Who’s going to be the Batman of the DCU? We still don’t know, but it won’t be Robert Pattinson. The actor made his debut as the Dark Knight in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and production on the sequel is finally underway. Some believe Pattinson’s Batman should be folded into the DCU and appear alongside David Corenswet’s Superman, John Cena’s Peacemaker, Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart, and more. As for Pattinson, he’s not convinced.
Robert Pattinson on Batman Joining the DCU
While chatting with LABbible for his Chris Hanson movie Primetime, Pattinson was asked how his Batman would fare in the DCU. After joking that he would “make the other characters more serious,” the actor admitted that, while it was “interesting” to think about, it likely wouldn’t work.
“I think it would be kind of tough to have this version of Bruce outside of that world,” he said. “It’s one of the only characters, I guess, because of the length of the shoots, but also it’s such a specific kind of [style], the tone of it gets inside you.“
The world of The Batman is also much darker, literally so, than most DCU projects. “I remember that happened to me the last time I did it, it took a while,” he said. “You’re just in the dark, the whole time. Both mood-wise and light-wise, I can’t see anything for like months.“
The Batman: Part II is slated for a February 18, 2028 release.
The Brave and the Bold
Batman is meant to take center stage in The Brave and the Bold, but the project is slow to come together. Andy Muschietti is still slated to direct the film, with Christina Hodson writing the script. And despite plenty of possibilities, we still don’t know who will actually be playing the Dark Knight in the DCU.
Primetime
Pattinson plays Chris Hanson in Primetime, which will officially hit theaters on September 25. The film follows Hanson as he tries to make his show, To Catch a Predator, the biggest on television.
Although he found it stylish, our own Chris Bumbray felt a little disappointed by the film and Pattinson’s “barely human” take on Hanson. “I do wonder if Primetime would have been better had Hansen simply been used as inspiration rather than as the actual subject,” he wrote. “At its worst, Primetime never — for a second — feels like it can offer any real insight into the phenomenon that was To Catch a Predator. It’s stylish and entertaining, but it also feels like a two-dimensional look at subject matter that demands to be taken seriously. In short, the satirical approach leads to it being a bit of a misfire.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.
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