{"id":9304,"date":"2019-05-17T11:08:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T10:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=9304"},"modified":"2019-05-17T11:08:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T10:08:35","slug":"robert-pattinson-is-reportedly-your-next-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=9304","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pattinson is reportedly your next Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Robert Pattinson is the next Dark Knight, it appears.<\/p>\n<p>When Batman returns to the big screen in 2021, the face behind his trademark cowl will reportedly belong to the <i>Twilight<\/i> star, sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/film\/news\/robert-pattinson-batman-matt-reeves-bruce-wayne-dc-comics-1203125473\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Variety<\/i><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The publisher reports the deal hasn&#8217;t been 100 percent sealed, but that Pattinson is expected to be confirmed soon. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2019\/05\/rob-pattinson-nicholas-hoult-batman-short-list-matt-reeves-1202616908\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Deadline<\/i><\/a>, however, reported the star has not yet been confirmed, noting that director Matt Reeves and Warner Bros merely have Pattinson on a short list alongside <i>Tolkien<\/i> star Nicholas Hoult.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Affleck bowed out of his role in Warner Bros.&#8217; DC Extended Universe with an announcement in late January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/ben-affleck-batman-matt-reeves?utm_cid=a-seealso\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Affleck hands over his cape to a new Batman<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Affleck is still set to produce <i>The Batman<\/i>, as the 2021 movie is called, with frequent J.J. Abrams collaborator Reeves set to direct. Reeves may be best known for his work on the two most recent <i>Planet of the Apes<\/i> reboot sequels, though he also directed <i>Cloverfield<\/i> and, with Abrams, created the &#8217;90s TV series <i>Felicity<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Pattinson will be the seventh actor to play a big screen Batman, after Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Affleck. (Will Arnett also voices the character in the Lego movies, and Kevin Conroy&#8217;s work on <i>Batman: The Animated Series<\/i> is legendary.) <\/p>\n<p>Less clear is how Pattinson&#8217;s casting \u2014 and, really, Affleck&#8217;s exit from the role \u2014 affects the make up of the DCEU. Reports have suggested that whoever landed the role would play a younger Bruce Wayne, a choice that would seem to complicate any efforts to include him in WB&#8217;s ongoing series.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. will release <i>The Batman<\/i> on June 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/the-rise-and-fall-of-ben-affleck?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: Ben Affleck \u2014 the rising and falling phoenix<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=kEoDrkzAnp&amp;player=default\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/4962\/robert-pattinson-is-reportedly-your-next-batman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Robert Pattinson is the next Dark Knight, it appears. When Batman returns to the big screen in 2021, the face behind his trademark cowl will reportedly belong to the Twilight star, sources told Variety. The publisher reports the deal hasn&#8217;t been 100 percent sealed, but that Pattinson is expected to be confirmed soon. 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