Robert Pattinson Slated To Be The New Batman & We Are Here For It!

First things first – I don’t wanna say we called it, but we totally called it.

Now, no papers have been officially signed or anything just yet, but reports are confirming that it looks indeed like Robert Pattinson will be the next Batman for Warner Bros.’s upcoming The Batman film.

He would be replacing Ben Affleck, who assumed duties as the Caped Crusader for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). He was also set to direct The Batman but bowed from that position (to be replaced by Matt Reeves) as well as the role completely, and from that moment on, the speculation machines swirled as to whom the new Batman could be.

And now, it looks as though WB has made their choice, which would also make Pattinson the youngest actor ever to play Batman, at the age of 32. Of course, the second this news hit, so did the memes. Everyone’s kneejerk reaction was, as usual, skepticism, for whatever reason*…

*Twilight, because of Twilight. And look, y’all, Twilight was like a hundred years ago, and R-Patz has been doing A LOT since then. He’s been occupying his time since hanging up his vampire fangs starring in a lot of indie films – and getting pretty good reviews for them too – such as High Life and Good Times.

He has more than shown he has the capacity for complex, mature roles, and we already know that he has the “brooding anti-hero” schtick down, so what’s the problem? I think this is actually a really exciting turn of events!

Besides, back in the Ancient Times known as the 1980s, a similar backlash occurred when it was announced that Michael Keaton – at the time best known for comedy roles – would be playing the dark knight in Tim Burton’s Batman. Well, that film went on to become a classic and Keaton is, to this day, still regarded as one of the best cinematic Batmans ever (my personal fave as well).

So, don’t judge a book by an old cover. Pattinson has all the tools to do this Justice Leaguer justice. Production is slated to begin this Summer.

In the meantime, what should his new nickname be? R-Batz? Battinson? Patman?