Pakistan, Sept. 6 -- Robert Pattinson laughed after a fan shouted his viral The Odyssey line at him during the Venice Film Festival. The actor was signing autographs when someone in the crowd yelled, "Somebody get these beggars out of here!" Pattinson immediately recognised the dialogue from Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic. Instead of appearing annoyed, he laughed at the unexpected reference.

The line comes from The Odyssey, where Pattinson plays Antinous, a proud and ruthless leader among the suitors. The suitors occupy Odysseus' palace while the king remains away from home. Antinous becomes angry when a poor stranger arrives seeking food and shelter. He then orders guards to remove the man from the palace.

The stranger, however, is ...