Robert Pattinson The Batman Casting Backlash Explained By Director
The Batman director Matt Reeves reflects on the Robert Pattinson casting backlash and defends his decision based on the star's post-Twilight work. Pattinson becomes the sixth actor to don the cape and cowl for Warner Bros.' Batman film franchise that began with the Michael Keaton-led outing in 1989. The 35-year-old English star was most recently preceded by Ben Affleck in the DC Extended Universe, who stepped down from the role and from co-writing, directing and producing The Batman due to multiple factors, though is returning to close out the character in The Flash.
Reeves' The Batman is taking inspiration from multiple iconic comic storylines, namely Year One and The Long Halloween, as Bruce Wayne enters his second year of fighting crime and uncovers a deep web of corruption in Gotham City while also contending with a cryptic serial killer known as The Riddler. Alongside Pattinson, the cast for the film includes Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Gotham Police Lieutenant Jim Gordon, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth. Though anticipation is currently high for The Batman, this wasn't always the case in the film's development.
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In anticipation of the film's release, Esquire caught up with Matt Reeves to discuss The Batman. The co-writer/director reflected on the Robert Pattinson casting backlash, defending his decision and believing those whose didn't have faith in the star hadn't seen his work after the Twilight franchise. See what Reeves said below:
“There has been no actor, when his announcement that he was going to be playing Batman in one of the feature
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