Look, I get it. Pattinson once played Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise, in which he did nothing but sparkle and scowl for five movies straight. But since then, he has transformed his career around and is now the most exciting actor working in Hollywood today. Pattinson is a performer of immense talent — just check out Good Time on Netflix. Besides, before The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger played a pretty boy in Brokeback Mountain, so stop being a baby and get over it. I’m confident Pattinson will deliver a transformative performance and silence his naysayers, especially considering how passionate he is about the role. In an interview with Variety, Robert Pattinson mentioned that he had been wanting to play Batman for quite some time. Eventually, Pattinson was in the running to play Gotham’s Dark Knight. However, when the news leaked and started circling the internet, he panicked, wondering if the opportunity was squandered.
Thankfully, everything turned out okay for the actor who also once played Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter franchise. Interestingly enough, Pattinson officially won the role of Batman over fellow front runner Nicholas Hoult on his first day of filming Christopher Nolan’s next film, Tenet. This gave Pattinson the chance to ask the director of The Dark Knight trilogy for some tips: Pattinson also goes on to describe what it was like to put on the Batsuit for the first time. Apart from Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Robert Pattinson is also currently working on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming mind-bender, Tenet. And this October will see the release of The Lighthouse, an indie horror film helmed by the director of The Witch. The Batman will begin filming this November/December and is set for a summer 2021 release.
