Connery (Hunt for Red October) 2. Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins) 3. Brad Pitt (Seven Years in Tibet) 4. Charlton Heston (Touch of Evil) 5. Heather Graham (From Hell) 6. Keanu Reeves (Bram Stoker's Dracula) 7. Julia Roberts (Mary Reilly) 8. Laurence Olivier (The Jazz Singer) 9. Peter Postlethwaite (The Usual Suspects) 10. Meryl Streep (Out of Africa) »

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