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How Robert Pattinson Won the Role of 'Batman' | THR News
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Last Friday (May 31), it was officially announced that Robert Pattinson would be suiting up as the the Caped Crusader for Matt Reeves' film 'The Batman,' and we're learning how the former 'Twilight' star landed the role.
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We've got new inside details on just how Robert Pattinson became the new Batman.
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Last Friday, it was officially announced that the former Twilight star will be suiting up
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as the caped crusader for Matt Reeves' film The Batman.
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And according to inside sources, just hours after the actor appeared at the Cannes Film Festival
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and coyly avoided questions about the role, he hopped on a plane for a final screen test
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against Nicholas Hoult that involved both stars putting on a bat suit from a previous movie.
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That's become a customary part in the bat test process.
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For instance, before landing Batman begins, Christian Bale performed his test in the suit
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used by Val Kilmer in 1995's Batman Forever.
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One insider says Reeves wanted very specific things. He knew what he was looking for.
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The decision to cast Pattinson was the culmination of an intense process that insiders describe
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as surprisingly speedy, calling it quicker than normal.
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Of course, the 33-year-old actor first shot to fame as a sparkly vampire.
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But since then, he's built a solid resume in smaller, well-reviewed independent films like Good Time.
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Are you feeling this? Are you feeling what I'm feeling right now?
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Yeah, I'm cold.
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You're cold?
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Yeah.
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Let's get to meet you, man.
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He avoided big studio franchise films, but that fact made him more attractive to Reeves
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and the executive team at Warner Bros., because Pattinson has not yet appeared in any Marvel Studios movie.
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Reeves and Warner execs took the week after Memorial Day to deliberate between Pattinson and Holt,
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and by Thursday night made the calls to the actors.
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Pattinson now moves on to the next stage, getting fitted for his own bat suit and training for a shoot
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that will likely take place in early 2020.
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For more on this story, head to THR.com and be sure to tweet me and let me know what you think
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about Robert Pattinson taking on the role as the new Batman.
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Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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