Robert Pattinson Gushes Over Zoë Kravitz, Thinks She'll Make A 'Brilliant' Catwoman

Ever since we first noticed out that Robert Pattinson could be playing the Caped Crusader in the upcoming comic book adaptation, The Batman, we've been desperate for more specifics. Fortunately, Pattinson opened up a little about the film at the press day for his new movie, The Lighthouse, on Sunday (October 20). And more specifically, he talked about the recent announcement that  Zoë Kravitz has officially been cast as Catwoman.


"Yes! Zoe's fantastic and I've known her for years and years and years," he told ET when asked if he thinks she has what it takes to play the iconic character. "I mean, I have been companions with her for like ten years and she's perfect Clearly, Pattinson's a big Zoë Kravitz fan, and like him, we were absolutely stoked once we noticed out that lose be suiting up for the role.


Aside from gushing over the Kravitz casting news, though, Pattinson didn't uncover any brand new info about the superhero flick on Sunday night. Yet, he did speak to The New York Times last week all about the role and why it feels to be jumping back inside nevertheless another blockbuster movie franchise.


"People don't really disaster with me in the same way right now that I'm older," he mentioned, referencing the intense criticism he acquired throughout his Twilight days. Once I was younger, the paparazzi could be crazy to me — I'd be leaving a place, and people could be screaming abuse — nevertheless I can't picture it going back to that." Not to say, the actor mentioned that he "didn't get death threats this time," which sounds like a pretty good sign that accepting the role was a good choice.


Plus, Pattinson wouldn't join another huge franchise if he truly didn't feel it was the correct move, and one of the main reasons he wants to play the Dark Knight is as the character is far from brilliant. "Batman's not a hero, though," he mentioned. "He's a complex character. I don't think I may ever play a real hero — there's habitually got to be something a little wrong. I think it's because one of my eyes is smaller than the other one."