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Robert Pattinson on his Batman casting and putting on the Batsuit for the first time

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Robert Pattinson has described his experience of suiting up as the Batman for the first time in preparation for Matt Reeves’ upcoming DC film, The Batman. In a recent interview with Variety, Pattinson described donning the iconic batsuit as transformative but pretty humiliating and rather an uncomfortable experience: “It’s maybe the craziest thing I’ve ever […]

Robert Pattinson confirmed as the next Batman by Matt Reeves

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Last week it was announced Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves had settled on two choices for the next Batman: actors Robert Pattinson (High Life) and Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), and now it seems that the studio has officially selected Pattinson to don the cape and cowl for 2021’s The Batman. The move comes after WB […]

The Batman producer tells Robert Pattinson doubters “Wait ’til you see the movie”

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We live in a below-the-line age in which “you can’t please everyone” has never had such a loud booming voice, and it’s because of this that The Batman producer Michael E. Uslan has felt the need to defend the casting of Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming Caped Crusader movie. Speaking at the CCXP Cologne […]

Cinematographer Greig Fraser reteaming with Matt Reeves for The Batman

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The Batman has found its director of photography as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed Greig Fraser is re-teaming with director Matt Reeves for the next cinematic Batman adventure. The pair previously worked together on Reeves’ 2010 film Let Me In. “It’s great to be working with Matt again,” Fraser told THR. “The Batman franchise is iconic and it’s […]

Robert Pattinson top choice for new Batman for Matt Reeves, Nicholas Hoult in the mix

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It looks like we may finally know who will next don the cape and cowl in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. After months (perhaps years given the back-and-forth rumours of Ben Affleck’s continued involvement) of speculation, Variety is reporting that Robert Pattinson looks set to be cast as the new Batman for Warner Bros. The outlet […]

The Batman may not start production until 2020

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Warner Bros. and DC Films finally put an end to all of the rumour and speculation surrounding The Batman back in January when it was officially confirmed that Ben Affleck would be stepping away from the role of the Dark Knight for the Matt Reeves-directed solo movie, which was given a release date of June […]

UPDATE: Armie Hammer debunks rumour he’s in “advanced talks” to star in Matt Reeves’ The Batman

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UPDATE: Armie Hammer has now debunked the report himself, telling Yahoo! UK that: “No one who can actually give me the job has asked me if I’m interested. I don’t even know if they’re done – I think they’re still working on a script. I don’t think that they’re close to production but I can […]

Peter Dinklage and Matt Reeves team for comic book adaptation Last Sons of America

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Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage is teaming with Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) for a feature film adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic book series Last Sons of America, which will be produced for Netflix. Created by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith, The Last Sons of America takes […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves comments on Josh Gad pushing for Penguin role

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Matt Reeves, the director of The Batman, has commented on Josh Gad teasing a potential role as the Penguin. A fresh batch of excitement has been propelled the way of Matt Reeves’ The Batman film as a result of an announced release date of 2021 and that the film will feature a new actor as the […]