# Robert Pattinson cast as Batman **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093 "2019-05-17T01:46:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/1 "2019-05-17T01:46:14Z")
> **[REPORT: Warner Bros. Casts Robert Pattinson as the Next Batman - Or Has It?](https://www.cbr.com/report-pattinson-cast-as-batman/)** > > Twilight alum Robert Pattinson is reportedly in talks to play Bruce Wayne in director Matt Reeves' The Batman. Robert Pattinson has (probably) been cast as Batman in the new Matt Reeves movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/2 "2019-05-17T01:56:06Z")
As terrible as it sounds, I have actually seen him in other movies and he is a pretty good actor. I think he pretty much hates Twilight and wants to do something better to be remembered for. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/3 "2019-05-17T02:00:12Z")
Well, his life is about to change. Good for him. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/4 "2019-05-17T02:00:31Z")
At this point, isn’t it easier to list the people who _haven’t_ played Batman? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/5 "2019-05-17T02:18:17Z")
Gonna play Batman _in what_? Or do they just have to keep the number of Batman movies even with the number of Spider-Man movies or something? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/6 "2019-05-17T02:53:23Z")
Anyone can play Batman. The challenge is playing Bruce Wayne. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/7 "2019-05-17T03:15:50Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Anyone can play Batman. The challenge is playing Bruce Wayne. I would challenge that. I can’t think of an actor in the role who didn’t do a good job as Bruce Wayne, but portraying a dual personality as Batman at the same time has been pretty tough. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/8 "2019-05-17T04:02:25Z")
that was my problem with Keaton as Batman he was great as Bruce Wayne but he just wasn’t the superhero type … same as Clooney although by the time George got involved the scripts were squeezy-cheeze fests … ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/9 "2019-05-17T04:34:24Z")
Matt Reeves is directing, and he previously made the new _Planet Of The Apes_ movies. He has a good feel for slow paced bleak drama, so this will suit Pattinson well, who has done a bunch of well received work since _Twilight_, and seems very similar to Christian Bale to me really. I believe the expectation is this _Batman_ movie will emphasise the Detective side that is often forgotten, so perhaps it will lean more noir. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/10 "2019-05-17T11:22:48Z")
Will he sparkle? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/11 "2019-05-17T12:55:34Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Gonna play Batman _in what_? This is the real question. Is this still for the DC shared universe? is it a reboot? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/12 "2019-05-17T13:14:55Z")
The shared DC Universe seems to be very loose now. Each subsequent movie is in no hurry to be associated with the others anymore. It’s very possible that the new _Suicide Squad_, the new _Birds of Prey_, the new _Joker_, and the new _Batman_ movies are not going to have any acknowledgement of each other even if a character appears in all of them. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/13 "2019-05-17T13:26:52Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I believe the expectation is this _Batman_ movie will emphasise the Detective side that is often forgotten, so perhaps it will lean more noir. I fervently hope so. It would keep him from being boring. I prefer smart superheroes fighting smart villains, something I haven’t seen in years. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/14 "2019-05-17T14:28:02Z")
I am excited for this. Even people who hated B vs S and Justice League agree that it was probably the best visualization of Batman in a live action movie. The Warehouse fight in BvS and the opening of Justice League where Batman captures the Parademon look great. I look forward to seeing what they do with this one. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/15 "2019-05-17T15:33:04Z")
Is this the one Affleck was going to do, then dropped out? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/16 "2019-05-17T15:38:34Z")
Well, criminals _are_ a cowardly and superstitious lot… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/17 "2019-05-17T15:54:34Z")
So, are we going to spend the first half of the movie relearning Batman’s origin? Gritty reboot: his parents get _chainsawed_ to death. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/18 "2019-05-17T16:02:01Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Is this the one Affleck was going to do, then dropped out? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/19 "2019-05-17T19:55:22Z")
When I saw this thread title, at first I misread it as “Rowan Atkinson”. And _Twilight_ sucked for reasons that were completely outside of the cast’s control. I wouldn’t hold it against him. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093/20 "2019-05-17T19:57:56Z")
You think that’s bad? I misread it as Pat Robertson. I though someone had cooked up a satire video. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-pattinson-cast-as-batman/834093.md?page=2)