Twilight Star Robert Pattinson Replaces Ben Affleck As ‘Batman’

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Mumbai: Robert Pattinson has replaced actor Ben Affleck as the new Batman, beating out several other actors, including Nicholas Hoult, to play the Caped Crusader, Variety said.

The 33-year-old Twilight heartthrob is set to play the superhero in a movie called The Batman, under the direction of Matt Reeves, who was behind the last two Planet of the Apes sequels, the entertainment magazine said.

Filming is slated to start in the coining months with a release date expected in June 2021.

A Warner Bros spokesperson would not confirm the news to AFP, saying only: “I can confirm that we are in negotiations?

Pattinson, who shot to fame as teenage vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight saga, recently starred in acclaimed French director Claire Denis’s sci-fi mystery High Life, which earned him critical praise.

Robert Pattinson at the Cannes Film Festival

He also stars in The Lighthouse, a dark fantasy horror film that was also well received at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

As Batman, Mt Pattinson will be replacing Ben Affleck who retired from the role after playing Bruce Wayne in 2016’s Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad and 2017’s Justice League.

Ben Affleck

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