Robert Pattinson to take over for Ben Affleck to play Caped Crusader in upcoming superhero [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | May 17, 2019 | Justin Enriquez

[C19fan]

Robert Pattinson will play the Caped Crusader in the upcoming The Batman flick slated for a June 25, 2021 release. The 33-year-old British actor is the next in line to play the DC Comics superhero after Ben Affleck last played Bruce Wayne in 2017's Justice League. Pattinson is in talks to play Batman in the Matt Reeves led project according to Variety on Thursday night.

[C19fan]

Are you ****ing kidding me????

[bagster]

[marajade]

From vampire to batman.

He is gorgeous. Just unlucky in love.

[pepsionice]

This will move forward for about six to eight months, with script issues, and eventually Pattinson will be replaced. I would have suggested Keanu Reeves but his schedule is probably full for the next five years.

[mewzilla]

Sparkly Batman.

Euw.

They should have cast Matthew Goode. He doesn’t sparkle.

[moovova]

Who?

[Chode]

a soyboy, ya gotta be kiddin me...

[marajade]

They didn’t think Heath Ledger would make a good Joker either but he did. You never know.

[Skywise]

Acting-wise I don’t think he’s got the gravitas to pull it off

But looks-wise he’s like a younger Christian Bale.

[novemberslady]

Are there no more masculine actors?

That are actually men...

[Guenevere]

Is he really?

Kristin doesn’t hide her inclination.......but I didn’t know he was/is?

[rjsimmon]

They didn’t think Heath Ledger would make a good Joker either but he did.

Nah. He didn't. Heath got lots of accolades because he died, not because he performed well as the Joker.

Jared Leto played the best Joker to date.

[mewzilla]

When you’re spending nine figs on a flick, you’d bloody well better know. :-)

[AnotherUnixGeek]

They've never really found a good Batman - as much as I like Michael Keaton in other roles, he certainly wasn't Batman. Christian Bale was a mumbling farce - Heath Ledger made the best Batman movie, and he played the Joker. The less said about Affleck and Clooney, the better.

The best Batman might still be Adam West, and he was playing it for laughs - since it's a comic book character, that's probably the way to play it.

[mewzilla]

Actually, we have a Batman. But he’s a little busy at the moment leading the free world. :-)

[shotgun]

Charlie Hunnam, who starred as Jax Teller on Sons of Anarchy, would be good but I see him being the next James Bond.

[A_perfect_lady]

Keanu’s old enough to play the butler.

[ManHunter]

Yeah, really! I understand the guy’s personal hygiene is... lacking. Just imagine what he’ll smell like with all that plastic junk on.

[Jonty30]

Affleck made the best Batman, as he is currently regarded by the artist and fans. His origins is the gothic dime store novels, where he is a Jekyll-Hyde composition.

What isn’t understood by many is that it is that Batman’s performance that determines a great Batman, but his villains. If they give him a good villain, he can be a good Batman.

[Pollard]

Filming of batman conflicting with Affleck’s treatment program schedule?