Robert Pattinson Shares His Agent’s Batman Reaction: ‘I Thought You Only Wanted to Play Freaks?’

Robert Pattinson revealed in a current interview with Total Film magazine that even his agent was shocked by the information that Pattinson can be taking up the function of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ comedian e book tentpole “The Batman.” Pattinson pursued the function regardless of his profession staying away from main Hollywood franchises after within the years after he wrapped up his function as Edward Cullen in “The Twilight Saga.”

“I used to be aiming for fairly totally different stuff,” Pattinson stated about pursuing the function. “Clearly it’s principally the jewel within the crown, of the components you possibly can actually get as an actor. However I’d by no means actually thought I used to be wherever near doing it, and particularly with the opposite components I used to be drawn to on the time.”

“I simply saved obsessively checking up on it for the subsequent yr or so,” Pattinson added. “Even my brokers had been like, ‘Oh, attention-grabbing. I believed you solely needed to play complete freaks?’ And I used to be like, ‘He’s a freak!’”

Pattinson’s casting proved divisive when it was first introduced, however Reeves not too long ago informed Esquire journal, “There was no actor, when his announcement that he was going to be taking part in Batman in one of many characteristic movies was introduced, that has not acquired a backlash. The individuals who had been excited, I knew it was as a result of they knew Rob’s work post-‘Twilight.’ The individuals who weren’t excited, I knew it was as a result of they didn’t know Rob’s work post-‘Twilight.’”

After “The Twilight Saga” completed, Pattinson dove head first into indie movie with acclaimed collaborations with the likes of David Cronenberg and the Safdie Brothers. It was the latter filmmaking duo’s thriller “Good Time” that landed Pattinson on Reeves’ Batman radar. Pattinson stars in “Good Time” as a determined prison attempting to free his brother from jail.

“Within the strategy of writing the film, I watched ‘Good Time,’ and I believed, ‘Okay, he’s obtained an inside type of rage that connects with this character and a dangerousness, and I can really feel this desperation.’ And I grew to become dead-set on it being Rob,” Reeves informed Esquiree. “And I had no concept if Rob had any curiosity! As a result of, after all, he had finished all of those indie films after he established himself in Twilight.’”

“The Batman” opens in theaters nationwide March 4.