Batman Casting Backlash Wasn't as Bad as Twilight, Says Robert Pattinson
The Batman star Robert Pattinson reveals the casting backlash he received for playing Batman was not as bad as when he was cast in Twilight. London-born Pattinson first came to public attention in the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Three years later he shot to international fame when he was cast in the role of vampire Edward Cullen in the big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's smash hit YA novel Twilight, as well as the subsequent sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 & 2.
Following the success of the franchise, which collectively grossed more than $3.4 billion worldwide, Pattinson took a sideways step in his career, electing to appear in arthouse movies and independent films, and typically shunning blockbusters and big money franchises. With critically acclaimed turns in movies such as The Rover, Maps to the Stars, and Good Time, the 35-year-old has developed a strong body of work over the past decade, before making the decision to return to franchise filmmaking when he won the lead role in The Batman, but faced backlash after he was cast.
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In an interview with MTV, Pattinson talked about the experience of winning an iconic role, the backlash that came with it, and how this compared to the backlash when he was cast in Twilight. He discussed his thoughts on the role, as well as the reaction to him being cast in the role he had sought for over a year, determining that overall there was "...a kind of weirdly positive reaction. I think it's because it was so left field." Read Pattinson's quote below where he discusses fan reaction to
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