Pattinson told MTV that, “The way Stephenie Meyer writes, so much more of it is based in the real world than the fantasy world.

'Twilight,' on the other hand, takes place in suburban Forks, Washington, and could realistically take place anywhere else. It’s a place filled with goblins, centaurs, witches, wizards, dragons and countless other mystical people and creatures. Although 'Harry Potter' technically takes place in the UK, the film is dominated by the wizarding world that no muggles (non-wizards) seem to know about.

One big difference between the two films is where they are set. In a past interview with MTV, Pattinson spoke about the differences between the two movies and the roles he played in them. Three years later, however, after HP grossed nearly $900 million worldwide, he was cast as the mysterious Edward in Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” trilogy. When Robert Pattinson was casted as Cedric Diggory in the 2005 “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” he was a relatively unknown British actor. Pattinson can next be seen in The Lighthouse, which is due out in the UK on January 31, 2020.With the world gripped by Potter fever as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” hits movie theatres this weekend, 'Twilight” star Robert Pattinson compares the world of wizards to the world of vampires. “I remember going to Tokyo for the first time and sitting in my room, looking out over the city and being like ‘How has this happened?' It was really special and I really like that movie.” Pattinson even want as far as to say that it was while promoting Harry Potter in Japan that he decided to really pursue his career as an actor, even declaring, “I wouldn’t be acting if it wasn’t for that.” Read More: Robert Pattinson says he almost punched 'The Lighthouse' director during gruelling shoot But in Harry Potter, it was like they were at school and they were kind of doing work at the same time.” I mean, it’s just kind of they are fulfilling a legal requirement. I’ve watched movies where you see a kid who’s got their tutor and it doesn’t exactly seem like they’re really going to school. “Even compared to movies I’ve done since, it was very protected, the way the kids were treated. The film which is the fourth in the series of Harry Potter films based on the books by British author JK Rowling will premiere in London on November 6. British actors (L to R) Stanislav Ianevski who plays Viktor Krum, Clemence Poesy who plays Fleur Delacour, Rupert Grint who plays Ron Weasley, Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger, Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter, Katie Leung who plays Cho Chang and Robert Pattinson who plays Cedric Diggory in the forthcoming film 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' attend a photocall in London October 25, 2005.

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