The Batman Director Was Devastated When Robert Pattinson Joined Tenet
The Batman director Matt Reeves has admitted that he was “devastated” when he first learned that Robert Pattinson had joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Nolan, who had also helmed The Dark Knight trilogy featuring Christian Bale as Gotham’s vigilante protector, wrote and directed the 2020 sci-fi thriller Tenet. In the film, Pattinson plays CIA handler Neil. Pattinson’s casting was first announced in March 2019, roughly the same time that Reeves had begun preparations for The Batman following the departure of Ben Affleck from the role.
After seeing Pattinson in the 2017 crime drama Good Time, Reeves had written the script for his reinvention of the Batman franchise specifically with Pattinson in mind for the role of Bruce Wayne. While other actors Nicholas Hoult, Armie Hammer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were all on the initial shortlist, only Hoult and Pattinson were screen-tested for the role. Pattinson has said that he was initially so nervous about telling Nolan he was auditioning for The Batman that he lied to the director about having a “family emergency” when he needed to fly out for the initial screen test. Nolan, however, quickly saw through the ruse and ended up providing the actor with advice about getting more movement from the Batsuit.
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Despite Pattinson being so keen on landing the iconic role that he decided to fib about his audition, it would seem that Reeves was concerned the actor may not even be interested in The Batman at all. In a recent interview with ReelBlend Podcast (via Comicbook), Reeves admitted that when he learned about Pattinson landing his role in Tenet, he was “devastated,” worrying the actor would not
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