With his The Batman film, Matt Reeves actually managed to give the superhero that is not forced to give a new facet. This is significantly supported by leading actor Robert Pattinson, who slips into the role of the best detective in the world. But how did the director get this casting?
Matt Reeves had Robert Pattinson in his head when writing The Batman
In a detailed Conversation between Zoë Kravitz and Matt Reeves At Variety, the two exceptional talents spoke in December about their approach to the casting process. At The Batman, too, this was an exciting question that the director liked to answer.
According to Matt Reeves, he had the idea of signing Robert Pattinson for the role of Batman quite early during the creative process:
I had to find a personal Batman approach and then think about how someone could get something personal. You always look for an inner life that takes what this story is and gives us the feeling that we would get an insight into the personal fighting of this person. It is strange: to be honest, I thought when writing to Rob. Pattinson owes Batman to this film
When asked whether Robert Pattinson would happen to him, the director Matt Reeves replies that a very specific film was recommended to him in which the actor could completely inspire him:
Someone told me I should Good time look. After that I thought ‘this is the only person I can imagine as this Batman. I don’t know who else should be if it is not him. ‘ It was a strange coincidence because it turned out that he was almost obsessed with Batman.
The rest is history. Even if many Batman fans were initially skeptical when Robert Pattinson’s casting was announced, the actor could Completely convince in the dark The Batman strip. Unfortunately, the sequel The Batman 2 was recently moved quite far back.
Check out the trailer for Good Time here:
Good Time – Trailer (German UT) HD
If you wonder about the trailer what good time is all about, we can warmly recommend this article from Cannes and 2017. In the breathless film of the Safdie brothers, Robert Pattinson plays a brother and Small guilder, which is more than just persecuted by the bad luck – He literally attracts the misfortune.
The Strour -cellless, unfiltered performance in Good Time Ultimately, it was that Matt Reeves convinced that Robert Pattinson also fills Robert Pattinson as his troubled and lonely Batman. So we should be grateful to the Safdie brothers.