罗伯特•帕汀森：从“暮光男”到新一任蝙蝠侠

He’s going from sex symbol to bat symbol.

After reports swirled that Robert Pattinson, 33, and Nicholas Hoult were in contention to play Batman in the upcoming new film by Warner Bros. earlier this month, Variety confirmed that Pattinson nabbed the role last week.

“The Batman” is tentatively set to hit theaters June 25, 2021.

Ben Affleck was the last actor to play Batman on the big screen in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and 2017’s “Justice League.” Affleck, 46, began discussions to leave the character following “Justice League,” according to Variety.

Reeves, the filmmaker behind the last two “Planet of the Apes” sequels, assumed “Batman” directing duties from Ben Affleck in January 2017 and has been developing the elusive project ever since.

Reeves will produce “The Batman” with his “Planet of the Apes” collaborator Dylan Clark.

Pattinson was cast even as Reeves continues to polish a final version of the script.

A former “Twilight” heartthrob who has successfully turned to arthouse fare, Pattinson becomes the second-youngest actor to ever play Batman on the big screen after Christian Bale, who was 31 when “Batman Begins” premiered in 2005.

Warner Bros., in giving Reeves plenty of time to develop the script, is hoping the latest iteration of the DC icon is done right, following this appointments of “Batman v Superman” and “Justice League.”

Pattinson is about to shoot another film for WB: Christopher Nolan’s event movie co-starring John David Washington, which is set to open July 17, 2020.

Pattinson has a total of four films opening this year, beginning with Claire Denis’ “High Life.” He also appears in Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse,” which bows at the Cannes Film Festival, “The King” for Netflix and “Waiting for the Barbarians.”

(SD-Agencies)