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Christian Bale believes Robert Pattinson is a good choice for the Batman role

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Christian Bale believes Robert Pattinson is a good choice as the new Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves directed film, The Batman. In a recent interview with Variety during the Toronto International Film Festival, where he was promoting his upcoming movie Ford v Ferrari, Bale said: “Oh, good. Good choice, he’s interesting. I’m sure he’ll come up […]

Robert Pattinson will “kill it” as Batman, says Tom Holland

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Tom Holland, the actor behind Spider-Man, thinks that Robert Pattinson is going to make a great Batman. English actor Tom Holland is enjoying big success as Spider-Man – truly one of the dream superhero parts for any young actor. A character just as big in the comic book world is certainly Batman but does Holland […]

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 […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to Robert Pattinson’s casting as The Batman

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on Robert Pattinson’s casting as the Dark Knight in The Batman… This past weekend it was confirmed that Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves have selected Robert Pattinson as the man to succeed Ben Affleck and don the cape and cowl for 2021’s The Batman. And, much […]

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 […]

Rumour: BlacKkKlansman’s John David Washington wanted for Two-Face role in The Batman

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If reports are to be believed, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman is set to feature six or more villains from the Dark Knight’s Rogues’ Gallery, and according to Geeks Worldwide, BlacKkKlansman star John David Washington is wanted for the role of one Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face. The site claims that director Matt Reeves […]

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 […]

UPDATE: Vanessa Kirby comments on rumours linking her to Catwoman role in The Batman

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Following last week’s report that director Matt Reeves is looking to reunite with his Planet of the Apes star Andy Serkis on The Batman, the latest casting rumour for the film has surfaced via Geeks Worldwide. According to the site (which accurately reported that Nicholas Hoult was a final contender for the role of Bruce […]