Earlier tonight, Variety not only broke the news that Robert Pattinson has been cast in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, but also damn near broke the Internet, too.
As expected, everyone and their grandmother has an opinion on why the former Twilight star will or won’t make a good Dark Knight, but if you ask us, we’re actually a fan of this. For one, Pattinson is a genuinely talented actor, and if you don’t believe us, just go watch his performance in David Cronenberg’s excellent Cosmopolis. Not only that, but he’s definitely got the right look for a young Bruce Wayne/Batman and perhaps most exciting of all, he’s such a left-field, unexpected choice that he’ll surely bring something fresh and different to the part.
That’s not to say that every actor before him has done the same thing, but it’s not...
As expected, everyone and their grandmother has an opinion on why the former Twilight star will or won’t make a good Dark Knight, but if you ask us, we’re actually a fan of this. For one, Pattinson is a genuinely talented actor, and if you don’t believe us, just go watch his performance in David Cronenberg’s excellent Cosmopolis. Not only that, but he’s definitely got the right look for a young Bruce Wayne/Batman and perhaps most exciting of all, he’s such a left-field, unexpected choice that he’ll surely bring something fresh and different to the part.
That’s not to say that every actor before him has done the same thing, but it’s not...
- 5/17/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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