I mean....WOW YOU GUYS. JUST WOW. I am feeling all the emotions and it's so dang amazing!!!! I don't know what to say! My jaw is just permanently dropped! I'm trying to breathe! ARE YOU OK??? WOW.
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) February 13, 2020
The suit is incredible. 🦇 pic.twitter.com/7KSqDIrIUr— patrick tomasso (@imPatrickT) February 13, 2020
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) June 3, 2019
"Quick" Debates and Secret Screen Tests: How Robert Pattinson Became Batman
Two weeks ago, a black jacket-clad Robert Pattinson faced flashbulbs and reporters at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his period drama, The Lighthouse. When one guest approached him at the reception and said, “I heard you were the new Batman,” he offered only a sly smile and stayed mum.
In reality, Pattinson was not the Caped Crusader…just yet. Hours after his Cannes duties in designer duds, he would be on a plane to Los Angeles to face perhaps the biggest test of his acting career: putting on a Batsuit for director Matt Reeves, who is casting The Batman.Click HERE to keep reading on THR!
That test was officially passed Friday, when Warner Bros. announced that Pattinson had won the role. The decision was the culmination of an intense process that insiders describe as surprisingly quick. As opposed to most superhero casting efforts, which often include far-and-wide searches and dozens of screen tests for the likes of Superman or more recently, Spider-Man, the Batman process was notably smooth.
“It was quick,” says one Warners insider. “Quicker than normal.”
Reeves, who was hired to write and direct a new Batman movie in February 2017, was envisioning actors while penning the script, according to sources familiar with the filmmaker’s thinking. It helped that this new Batman needed to conform to a defined age bracket. He is written as around 30 years old, and the story is neither another rehashing of his origin nor the tale of a seasoned crimefighter ruling Gotham City. He is Bruce Wayne still trying to find his footing on his way to becoming the genius detective.
This, of course, eliminated Ben Affleck, as THR first reported back in July 2017. (Affleck and Warner Bros. denied the recasting at the time because the actor, who had played the role in Batman v Superman and Justice League, was to have headlined his own stand-alone movie that was sidelined when the studio began rethinking its superhero strategy.)
Reeves is said to have considered Pattinson, 33, early on in the process, says one source, even though no outreach was made. Reeves didn’t even know if the actor wanted the part. Since Pattinson shot to fame as a heartthrob vampire in the Twilight films, he has built a solid résumé in smaller, well-reviewed independent films like Good Time and Maps to the Stars. He has assiduously avoided big studio franchise films.
But that fact actually made him more attractive to Reeves and the executive team at Warner Bros. Specifically, Pattinson has not yet appeared in a Marvel Studios movie, and name-brand actors not working for the DC Comics rival are becoming few and far between. While there are no contract provisions prohibiting Marvel actors from appearing in DC/Warner Bros. movies and vice versa, execs believe that cross-pollination dilutes both brands and can cause confusion for audiences, especially from a marketing point of view.
I hope you don't mind, but I wanted to play around with one of your images as a sudo mockup w Pattinson. I'd love to see something along those lines costume wise... pic.twitter.com/zbMfa7JbEr— John Regan (@ShatterverseEnt) May 29, 2019
— RiskyKing (@Monsieur_HJ) June 2, 2019
Rework of an old piece #thebatman pic.twitter.com/Zl3krxSb8E— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) May 19, 2019
These comic book fanboys that do posters don’t play. Talented group. This is from iMizurii. pic.twitter.com/eBdavELg8I— Tracy 🌺 (@TRAEU_SAOE) June 1, 2019
— RiskyKing (@Monsieur_HJ) June 2, 2019
😍😍😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/3DVflJojWI— SlaveforRob 🦇 (@SlaveforRob) June 1, 2019
So it's officially official. @mattreevesLA + #RobertPattinson + #Batman ... I'm so behind that. 😍 pic.twitter.com/MwO7yLE9sF— monsieurgordon (@monsieurgordon) June 2, 2019
It’s official! Celebrating #Battinson with this fanposter I did! 🦇 pic.twitter.com/ZnPwOKISyf— SG Posters (@SG_Posters) May 31, 2019
I'd love to see a more terrifying costume design this time around for The Batman w some Kane/Finger flavor... #RobertPattinsonIsBatman #RobertPattinson #Batman @mattreevesLA @BATMANONFILM @shewrick @elmayimbe @thomasp0003 @I_Am_MFR @wbpictures @ComicBook @CBR pic.twitter.com/aegxa3FYmj— John Regan (@ShatterverseEnt) May 21, 2019
Went for a Neal Adams / Bob Kane Bat fusion... #RobertPattinson @shewrick @BATMANONFILM @mattreevesLA #BATTINSON #TheBatman #Batman #batman80 @thomasp0003 @elmayimbe @I_Am_MFR @robpattinsonus @robpattinsonww @Robsjaw @RPAustralia @DCComics @ComicBook_Movie @CBR @NickDerington pic.twitter.com/1ZRY3lVAEV— John Regan (@ShatterverseEnt) May 31, 2019
A 1939 #TheBatman would not only work like gangbusters for a #noir but would immediately set the film apart from prior #Batman films and make @mattreevesLA film feel fresh from the get. Pattinson also has a period look. #RobertPattinson @shewrick @BATMANONFILM @NickDerington pic.twitter.com/en8J8g8bX0— John Regan (@ShatterverseEnt) May 28, 2019
here it is with white eyes... pic.twitter.com/GosTLJmceS— John Regan (@ShatterverseEnt) May 21, 2019
LMAO what the Twitter but.... if you must.... pic.twitter.com/RvSFkBKyG7— Robert Pattinson WorldWide (@robpattinsonww) May 21, 2019
First look at Robert Pattinson as Batman pic.twitter.com/m8S1hQOGSe— Roman Tweetov (@teetov_) May 31, 2019
— Pallav Gogoi (@pallav_) June 2, 2019
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