As per a media platform, it was mentioned that, “The studio confirmed on Friday that he had signed a deal.” It was also reported that the British actor has been finalised as the cast as the caped crusader from Gotham.
Earlier media houses were reporting that Pattinson was the top choice amongst the other in the cast list which included Nicholas Hoult, as well. However, the producers have finally made their confirmed choice for Batman.
Pattinson began his eclectic career by being the prime show of the vampire-themed Twilight movies that came up in a sequel. The other movies Pattinson has been a prime part included- David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis(2012), Lost City of Z (2016), Good Time (2017), Claire Denis’s High Life(2018) and Robert Eggers’s The Lighthouse. Robert Pattinson has also been a part of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Tenet, starring a number of other popular faces, including, Dimple Kapadia.
Matt Reeves’s The Batman is scheduled to be released on June 25, 2021. Earlier to this, Reeves is also credited for movies including Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). The new film in The Batman will be focusing on Bruce Wayne’s early years as Batman.
Among the other actors who played the role of the brooding superhero in the past includes-Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck.