Robert Pattinson revealed that he had to lie to his “Tenet” director, Christopher Nolan, about leaving work to audition for Matt Reeves' “Batman” movie. It was announced in 2019 that the “Twilight” actor would be the next person to portray comic book character Bruce Wayne after Ben Affleck hung up the cowl following the release of “Justice League” and Christian Bale’s run in the “Dark Knight” franchise – helmed by Nolan – ended in 2012.