Robert Pattinson's Jawline Is As Strong As Ever In The Batman First Look

Just in time for Valentine's Day, our first look at Robert Pattinson as Batman has arrived. The Batman director Matt Reeves posted a very mysterious, very dark look at the Caped Crusader in a 56-second camera test on Vimeo, which he then shared wide in a tweet, captioned only with the hashtags #TheBatman and #CameraTest.


the initial ten seconds of the clip are black, nevertheless slowly, shaded red, our hero appears: First his blurry chest plate comes into focus, Bat-insignia glimmering; and then the camera pans up to his shoulder, a glimpse of a cape; and then, around the 33-second mark, Batman's face starts to come into view. He's masked, obviously, with his eyes and nose covered to protect his identity, however as his head slowly lifts (42 seconds in) Pattinson's unmistakable jawline reveals itself, and the red light shines just so — giving us however three seconds of euphoria before the clip cuts back to black.


It's very dramatic, and it's a total a tease — mere breadcrumbs meant to satiate us up until more substantial images drop — yet it'll have to do. Check it out above.


And just in the event you blinked, couldn't pause the video in time, or just want more of a possibility to ogle, please appreciate this (slightly brightened) screenshot of the next iteration of the Dark Knight below.


According to The Hollywood Reporter, not only is this a glimpse at Pattinson's Batman, however it's also a sneak peek at the general feel we can expect from the movie. The test was filmed by cinematographer Greig Fraser and uses music from composer Michael Giacchino, both of whom are hard at work on The Batman, which started filming in London last month.


Hopefully this is the opening look of several — and maybe next time we'll be blessed with visions of Zoe Kravitz's Catwoman, Paul Dano's Riddler, Colin Farrell's Penguin, John Turturro's Carmine Falcone, Jeffrey Wright's Commissioner Gordon, and/or Andy Serkis's lovable Alfred. Otherwise we'll all doomed wait to be able to see more of The Batman whenever it hits theaters in June 2021.