Robert Pattinson Is Officially Batman

If, while watching the seminal 2008 film Twilight – or any of its sequels, for that matter – you have ever wondered, Yeah, nevertheless what if Robert Pattinson could brood from beneath a billionaire's approximation of superhero garb? then you are in luck: The actor is officially set to play the next iteration of Batman.


On May 31, Variety confirmed with Warner Bros. That Pattinson will star in The Batman, a standalone movie in need of a titular vigilante given that Ben Affleck bowed out of the project in January. (He said a month later that he just couldn't "crack" the script.). He's not the initial actor connected to a switch-up in Wayne Manor, either; in October 2018, rumors circulated that To All of the Gentlemen I've Loved Before star Noah Centineo would be connected to the project in some way.


There's no word although on what The Batman's plot will entail, or if the film will work in cohort with the other films currently orbiting the DC universe. In those movies, Affleck's Bruce Wayne was a graying and jaded super-veteran who was deeply considering parking the Batmobile for good; given Pattinson is 33 to Affleck's 46, such a midlife crisis might not work in the same way. Can Batman experience burnout from simply logging also several hours? Time will tell.


Word that Pattinson was "in talks" for role first hit the world wide web on May 17; Warner Bros. Hasn't indicated if any actors have been solidified to play other roles. It's also a steep departure from Pattinson's recent work, which includes films like Good Time and The Lighthouse, a black-and-white project that just won big at the Cannes Film Festival.


All we know so far is that The Batman is slated to hit theaters in 2021. Given director Matt Reeves's propensity for darkly lit and rather suspenseful movies (Cloverfield, and both Dawn of Planet of the Apes and War of Planet of the Apes), we'll probably visualize more of the same treatment for this blockbuster. Up until then, it's up fans to determine if they prefer Battinson or PatMan because the actor's new nickname.