Charles Heaton Chats New Mutants, Stardom, Robert Pattinson, & More With GQ

Charles Heaton stars in a new feature for GQ magazine. The young star sat down with the magazine to discuss his rise to stardom, New Mutants, and the success of Stranger Things. Highlights can be found below.

On how his character in New Mutants relates to his character in Stranger Things: “In a lot of ways, he’s very similar to Jonathan in that he’s a really cool guy, but he’s got an anxious, sensitive quality. [Charlie is] a very soulful person. He’s, like, as far as you can get from a douchebag. That’s hard to find.”

On whose career he would like to model: “Not in an aspect where it’s like, Wow, I want to be Robert Pattinson. But having seen him come off this huge show”—the Twilight franchise—“he’s made these really interesting choices. He’s done The Lighthouse, and he did Good Time. Obviously now he’s doing Batman, but I think he’s chosen to work with interesting directors, and I feel a lot of respect for him.”

You can check out even more from his interview here.