Robert Pattinson Got to Try on Every Batman Costume Except One
While in the process of preparing to play Batman in director Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Robert Pattinson got to live the dream by trying on every Batman costume that we’ve seen in the films over the years… except for one.
While speaking with Fandango, Pattinson shared: "I weirdly got to try on every Batman every single Batman outfit for my screen test, to see actually which Batman I was.”
Pattinson's co-star in The Batman, Colin Farrell, quickly pointed out the one exception to that costume test, saying, "Not Adam West."
Still! It must have been both strange and cool to put on those costumes! Over the years Batman has been played by the likes of Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale. Pattinson put on all those costumes!
Pattinson wen ton to talk about the Batman costume that fit him best saying: "My head.. the only person who had a large enough head for me to fit in the cowl was Clooney, actually. I did not realize that everyone else has quite small heads... So you can judge it and the most important thing is the cowl; I could only fit into Clooney's cowl, but then his suit I could not fit into. So I kinda had a very vulnerable midsection and kind of groin area."
The conversation gets pretty amusing from there as they get into bat-nipples, and you can watch it below. He talks about trying on the Batman costumes at around the 1:05 mark. The whole conversation is fun, though, and worth watching, so check it out!
Here’s the synopsis for the film:
Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies — Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis), Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) — amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens.
When a killer targets Gotham's elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World's Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano). As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.
The Batman is set to hit theaters on March 4, 2022.