He’s told countless of lies and bizarre stories in interviews leading up to the release of the DC movie ‘The Batman.’
Now that Robert Pattinson is about to take on Bruce Wayne like A - listers before him include Ben Affleck , Christian Bale , and George Clooney in this twelvemonth ’s highly anticipated release of Matt Reeves’DCfilmThe Batman , he ’s about to become one of the bragging movie principal in the mankind … again . He was at one point — when he infract out playing a lovestruck , teenage lamia in theTwilightseries . But since then , unless you ’re reasonably of a cinephile who ’s been closely follow his career , he ’s for the most part been out of the mainstream . You see , Robert Pattinson is somewhat of a self - described solitudinarian who has always tried to scat the spotlight . That ’s partly why he ’s not necessarily one of Hollywood ’s go - to prosperous son or traditional enfranchisement stars , and the fact that he ’s just kind oftoo weirdto be .
Robert Pattinson has something the other boys on the big screen do n’t , though . He is , if you will , a hot looney . His perfectly tousled hairsbreadth , the air of mystery around him , his tendency to be ego - deprecating and severalize lie in interviews , and his absorbing post - Twilightcareer choices make it so . Rather than going for more character in major franchises , he became the incubation poster boy for A24 hypebeasts everywhere , exploit with indie directors like theSafdie BrothersinGood Time , Claire Denis inHigh Life , andRobert EggersinThe Lighthouse . Now , as he transition back into being the center of attention with the March 4th acquittance ofThe Batman , he ’s continuingnotto lean into the Hollywood leading adult male playbook . Instead , he ’s been embracing being the weirdo that he is on his recent insistency tour .
Given his career moves of late , it may seem surprising that Pattinson resolve to play Batman , one of the most buzzed - about use an actor can get . He did , though , because he sees the part as no different from any of the other weirdo role he ’s played — like alighthouse steward who has sex with a mermaid . " My agent were like , ' Oh , interesting . I thought you only wanted to play entire lusus naturae ? ' " he recentlytoldVariety . " And I was like , ' He is a monster ! ' "
Robert Pattinson at the Paris premiere of ‘The Batman’|Warner Bros.
While you ’ll have to waitress to see how he interpret that " freak " in Reeves ' neo - noir- and Kurt Cobain - inspired film , he ’s been making himself akin to what he’sdescribedas the " emo , " " nihilistic , " " weirdo " Dark Knight in countless consultation conduce up to the liberation . He ’s really been doing so since 2020 when he appear in aGQcover story in which he speak about his anxieties , past confederate visit him " meta , " and he rest about not receive in shape forThe Batman — recentlysayingthat it was too " embarrassing " to hold that he was . He also went viral for saying he was working on grow a revolting - fathom microwavable alimentary paste . It stay unclear if he was being fairly serious about that — like it was some inner joke that he had withonly himself — or it was a complete fictionalisation , as he toldGQin a February 2022 profile that he ’s been a compulsive liar all his spirit in both audience and socially .
So , he basically spent the entire profile explaining how unknown he is — but in a hot way , because you just ca n’t quite put your finger on whatreallygoes on in his read/write head ( and they styled him in the photo shoot like a aphrodisiac , tattooed- , tooth - gem - put on scoundrel from a ' ninety hacker thriller ) . The lies are truly a source of Pattinson ’s weirdo mystery , though , and gratefully in the interview he broke down some of the infamous ace he tell growing up — if you had assemble him when he was in gamey school , you would have believed him to be a doorknocker , a skateboarder , and a drug dealer who smuggles his supply through floppy disks . ( From following many Rob lies over the years , it seems as though the art to discover whether they ’re truthful or fictitious is to measure how detailed he ’s being , and how queasy he is — like , for example , thisclipof him tattle about take care of snails . From that equating , it seems , copious Rob lies are born . )
In speaking more specifically about the role , he ’s also been unknown . OnJimmy Kimmel Live , he said he see telecasting ofbats fightingin preparation , that he used a different , whispery voice for two week of filming before the crew say him that itwasn’t it , and during other costume meeting , he hint they " go really , really Kurt Cobain " and let him wear a apparel and Bugs Bunny slippers as Bruce . In other on - camerainterviews , he shared a write up that sounds like total bullshit , tell the first thing he did when he ascertain out that he bring down the role was ride in " the garden " and scream , " Why me ? Why all these boon ? " at the Sunday .
Just look at how emo he is.|Warner Bros. Pictures
Given ( gestures)all of that , DC fans might be doubting of Rob Pattinson taking on Bruce Wayne . Rob Pattinson lover , though — ones like myself , who have a go at it and cover the raging weirdo that he is — can enjoin we ’re in for quite a public presentation , specially with how freaky he ’s been extend up to the release . Director Matt Reeves in reality spoke about hesitancy around Pattinson ’s casting in an interview withEsquire , saying , " The people who were excited , I knew it was because they knew Rob ’s work Emily Post - Twilight . The the great unwashed who were n’t excited , I knew it was because they did n’t have it off Rob ’s work post - gloam . " I , for one , loved him inTwilight(Team Edward , forever and a day and always ) and everything he ’s done since — fromGood TimetoReddit AMAswhere he pronounce his life out of doors of act " sucks " and he spoke at distance about his obsession with the hip hop group Death Grips . I ’m ready formy Batman — as theZoë Kravitz memesays — to step into the spotlight and for his outlandishness to be what helps prompt him back to blockbuster success .
