Robert Pattinson found his breakthrough role when he portrayed Cedric Diggory in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Soon after, the actor was attached to the role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise.
Despite the criticism and complaints that the franchise received, Pattinson became a household name. After portraying the role for four films, the world was shocked to learn that Robert Pattinson was to be the next Batman in Matt Reeves’ 2022 film The Batman.
Robert Pattinson Shot The Batman With An Injury
Matt Reeves’ 2022 film The Batman was not an action film but a documentary about the life of Robert Pattinson. Pattinson was injured while fighting a criminal while protecting Gotham City. True story!
Although people wish that it could have been a reality, Robert Pattinson is an actor and not a real-life Batman. When the world initially learned about the casting news, there was some form of backlash against the actor.
With talks of Pattinson’s previous role in the Twilight and the Harry Potter franchise and whether the actor will be able to cope or not, there were many doubts. However, Robert Pattinson proved them all wrong.
It wasn’t an easy task as the actor revealed in an interview with GQ that during the initial days of filming, he actually broke his wrist!
Then I broke my wrist at the beginning of it all, doing a stunt, even before COVID. So the whole first section was trying to keep working out—looking like a penguin. I remember when that seemed like the worst thing that could go wrong.
At that time, Robert Pattinson thought that his wrist breaking would be the worst thing that could happen to the actor. However, in 2020, productions shut down across the world including Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
Despite the ongoing pandemic and Pattinson himself being tested positive, the actor didn’t stop thinking about Bruce Wayne. The Tenet actor rather found himself more and more busy studying Batman.
Robert Pattinson Wanted To Star In The Batman No Matter The Cost
As productions across the world shut down, Pattinson was still looking forward to the development of The Batman. From testing positive for Covid-19 to reading about the character, Pattinson was determined.
As the interview further continued, the actor had some iconic words to say about how Batman became his supporting anchor through the pandemic. Pattinson feels that Batman literally saved him!
I just always had this anchor of Batman. Whereas I was so incredibly busy the whole time, doing something that was also super high pressure, by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done…. I was still playing Batman at the end of the day, even though the world might end.
He later rephrased his sentence, which might just be something that only Batman could say.
Even if the world burns down, I’ve just got to get this fu*king thing out!
Well, his determination and drive surely worked in his favor as the world simply fell in love with The Batman as soon as it was released. The film received a rating of 7.8/10 on IMDB and a whopping 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A sequel is currently under development and a spin-off series called The Penguin is also on the verge of release and fans are quite excited. The Batman is available to stream on Max in the U.S. as of 18th August 2024.
