Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse have arrived in Los Angeles.
27.04.2022 - 13:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Robert Pattinson will reprise his role as Batman in a sequel to the hit film, it has been reported.
Pattinson became the latest actor to portray Gotham’s most famous inhabitant in The Batman film, which was released in UK cinemas in March this year.
With the film earning an impressive 85% score on film review site Rotten Tomatoes, the news will no doubt please fans of this incarnation of the iconic caped crusader.
The Batman was a big hit at the box office, grossing $750 million worldwide according to Deadline. And Warner Bros have teased that there’s more to come from Pattinson’s Batman, HullLive reports .
According to People Magazine, Warner Bros revealed the news that Pattinson will return in a second film at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Writer and director Matt Reeves attended the event on Tuesday and reportedly said he was “excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter".
The studio is remaining tight-lipped for the time being about what else fans can expect from the new film, and when it will arrive in cinemas.
Filming for the sequel could see Pattinson and his co-stars visit Glasgow, which doubled up as Gotham in the first movie.
Several locations around the city were used in the film, including a motorbike chase through Glasgow Necropolis and scenes around Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Royal infirmary.
Robert said at the time: "It's not at all surprising to me that Glasgow has become a sort of unofficial Gotham City.
"When you think of Gotham you think of a wonderfully Gothic city - and that's why Glasgow works so well".
The Batman follows Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne as he investigates hidden corruption in Gotham, where he encounters Zoe Kravitz’ Catwoman. It’s not yet confirmed whether Kravitz will
Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse have arrived in Los Angeles.
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Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse are enjoying a night out together!
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Back to the Batcave. Robert Pattinson‘s caped crusader will return in a sequel to the March 2022 film The Batman.
The Batman. Makers Warner Bro.s revealed their plans during a presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for cinema owners.The news was announced by The Batman director Matt Reeves who revealed that he will return to write and direct the DC follow up.Reeves said the news was “thrilling for me” and he was “excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter,” according to People.He also confirmed the “whole team” would return for the project according to People, including Pattinson.The first film is now available to stream in the UK, having been released on Premium Video on Demand from April 19 in the UK.The film sees Robert Pattinson play the caped crusader, alongside Paul Dano as the Riddler, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Colin Farrell as the Penguin and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Paul Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.“Most of the time it comes off brilliantly. Pattinson plays him with a dour fanaticism that only occasionally topples over into parody.” Meanwhile, in other The Batman news, Nicolas Cage pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to the 2022 film.The actor was asked at SXSW festival if there’s any roles he’d like to play, and he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.“We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see.
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In news that won’t be much of a surprise to anyone, today, at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. chief Toby Emmerich announced a sequel to Matt Reeves’ successful “The Batman” is in the works with Robert Pattinson in the lead once more.
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