Paul Dano took a deep dive into his transformation into the Riddler in the upcoming “The Batman”.
01.02.2022 - 02:01 / variety.com
Zack Sharf Robert Pattinson revealed in a recent interview with Total Film magazine that even his agent was shocked by the news that Pattinson would be taking over the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ comic book tentpole “The Batman.” Pattinson pursued the role despite his career staying away from major Hollywood franchises in the years after he wrapped up his role as Edward Cullen in “The Twilight Saga.”“I was aiming for quite different stuff,” Pattinson said about pursuing the role. “Obviously it’s basically the jewel in the crown of the parts you can really get as an actor.
But I’d never really thought I was anywhere close to doing it, and especially with the other parts I was attracted to at the time.” “I just kept obsessively checking up on it for the next year or so,” Pattinson added. “Even my agents were like, ‘Oh, interesting.
I thought you only wanted to play total freaks?’ And I was like, ‘He is a freak!'”Pattinson’s casting proved divisive when it was first announced, but Reeves recently told Esquire magazine, “There has been no actor, when his announcement that he was going to be playing Batman in one of the feature films was announced, that has not received a backlash. The people who were excited, I knew it was because they knew Rob’s work post-‘Twilight.’ The people who weren’t excited, I knew it was because they didn’t know Rob’s work post-‘Twilight.’”After “The Twilight Saga” finished, Pattinson dove head first into indie film with acclaimed collaborations with the likes of David Cronenberg and the Safdie Brothers.
It was the latter filmmaking duo’s thriller “Good Time” that landed Pattinson on Reeves’ Batman radar. Pattinson stars in “Good Time” as a desperate criminal trying to free his
.Paul Dano took a deep dive into his transformation into the Riddler in the upcoming “The Batman”.
upcoming movie, “The Batman.” Broadcaster Brian Anderson appeared to be calling a regular transition to a commercial break when the video board outside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland advertising the All-Star Game began showing an assortment of clips before eventually changing to green text saying “unmask the truth.” A digital version of the Caped Crusader showed up on the roof with the Bat-Signal in the ominous red sky behind him. In disbelief, Anderson gave play-by-play of the scene.“You guys getting this in the truck? Something’s happening outside.” Anderson said during the promo.
on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the “Twilight Saga” alum revealed that he sought advice from Christian Bale, who starred in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy from 2005 until 2012, about how to urinate while wearing the caped costume.“I was a bit scared to ask them anything but I bumped into Christian Bale,” Pattinson said on the late-night talk show. “[I was] next to him in a urinal and I guess it kind of inspired him to say, ‘The first thing you need to do in the bat suit is figure out a way to pee.'”He added, “So when I went to the costume department I was like, ‘First things first.
Robert Pattinson had a “ton” of “bad ideas” while filming “The Batman”.
Reinventing the Bat and the Cat was hard work.
, the newest actor to take on the role of has acknowledged that playing the Caped Crusader is the most difficult thing he has ever done. Pattinson was formally cast in May 2019, and the picture was ultimately set to be released on March 4, 2022, following multiple delays.The Batman is supposed to depict a more novice Bruce Wayne during his early years as the caped crusader of Gotham City when he first comes into touch with a mysterious serial murderer known as The Riddler.
Warner Bros/DC’s highly-anticipated The Batman has been cleared for a release in China. A date has yet to be confirmed, but the approval is significant given the market has been light on studio titles across the past year.
The Batman is planning to skip his child’s birth in order to see the DC movie on its opening day.It comes after his wife took to Reddit to complain about her husband’s actions.“My (25F) husband (28M) and I are expecting a baby. As you may know, there is a new Batman movie releasing on early march.
Robert Pattinson is just weeks away from debuting his version of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, to the world in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film, “The Batman.” While early box office predictions have this film doing really well (obviously), there are still no official plans for a sequel or more stories with Pattinson’s version of the character. But if the actor has anything to say about it, there’s plenty more where that came from.
nearly three hours long, it’s only the beginning of the story as far as star Robert Pattinson sees it.The actor makes his debut as Bruce Wayne in the new reboot co-written and directed by Matt Reeves, and he’s made clear that he’s ready to play Batman “as many times as people want to see it.” Speaking with Fandango, Pattinson teased the notion of making a new trio of Batman films with Reeves: “I’ve talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy, and that would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process and it’s such a fun character to play.”Paul Dano, who plays The Riddler in the new film, added during the same interview, “There’s so much room for this Batman to grow, too,” while co-star Colin Farrell (who plays The Penguin) echoed that sentiment by saying, “I want to see the evolution of Bruce Wayne.”Pattinson said in December he had already “mapped out” the psychology of where his character might go in future films, but these new comments affirm he’s eager to continue his partnership with Reeves on future installments.“The Batman” has been teased as a “Year Two” story for the Caped Crusader, in reference to the iconic comic book “Batman: Year One.” This story picks up in Bruce’s second year of being Batman, where it’s not quite an origin story but he’s not quite an expert yet either.
The hype machine for Matt Reeves‘ reboot of the ‘Batman’ franchise has almost hit its crescendo as “The Batman” is about to hit theaters early next month. Audiences around the globe will finally get to see Robert Pattinson‘s take on both Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader, as Reeves guides us into more of a gritty crime thriller version of Gotham City thanks to the slick visuals courtesy of Oscar-nominated “Dune” cinematographer Greg Fraser.
Robert Pattinson reckons he spent so many hours filming The Batman in the dark that his skin turned green.
Robert Pattinson is sharing some new details about The Batman!
Robert Pattinson is described as having an “ability to look convincingly different, by meaningful degrees, in many different things” in the new GQ feature about The Batman actor. He certainly proves it with the photos accompanying the interview. With silver teeth, bleach-blonde hair, and a menacing gleam in his eye, Robert, 35, looks wildly different than the sullen, dark gothic romance heartthrob of the Twilight series. Instead, he seems to channel a little bit of Jared Leto’s take on The Joker with the grills, Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, or Brad Pitt’s characters from Fight Club and 12 Monkeys. ‘
The Batman seem to contain secret messages that are visible under a blacklight, fans have claimed.The new DC film, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, has teased new images ahead of its forthcoming release next month.On a new poster, one fan spotted a message written in the voice of the Riddler which is only visible when using a blacklight to read it. Batman and Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) appear on the poster, with a Riddler symbol also in the picture.Twitter user @Nervatel shared their discovery, zooming in on the orange sunset above Pattinson’s head.
Robert Pattinson is opening up about the way his agents reacted after he decided to accept the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the upcoming movie The Batman.
When it was announced that Robert Pattinson was chosen to play Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in Matt Reeves’ upcoming superhero film, “The Batman,” most people were confused. People who only knew Pattinson from “Twilight” couldn’t imagine the sparkly vampire kid in the role.
The Riddler literally crashes a funeral in an extended clip from “The Batman” starring Robert Pattinson.