Controversial opinion. He was quite good in Twilight too. The one I watched anyway. Can't remember which one. It involved werewolves.
Film Robert Pattinson IS The Batman
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Would be interesting, he's a great actor.
Yep, he's a good actor. Probably a bit of his own downfall that he's chosen a lot of niche (non mainstream) type movies since Twilight, so that's what most would associate him with.
In light of more positive views on Robert's acting mentioned in the thread, maybe I was wrong & the role just didn't suit him.
What was the film?
Check out Good Time, if you haven't seen it. It's excellent. Not just because of his performance.
I also really liked The Rover.
I hope DC had better taste than him, I don't wanna have my favorite DC character ruined again
A period drama titled Bel Ami, mate. I actually enjoyed it, tbf.Pogue said:
He was great in good time. I am generally wary of DC casting choices after the likes of Eisenberg, Momoa, Miller etc.
Wow this thread is really insightful
Far too highbrow for me!
I like it, he's a brilliant actor and that twilight garbage is in the past. Personally I think he'll catch people off guard similar to the whole ledger up roar when he was cast as the joker. I'm excited and he'll make a great batman/Wayne
I watch 50p dvds starring Ben Affleck and Pattzman®, chief!
Fecking DC looks like screwing up another iconic character... Again
I predict if the film is good he will be a good batman, but if the film is bad he will be a bad batman.
Tbf this has been known/hinted at since Affleck started to get cold feet over a year ago. Think it's been mentioned on here a few times too...
I'm not outraged by this, but to be fair, he still looks like a late teenage boy and he's about 100lbs underweight for the role. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but I'm not sure how he's going to fill the role. Maybe it's just my own bias, but I can't take him seriously as a fully grown man who is somehow supposed to intimidate criminals.
I hope they cast Karl Pilkington to play Bane.
Saw him in Good Time and he was surprisingly good. He's actually a very decent actor.
Wait people didn’t think Heath Ledger would be good as The Joker?
I’m actually very intrigued by Pattinsons selection. Think he could be good but depends how he fits in to the DC Universe if that is the plan at all.
I’m actually very intrigued by Pattinsons selection. Think he could be good but depends how he fits in to the DC Universe if that is the plan at all.
I always suspected that Batman was a vampire.
I think Affleck wasn't bad, just the movies he was in as Batman were atrocious.
People might find he's a decent actor and I can understand that while I don't agree with it. But to play Batman? Come on now..
The feminist men among us will probably disagree because times are what they are, but imo an actor that portrays a superhero like Batman should be a real masculine actor, not a manchild. Which is what he comes across like for me. He has a bit too much of a babyface to play a superhero. Henry Cavill was a fantastic superman for that reason I thought. Isn't there someone similar out there to play Batman? Surely there are better options than this dude?
All just my opinion at the moment of course. Who knows, maybe he proves me wrong, I dont know. But I really doubt it.
The feminist men among us will probably disagree because times are what they are, but imo an actor that portrays a superhero like Batman should be a real masculine actor, not a manchild. Which is what he comes across like for me. He has a bit too much of a babyface to play a superhero. Henry Cavill was a fantastic superman for that reason I thought. Isn't there someone similar out there to play Batman? Surely there are better options than this dude?
All just my opinion at the moment of course. Who knows, maybe he proves me wrong, I dont know. But I really doubt it.
Yeah, fully agree with this, you worded it way better than me.
I thought he was rather alright in the elephant film. Of course he’s got nothing on Waltz.
Well I won't be watching any new Batman films if this is true .
Still superhero fans deserve an emo Batman for teenage girls I guess
Still superhero fans deserve an emo Batman for teenage girls I guess
They proably watched him in Cosmopolis where he's a young billionaire driving around New York in a Limousine for 90% of the film and thought yeah that the Bruce Wayne side, now let's stick him in a black suit with wings and get him to put on a Grizzly voice. Grrrrr.
I remember fondly when Heath Ledger got announced as the Joker and everyone laughed at the time. Don’t underestimate the power of acting.
Speaking of Batman, it says a lot how much Pattinson is rated by elite directors when Christopher Nolan has cast him as a lead in his new upcoming movie.
Speaking of Batman, it says a lot how much Pattinson is rated by elite directors when Christopher Nolan has cast him as a lead in his new upcoming movie.
I didn’t read the thread so I don’t know the general feeling about Pattinson, but I do think he’s a very good actor, he carries a lot of baggage from his Twilight days but he has a good range. He did a film not so long back regarding the two towers, I can’t remember the name of the film, but he was excellent. I’ve seen Hoult named as another alternative, again he’s a really good actor (perhaps better than Pattinson) but his American accent is really poor. I wouldn’t mind seeing either as Batman, they’re both very talented.
He is only active when it’s dark, dresses like a bat and sleep with a lot of beautiful women. Also lives in an old gothic mansion, with a cavernous hideout down below.
Checks out.
He's a good actor but no doubt people will judge him for the twilight films
we're talking about a man who dances around in a costume at night, pull yourself together
we're talking about a man who dances around in a costume at night, pull yourself togetherLeonardo DiCaprio is a great actor, but he'd be a terrible casting decision for He-Man unless they substantially CGI'd him. You still need to vaguely resemble the role you're playing. Unless they engineer the feck out of his bat-suit in which case he'll look ridiculous like when they designed the Superman suit for Nicholas Cage for the movie that thankfully never got made.
Of all the problems an actor might have in this role, surely getting in shape is the easiest to fix? I can't imagine it would be that hard for Pattinson to bulk up heavily if he needs to given he can pretty much dedicate all his time and effort to it, as well as pay for professional trainers to help him through the process. He's about 6ft tall so it's not like height is a major problem either.
He's a good actor but no doubt people will judge him for the twilight films
Im over it I'm not a Batman fan anyway . So long as Taylor Lautner doesn't get cast as Superman I'm good
The what now? And I'm stuck in the universe where this didn't get made? 
He seems to have worked with a who's who of directors in recent years.
Bale was coming of the Machinist, and looked fine by the time Batman begins was filmed. He will hit the gym and look as big as the director wants by the time they film.
Dread to think what the Internet would of been like when Mr Mom was cast as Batman.
Has there ever been a bad Batman? Even Clooney did a decent job playing the character despite the terrible script. It's not a very challenging role. Even Ben Affleck made it look cool.
I thought it was a bit weird at first, but on reflection I'm intrigued.
Can't be worse than Batfleck can it?
Can't be worse than Batfleck can it?
The response at the time, in the media, fan letters pages in sci magazines etc was exactly like this.
Except now, i dont have to walk to the newsagents to read this feedback.
All one has to do is wear a silly costume and say silly dialogue in a silly voice.
It's not exactly King Lear even though the nerds would probably elevate it to that level.
I hope they do that medieval batman.