Warner Bros. Moving Forward with Robert Pattinson as Batman
Warner Brothers has apparently approved Robert Pattinson to play Batman in their new movie, The Batman. Directed by Matt Reeves, Robert will apparently begin negotiations on a three picture deal sometime today, May 31.
Deadline is reporting, “Pattinson has been considered a frontrunner because the filmmaker liked him, but the studio was torn between him and Nicholas Hoult, and wanted both of the actors on tape because this is such a big decision on a cornerstone Warner Bros DC franchise. Those meetings happened yesterday, I’m told, and the decision was made.”
The site goes on to say, “Pattinson has been considered a frontrunner because the filmmaker liked him, but the studio was torn between him and Nicholas Hoult, and wanted both of the actors on tape because this is such a big decision on a cornerstone Warner Bros DC franchise. Those meetings happened yesterday, I’m told, and the decision was made. Hoult, who starred in Tolkien and is about to reprise in the latest X-Men: First Class film Dark Phoenix, was impressive, but Pattinson will be the guy and negotiations will get underway any moment.”
This news comes only days after he was spotted out for a stroll with model/actress/girlfriend, Suki Waterhouse.
Filming on the first movie in the trilogy will begin this Fall. Apparently the first movie will be an origin story.
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Rob and Suki out in LA together May 29th, 2019⠀ ⠀ 📷 FIA agency⠀ #robertpattinson | #sukiwaterhouse